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Emcee: Cal Coish	Type: Unmoderated

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I have created this thread to help us keep tabs on some of the dirty tricks we know are being played by insiders and trading houses. While I have been assured that the VSE is accountable to the BC Securities Commission, I often feel that certain questionable practices are overlooked by the powers that be. I'm thinking of things such as stacking the bid, which happens occasionally, or piling on fake offers to create the impression of heavy selling pressure, or "walking" a stock from three or four dollars all the way down to 75 cents. I also question whether brokerage houses should be able to short stocks once they drop below, say, two dollars. In some instances it seems that certain notorious shorting dens have even been shorting stocks at 10 or 20 cents. This is downright despicable. We must realize that unfair practices serve only to cripple junior companies, undermine investor confidence, and ultimately damage the exchange itself. I think it's high time shareholders had a voice and this is one place we can speak out. Let's hear some of your concerns.

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33	Thanks John, found them kidl PS: Thank you too Ed	kidl	-	9/4/1998
32	Vancouver Stock Exchange - Approved persons disciplined Vancouver Stock Exch	Ed Pakstas	-	9/4/1998
31	I cannot access SW from here - If you have stockwatch - click on news for the	Buckey	-	9/4/1998
30	John, I'd be very interested in seeing these NR's. Would appreciate if	kidl	-	9/4/1998
29	Cal - Take note that two separate NRs out today from the VSE wherby they discip	Buckey	-	9/3/1998
28	* 2 part fun contest* When will the VSE break 400 today Give the time wot	Buckey	-	8/28/1998
27	Does anyone have an extra hard hat? I think the sky is falling. Anyone with sho	knight	-	8/28/1998
26	Would you believe 000 ?? NAW just kidding ! maybe 330, unless they RE-AJUST	bully	-	8/28/1998
25	John there is no bottom in the pit it is bottom less PS The bottom will be whe	Rocket Red	-	8/27/1998
24	Not even close was I - I was dreaming that we were near the bottom - What is Bo	Buckey	-	8/27/1998
23	YEAH, you are dreaming all right.	bully	-	8/27/1998
22	Hi John. Further to that STS story I think it was Friedland and his DiamondWor	Winer	-	8/22/1998
21	STS - Fights back against the brokers Starpoint Goldfields Inc - Short sell	Buckey	-	8/19/1998
20	A valid theory yet unlikely in this case. Contrary to current sentiment, I tend	kidl	-	8/18/1998
19	WEll - The VSE has 77 new alltime lows today versus 1 alltime high] All of the	Buckey	-	8/18/1998
18	The rumors were probably started by the insiders who started it as smoke screen	Elizabeth Andrews	-	8/18/1998
17	John, I don't think you are dreaming. I know of one company with a declared	kidl	-	8/18/1998
16	Live by the sword - Die by it. - This is the hangover and it is a bad one. Un	Buckey	-	8/18/1998
15	Just think who's money they were spending on while they were on the "h	Ed Pakstas	-	8/18/1998
14	<i>the market slump has forced Vancouver Stock Exchange brokers to ease u	knight	-	8/18/1998
13	Hi Cal.<i>If the VSE had any guts, it would declare simply NO SHORTING an	the Chief	-	8/17/1998
12	Cal, You really don't have a clue about how the markets work do you?? Th	Chad Barrett	-	8/17/1998
11	Of course shorting is ONLY ONE of the VSE's problems, but it's a major	Cal Coish	-	8/17/1998
10	Vancouver Stock Exchange - Van Sun says brokers scale back Vancouver Stock Ex	kidl	-	8/17/1998
9	Hi Jimsey. I wholeheartedly agree!! It is not up to us to "find the bad gu	the Chief	-	8/17/1998

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