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Re: WhiteFish post# 255002

Friday, 07/08/2016 12:11:34 PM

Friday, July 08, 2016 12:11:34 PM

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You are correct regarding the margin requirements. Also, must be difficult to borrow. However, simply shorting a stock that is a penny stock could be financial suicide because you can't assess the effect of a promotion. When you short, you can only make 100% or a bit more depending on margin. Shorting, your loss is infinity.

That is why no one with an IQ that starts at 78 would short MYEC
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