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a1derfullife

01/05/13 7:10 PM

#19327 RE: Pepperchino #19325

Since IRA's are required to be cash accounts, shares held in an IRA cannot be borrowed for shorting.

Drano

01/05/13 8:22 PM

#19329 RE: Pepperchino #19325

Depends on whether your IRA is a margin account or not. Most brokers will not let you have a margin account for an IRA, but some do.