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BullNBear52

12/11/05 11:09 AM

#75899 RE: RedneckInvestor #75892

No. They rarely take a short position especially in a POS penny stock. They just front run and trade on the newbies.
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BUBBA

12/11/05 11:30 AM

#75901 RE: RedneckInvestor #75892

PalmBeach Cornell does this

Death spiral financing occurs when a small company, in desperate need of money, takes an investor's cash, but with a caveat. That investor, at the time of their choosing, can claim some of the company's stock, usually at a fraction of the market value. That seller can then start claiming and selling the stock short. Because the company is small, this depresses the value of the stock, thus allowing the investor to claim and sell more stock.

The options to buy stock are known as "toxic" or "death spiral" convertibles.


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janice shell

12/11/05 7:28 PM

#75990 RE: RedneckInvestor #75892

If only.

Some of these financial saviors will do what you described, and take out a short position as well, then send bashers in to drive down the price.