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Re:The Decline and Fall of IBM by pessimizer on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @05:19PM (#7848396)
Unless the incorrect opinion of the herd sustains a day past your margin call.
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Re:The Decline and Fall of IBM by WalterBright on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @06:47PM (#7848930)
A short sale doesn't have an expiration date.

And you don't get margin calls if you're not buying on margin.

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Re:The Decline and Fall of IBM by bronson on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @07:03PM (#7849022)
The expriation date of a short sale is the day the interest and fees required to carry the transaction drives you to bankruptcy.

Depending on your solvency and leverage, that's either close by or eons away away but it is real.

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Re:The Decline and Fall of IBM by pessimizer on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @07:00PM (#7848997)
A short sale doesn't have a limit to how much you can lose, either. I'm sure you get my point.
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Re:The Decline and Fall of IBM by WalterBright on Thursday June 05, 2014 @02:01AM (#7850446)
If you're sure the market has a stock overvalued, how can you lose?
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Re:The Decline and Fall of IBM by pessimizer on Thursday June 05, 2014 @01:37PM (#7853082)
Again, by running out of money before the market comes to its senses. I'm not sure what's confusing about this.
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Re:The Decline and Fall of IBM by xxs on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @06:16PM (#7848764)
One of the first lessons to learn is to cut your losses early and let your profits ripe.
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