Date: Mon May 16, 2005 11:53 am
Call your broker and ask him to make a permanent change to your accountthat does not let any shares you own be available for shorting. It's apermanent change in your account. Apparently, when we signed the marginagreement we had to check a certain box which we didn't.
I asked if I would be adversely affected in anyway and the answer wasno. Takes 24 to 48 hrs to make the changes but mine should be in now.Believe me, in companies like OSTK which has a very small floatavailable for trading this will really make. Unfortunately, most peoplethink their holding is too small and won't make a difference anyway.
This is a one time change and will help every small / medium cap stockthat you own.
