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A sincere thank-you to everyone who's posted the very useful information and links here (all of which I've followed up and read)!

Doublet83, thanks for that additional information. Now, here's a question that may be difficult to answer, but: Do you (or anyone) happen to know what criteria are used to place a security on a 'hard to borrow' list, or do the criteria vary from broker to broker? Searching my own broker's...

Swan Noir (great name, btw!), thank you very much for explaining this subject so clearly. I really appreciate your time in writing such a detailed and useful reply! It's extremely useful to me. Thanks again!

I apologize in advance for what is probably a very simple question, but: Can anyone outline the costs involved in borrowing stock (ie, to enter a <b>short</b> position) on margin using a plain old Reg-T margin account? Obviously there's the margin interest rate, but is there also a separate...

Thank you very much for that info!

Not sure if this is the right forum for this, but just a couple of questions: I'm interested to know under what circumstances a 'forced buy in/buy to cover' situation typically occurs when one holds a short stock position. 1) Ie, do such buy-in demands usually occur during advances in...

Hi All, I'm relatively new to options and have been reading the various 'Options' threads with great interest. Amongst other things, I've learned that a vertical debit spread can bring with it the risk of a margin call should the short side temporarily be more valuable than the long...

I'm curious as to whether any software package offers the following: The ability to specifiy a given portfolio value, and to specify that ALL positions should be closed if the portfolio's value then drops, say, X percent below the specified value. I know that one can (of course) set stops...

I've been trading my own account on and off for several years ; now I'm interested in at least exploring the possibility of going 'professional', ie being able to accept other people's money. If I want to trade (equities only) solo, not as the employee of another firm, what licenses will I...

Thanks very much, Wayne. I'll have a look at the WealthLab product! VTtrader