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jdobb2001  
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(12 users)  More options Mar 14 2008, 10:53 am
From: jdobb2001 <jdobbs2...@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:53:08 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri, Mar 14 2008 10:53 am
Subject: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
I am not to familiar with trading but I got a tip that this stock was
cheap and when things get better it will go to 160 again. I bought
3000 shares, somehow I was able to buy more shares than I thought and
this is my savings. I am getting these margin alerts what is that and
it says I will be closed out today? Help!! what is going on!

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carlos...@gmail.com  
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:55:38 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
not good sir

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stephen.corag...@gmail.com  
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:56:55 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Not good at all.. RUN

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jin.cho...@gmail.com  
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From: jin.cho...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:58:58 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
you were able to buy more on margin, which is a fancy word for saying
you borrowed money to finance your purchases. Basically, the value of
your holdings went down and since you're not allowed to borrow as
much, you have to either sell some assets or put up more money to
maintain the number of shares you have.

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Rob  
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From: Rob <rob.fleisch...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:00:11 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Margin alerts basically mean that you bought shares with borrowed
money (a loan).  The stock itself and/or other holdings are the
collateral.

Now that the shares are much lower than your purchase price, they want
money to secure/repay the loan.

This is, of course, extremely bad for you.  You'll need to come out of
pocket to satisfy the margin call.  Otherwise, they'll liquidate the
security and take what they need.

Margin and leverage are risky propositions.

-Rob


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brianskim...@gmail.com  
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 More options Mar 14 2008, 11:00 am
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:00:29 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Classic margin call.

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cbflind...@gmail.com  
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(8 users)  More options Mar 14 2008, 11:01 am
From: cbflind...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:01:43 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
I think this is a joke...assuming you bought before today.  You would
have paid in the ballpark of 160,000, give or take a few.  Who invest
160,000 (his life savings) without some homework or professional
assistance.


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nipper...@aol.com  
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From: Nipper...@aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:02:38 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
If you are "not to familiar with trading" what the hell are you doing
investing $177,000+ of money into the market ON YOUR OWN?

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jdobb2001  
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(6 users)  More options Mar 14 2008, 11:04 am
From: jdobb2001 <jdobbs2...@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:04:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Well the money was from a flip a while ago and someone told be that
this stock is going to go up and it went down because of panic and it
was a sure thing. now this margin deal, and the computer just let me
put in 3000 and click buy but I do not have 160,000 dollars. how is
this possible I am confused. how was I able to buy so much if I do not
have 160,000

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spotversusfutu...@gmail.com  
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From: SpotversusFutu...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:05:08 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Sell a CALL to cover margin, final for 2010 at a low strike

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nipper...@aol.com  
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From: Nipper...@aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:06:22 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Who did you go through to make the trade?

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sbarhou...@gmail.com  
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 More options Mar 14 2008, 11:08 am
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:08:25 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
You will need to cover your margin call or they will sell all your
positions and u will 4-ever owe them your money, house, cars and
possibly your DOG....

Good Luck!   I just hope you were kidding when you posted that
message, cuz otherwise I don't want to be u right now!


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isboy1...@hotmail.com  
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(3 users)  More options Mar 14 2008, 11:11 am
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:11:27 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
you most be crazy...you have a trading account with marging and you
dont even knwo what marging is  or how it works?  hoe stupid is buying
so much all t once...you need so help!!!1


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From: iep <call...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:11:34 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
wife included?

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spotversusfutu...@gmail.com  
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From: SpotversusFutu...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:12:34 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
they;ll sell what they need, if u sell a call, they will take that
money and u can hold bear stearns and take no loss. But the margin
interest payments will be huge for you.

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From: iep <call...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:14:24 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Thats good lesson.Little bit expancive, but very good.

isboy1...@hotmail.com:


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big...@gmail.com  
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From: big...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Wow. I guess natural selection does still kind of work.

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(4 users)  More options Mar 14 2008, 11:19 am
From: jdobb2001 <jdobbs2...@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:19:30 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
how do do this call? I cannot afford to lose this and can they really
take my house? I need help, this is not good and my wife has no idea.

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vol...@gmail.com  
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 More options Mar 14 2008, 11:20 am
From: vol...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:20:11 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
Selling calls is not a good move here. Bear Stearns has proven to defy
all market logic, but how much lower can it go? He'll sell the calls,
never be able to buy them back, and be stuck with stock for two years
that will eventually be sold at an extreme discount, and won't be able
to claim any capital losses until then.

My question is: how much did of this investment is your own money? You
do at least know how much money was initially yours right? Pretty easy
to crunch the numbers with that.


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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:19:07 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
I hope that you are jokin sir

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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:23:55 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
i am sorry iep my computer is acting up....

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jhm...@gmail.com  
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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:25:30 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
go to the guy who gave you the tip and punch him. That would be the
least I would do. Here is a new tip for you: never buy on tips , never
buy all at once, and never try to catch a falling knife!

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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:24:51 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
I feel sorry for you but this just proves that there is a sucker born
every minute.
Why people don't know what their doing when they're playing with their
own money is beyond me.
/shakes his head

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sye...@gmail.com  
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 More options Mar 14 2008, 11:31 am
From: sye...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:31:22 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
If you had 80k in your account then your broker will allow u to buy
160k worth of shares.

Why dou have to trade 3000 shares...
May be you got attracted by TMA rallies.

I am sad for you.You should recover your money from market before you
quit trading.
Also dont buy 3000 shares in a bear market especially financials who r
in credit crisis.

Call your broker abt margin calls.


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vor...@gmail.com  
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 More options Mar 14 2008, 11:34 am
From: vor...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:34:06 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: help! I bought 3000 shares 4 days and now I am getting these margin alerts?
I feel sorry for u. Yesterday I was itching to buy some, not on margin
account, and did not.

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