Duel Flashback:
Netscape

Is Randy Newman right? Do "short" people have "no reason" to live? Six months ago we tackled the pros and cons of shorting stocks. By selling a stock short an investor succeeds as the share price falls.

Louis Corrigan (TMF Seymor) and Bill Barker (TMF Max) took up opposing views, and while we can't declare a winner this week (Bill remains undefeated in his Dueling tenure yet again), it was certainly one of our more thought-provoking bouts.

Revisit Dueling Fools -- Shorting (09/09/98)

Dueling Fools Standings

 
Bill Barker (TMF Max)         3-0
Chris Rugaber (TMF RFK)       2-0
Dale Wettlaufer (TMF Ralegh)  2-1
Jeff Fischer (TMF Jeff)       2-1
Voting Fools                 17-9
Guest Duelists                5-3
Yi-Hsin Chang (TMF Puck)      1-1
Rick Munarriz (TMF Edible)    4-5
Paul Larson (TMF Parlay)      3-6
David Forrest (TMF Bogey)     2-3
Louis Corrigan (TMF Seymor)   3-7