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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!intrepid!gary
- From: gary@intrepid.com (Gary Funck)
- Subject: Re: Exp. with Hibbard Brown
- Organization: Intrepid Technology, Inc.
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:56:40 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.165640.22945@intrepid.com>
- References: <38731@twerp.ease.arco.com> <1992Nov22.194034.890@cbnews.cb.att.com>
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- In article <1992Nov22.194034.890@cbnews.cb.att.com> ask@cbnews.cb.att.com (Arthur S. Kamlet) writes:
- >In article <38731@twerp.ease.arco.com> cahuja@twerp.ease.arco.com (Chander Ahuja) writes:
- >>Does anyone have experience using Hibbard Brown brokerage firm - have they
- >>provided good advice, kept you upto date on happenings etc...am looking
- >>to get involved with them , thought i'd see if anyone had any priors...
- >
- >
- >Advice? Avoid them at all costs. If they call hang up. If they
- >want to talk, hang up.
- >
-
- Art is saving you a lot of money here, if you follow his advice.
-
- I personally was involved with three (it takes me a while) different
- "penny brokers". I eeked a profit out of two of them *only because
- I sold when I wanted to, and did not hold as they recommended*, and
- lost BIG on the other because I actually believed they knew
- more than I did. This was in the face of contradicting evidence
- (I'd call them up, ask them about some info. I'd read and they were
- clueless).
-
- As Art says later in his note, the brokers that are good at this
- are true professionals -- keep your money in your pocket and tell
- them to get lost. Art's points about wide bid/ask spreads and
- learning who the market makers are is also key to survival in the
- penny stock market. [sidenote: if your broker's firm is a market
- maker, they are not supposed to charge you commission. They made
- their money on the bid/ask (which was probably wide) and probably
- sold to you from their inventory. I actually had one of these
- clowns try and tack an extra 5/8 on a $12 stock they make a
- market in. They tried to defend this on a "we found you a great
- deal" basis. The stock is 3-3/8 a year later ... any questions?]
-
- If you haven't done so, look for the Forbes article (early Oct)
- covering H.B., F.N. Wolf and others. It'll make your hair stand
- on end.
-
- - Gary
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