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Subject: Re: shorting question	Date: 11/16/2007 10:08 AM
Author: chk999	Number: 4 of 90
Things usually get repriced when a split occurs, so you would be short 300 shares at your original sell price divided by 3. In general, if it looks like a no-risk way to make money, someone thought of it back in the 1890's. Chris - if TGT had never split it would be about 720/share today
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