AltaGas Ltd T.ALA

One other calculation

[Johnwith30years]

I was very annoyed when the margin ability of ALA dropped from 70 to 50  and as FTS is 70  My calculations show how in a low interest environment I can get better leverage from FTS comred to ALA at a low interest cost.  If you do not margin this has no effect but for me it does... Just sayin..

[Teccing]

If you have your stock in a margin account, then your helping short traders to work against your objectives, which is to make money. Don't become a victim. You are the dumb money, enabling the smart money to destroy your investments.

[Johnwith30years]

That  of course is only true if you are over-margined or do not have access to other funds to handle short term fluctuations  but in this interest rate environment I am not concerned with this factor

[Teccing]

All margin accounts are subject to short trading. Your broker can lend your stocks, and gets paid to do so. Your share of the lending fee is zero.

[Johnwith30years]

All you do is to phone your broker and put an order in saying that you wish to place your shares for sale at, for arguments sake, double today's price. As they are 'on order' they cannot be lent out by your broker and in turn you are reducing the amount of 'free shares' out there that can be used for shorting purposes. quoted from  google OK I see what you are getting at

[Teccing]

if shorter were murders, you would be aiding and abetting.