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Old 02-16-07, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by aquaswim47 View Post
I was looking at the financials of CHH. It's only down 8% as an insolvent company (a company that has more total liabilities than total assets).

Would such a stock be a good short or should you use puts to protect you against unlimited upside risk. I think that people should use a stop-limit order to limit losses from a short-squeeze.

Looking for opinions. What happens if the company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection? Is it equivalent to Chapter 7 or is there a risk that the stock could rebound (15% likelihood) and wipe out your short position (or your portfolio)? Any way to sell the stock back to the broker for between a penny and a nickel per share to safeguard against any possible turnaround? I am wondering if people have ever shorted a potentially bankrupt company (or if that's too risky).

Recent SEC filings I'm looking at they have current assets and opperating income well over current liabilities. Is there some other data out?

Insolvency is where a company can not meet its debt obligations, not just more liabilities than assets.
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