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Subject:   selling stock
Date:   Sun, 24 Aug 2003
From:   Dave

Good afternoon,

I have a question for you. I own 21 shares of stock from my former employer. The stock is traded on NASDAQ. I don't know how to sell it. Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Answer

Date:   Fri, 12 Sep 2003

Hello Dave,

If the stock is in certificate form, take it to a stock broker. If the stock is in a "street account" with a brokerage company, call a representative of the brokerage company. Helping sell publicly traded stock is their business.

Good luck!

Mike Gray

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