It sounds like the problem is more with the minimum point slide being too
small (1 cent vs. 6.25 cents) than any issue specific to decimalization.
There was the lady who thought a stock going from $35.04 to $35.00 was
"dropping like a rock", but you'll always have that. <g>
Nat
>
> 2001-02-17
>
> I had also read similar articles in the Wall Street Journal and the
> Cleveland Plain Dealer (AP report) over the past few days. The question
> that comes to mind, is how are stocks traded in other countries that have
> been decimal from the git-go and how do they get around the problems
> experienced here? I can't help wonder why Americans have so much trouble
> doing things that are normal and logical.
>
> John
>
> Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
> frei zu sein.
>
> There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely
> believe they
> are free!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, 2001-02-17 05:09
> Subject: [USMA:11079] decimal stocks at 3 weeks
>
>
> > Some fine-tuning related to decimal stocks....
>
>
>
