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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 7:36 pm
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parnel
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Originally Posted by terenz
Once the shares stop trading, can you still write off your investment as a lossif you have not already sold?

Yes they get written down to zero;get your broker to send you the share certs and sell them for a consideration of $1...at least I think that's how it works. I can find out exactly how it works on Monday but they are a write off.
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