since then I did not do the stock any more. I take $3,000 captial loss every year. Untill now I still have over $10,000 capital loss carryover. a few more years to go. At that time I felt very bad. as time went by, I feel very good right now for two reasons: 1. I learned my lession, which help me a lot later in my investment decision; 2. I took $750 tax benifit every year since year 2000, and keep taking it.