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To: KeepItSimple who wrote ()	6/25/1999 8:12:00 PM
From: trendy	of 3

While I normally don't play options, I feel your approach is very valid; minimum exposure while maximizing the probability for gain. Still, you seem to have chosen some of the more dynamic companies in the sector, and as another mentioned, your puts seem dangerously close. It seems like there must be safer companies to play puts on, with poorer strategies and balance sheets. Also, I question that the "crash" will come as soon as July - August. Certainly there will be drawdown, but it seems as if the Fed is very wary of creating a sudden crash, instead trying to "let the air out" slowly. It's undeniable that there will be sharp downturns in I-stocks; since October tends to be one of the weakest months of the market year, it seems like you'd want to buy puts for the Aug-Sept-Oct timeframe, rather than nearer-term. Comments? T

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