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To: Tom K. who wrote (7629)	5/7/2000 10:14:00 AM
From: Jill	of 8096

I personally am trying naked short CALLs I can see your reasoning about shorting naked calls but this market is very unpredictable. Although it's very unlikely--imagine the following scenario: apparently Clinton has been pressuring Greenie to go easy, let's say he raises .25, or else .50 with a clear message that it's over for the year as we're heading into elections...and Microsoft DOES settle (that would have a huge impact on the NAZ) as articles this weekend have noted they are trying once again. As in my posting about the hedge funds, there's a lot of cash sitting on the sidelines. There's a small but real chance we could have a brief parabolic rally. I like some of the plays PAL or ctthru have discussed. Or Rose Campion's GMST buy put/sell put example last week. If one wants to make "safe" $ in this market until its direction is clearer, these percentage plays with protection on the up and downside seem wise. Naked calls are a play that's rarely discussed on this thread probably because very few people use them--I'd also be interested if anybody has experience with it. Jill

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