Hi TT; hand in hand with this has to be a bet on CLNTF, biz.yahoo.com I don't want one with out the other. Now if your realy keyed up on NXTL look at her calls, the leaps C JAN 98 10.000 7 7 3/4 +5/8 7 7 3 134 WFUAB C JAN 98 12.500 5 3/4 5 3/4 +1 1/4 6 1/8 5 1/4 148 1,071 WFUAV C JAN 98 15.000 4 1/8 4 1/8 +5/8 4 1/8 3 5/8 258 1,947 WFUAC C JAN 98 17.500 2 3/4 2 3/4 +1 3/16 2 3/4 2 3/8 41 1,312 WFUAW C JAN 98 20.000 1 7/8 1 15/16 +1/4 1 7/8 1 3/4 189 1,281 WFUAD C JAN 98 22.500 1 3/16 1 3/16 +11/16 1 1/4 1 3/16 19 610 WFUAX C JAN 98 25.000 7/16 13/16 0 0 0 0 944 WFUAE C JAN 99 10.000 7 1/8 8 7/8 0 0 0 0 316 VFUAB C JAN 99 12.500 7 1/2 7 1/4 +3/4 7 1/2 7 109 1,190 VFUAV C JAN 99 15.000 6 1/8 6 1/4 +3/8 6 1/8 6 1/8 104 1,873 VFUAC C JAN 99 17.500 4 3/4 4 3/4 +1/2 4 3/4 4 5/8 31 730 VFUAW C JAN 99 20.000 3 1/4 3 7/8 0 0 0 0 588 VFUAD C JAN 99 22.500 1 5/8 3 1/4 0 0 0 0 113 VFUAX C JAN 99 25.000 2 5/8 2 3/4 +1 1/4 2 5/8 2 5/8 3 372 VFUAE
The JAN99 17.50 or 20.00 will let you leverage out real good, lets say the 17.50 @ 4-3/4 thats 18+ months, at 27% or 18% per year..however ...for each 100 shares I'm only 27% as much at risk if by some chance she get trashed by sprint.. yep I like the 99 leaps, and that leaves me some for the other bet..clntf..she don't have leaps, and the Nov calls are a little close..but I'l think about it. BTW if you go the leaps, and she grows like a weed, and starts doing the up/down dance like AOL..you can after they come into the profit zone..(1) lock in profits by short selling aginst them. (2) If your right on her down dips you buy back ( cover ) cheaper. (3) If your wrong you still have your rear covered, and what ever profit you sold at above you cost + strike price. -------------------------------- I'm most sure some one holding 98 calls on AOL is doing most of the shorting. They likley bought them last NOV.. I like the calls better than I do the stock..18% interest on the leverage is not to bad if this is as hot as you think it is. But I will stick with the year 99 percentage wise thats the best bargin.Jan 98's are 2-3/4 that about 15% for just 6+ months, or 30% per year..no jan99 for me now I got to make up my mind on a strike price and the size of the bet, but for me it also means holding enough for a bet on the other one..she has just as good a chance of going up without having to make as much money as she has less shares out.., and I think she has a damm lot better lock on Canada, than NXTL does on the US. Jim
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