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To: Q. who wrote (1)	9/18/1997 9:51:00 PM
From: Geigartt	of 172

John, I finally got my feet wet with a short position in HMSC @ 8 3/4 to 9 1/4. And all of a sudden I wish I had instant recall of all the threads I've lurked through in the last few months! <g> It's a whole new ball game once you have $$ on the line. My question is: I've seen references to limits being picked off by MMs. Does not having a limit prevent or just reduce me as a target of being picked off? My shares can still be called, I'm just not so visable w/o a limit posted. And is it worth the risk to prevent a relativly rare event? If I am comfortable that I can handle some upside swing say $4 for the time being, doesn't the absence of a limit prevent the aforementioned problem? I understand I am vulnerable to any spikes. Your thoughts?

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