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Nov 7 11:47 AM EST

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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (10744)	11/23/1997 6:49:00 PM
From: Beachbumm	Read Replies (1) of 45548

Well, I'm not confused. I was simply supporting Carmine in what I thought was his assertion that naked put writing is riskier than covered call writing. I believe the fact that brokerages require a higher level of option approval for the former demonstrates this. (Although I understand your view that they are similar trades.) Yes, you can buy back your put if the stock price is declining, but you can't be completely sure that you haven't already been put the shares, so it's possible your buy order could be rejected. Do you use stops when writing naked puts? Just wondering. I know that in reading your posts you have said that you were put many shares. I think the covered call writer has more flexibility in what to do with a deteriorating stock price. Beachbumm

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