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To: Caroline who wrote (29)	10/12/1998 5:25:00 PM
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Caroline cboe.pcquote.com tscn.com tscn.com With stock closing fri 10/9 at 71 13/16 you said nov65call too expensive at 8.875 intrinsic value= 6.8125 time value= 2.06 today stock closed at 72.75 and the call went for 9 1/4 bid=9 1/2 ask=9 5/8 vol=73 oi=383 if only 6 wks remaining how come time value so high? so how do you calculate how much the stock has to rise in order to breakeven since you have so much intrinsic value? thx b ps: is there a formula on how to calculate time value so you can tell how much the option is actually worth before you buy since time value decreases as the days of the option get shorter?

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