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+John Pitera (3645 )
From: +John Pitera
Monday, Jan 11 1999 4:26PM ET
Reply # of 3691
Cramer has a small pearl of insight about the high cost of
The street.Com Internet Index options
DOT PUTS --NO THANKS
By James J. Cramer
1/11/99 12:09 PM ET
You want to know how hard it is to hedge your Net positions? Friday, options expire. I
have been watching this DOT index, as it correlates perfectly with the wild stuff I am
seeing on my screen. With five days left, I always have an appetite for cheap puts, and
one thing I pride myself in is knowing where puts should be given the risk, reward and
time elements. So, I figured, with the DOT at 535, I might be able to sock in some
DOT 500 puts for a cheap shot and a selloff and some protection to the downside.
Hoo-hah! Not only is there no 500 put, but the January 495 puts are at $50. That's
ludicrous. That is just nuts. That's insane. The February 500s are at $87! That would be
the biggest single overpay I have ever been involved in-after 20 years of trading options.
What can you get for 3 bucks? Try the January 450 puts, 84 points out of the money.
That doesn't protect anything. Or, to put it in a way everybody can understand, you
have a $535,000 house. For $30,000, you can insure it for a week, but there is an
$85,000 deductible!
No thanks. |
