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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (31723)	6/21/1999 12:49:00 AM
From: MIKenn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

I'm not yelling, but you should certainly change brokers if it fails to execute an option that is 2 points in the money!!! I would also demand payment. The more I think about it, I don't even believe your response. My broker does not execute without instructions if the option is 1/4 or less in-the-money upon expiration.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (31723)	6/21/1999 11:41:00 AM
From: MIKenn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

Jeff, I reread your post and misunderstood. You did not say that your broker fails to execute an option 2 points in the money. My mistake. However, I'll let you know that Ameritrade charges about $18 to execute an option. It automatically executes if the option is 1/4 or more in the money. I objected to Kirby's blanket definitive statement that brokers will not execute an option upon expiration. I thought the poor recipient might skip a beat if he did not realize that Kirby has no credibility or was simply wrong. That is why I qualified my response by saying it was based upon personal experience.