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To: PoetTrader who wrote (1955)	6/21/1999 12:46:00 AM
From: Jerome Landesman	Respond to of 6531

Question about broadband. If users can get several MBS to download will that help take some of the strain off of the Internet due what you want will get to you faster or will it make it worse because users will download much more?

To: PoetTrader who wrote (1955)	6/21/1999 7:05:00 AM
From: Brian Malloy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 6531

One additional thing about the LEAPS books, it does go over some of the differences between using Margin and Leaps. The author basically shows that you achieve the same or better results but with less risk, via the LEAP route.

To: PoetTrader who wrote (1955)	6/21/1999 7:29:00 PM
From: Farfel	Respond to of 6531

PoetTrader, the Book recommended: "Leaps" is great; it is published by the CBOE---Chicago Board of Options Exchange and will really let you know the benefits and strategies of using Leaps. The best thing is that they give you time in case "the market goes bad" because you might be on the right issue, but during the "wrong season"----time is the great leveler of "volatility"; but with BroadCom, time carries a heavy premium----so I find myself buying much "closer in" than I would like----August. And as we approach earnings, the "volatility factor" will increase and you will see the options rising at an even higher beta than they do when the time frame is "non-eventful".