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To: steve goldman who wrote (4607)	7/4/1999 4:27:00 PM
From: snoop dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4969

Steve--Question on shorting vs. the box. If you wanted to do this, could you buy puts (sell calls) on a long position (the obverse on a short)and get the same effect? Looks like you can. If you go only 1000 shares, you could easily get out of the position smacking a bid or lifing an offer on RAES (instant execution on 10 contracts), and I believe options don't have the same plus-tick rule. Let me know what you think about this. Snoop.

To: steve goldman who wrote (4607)	7/5/1999 2:42:00 PM
From: d. alexander	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4969

Hello; this is about buying power. I wonder if anyone can point me to a source of info on Reg T requirements. My broker is Ameritrade. My rule of thumb for buying power has been [liquidation value (less any non-marginable stocks) minus maintenance reqm't] x 2. Last week this no longer worked, in fact became more like just the liquidation value minus maintenance - in other words about half as much. I called AMTD & was told that Reg T regulations indicated the more restrictive figure & I would just have to take their word for it, sidestepping my request to know what was the specific Reg T regulation. Incidentally, I am not in any kind of a Maintenance Call. Info would be appreciated. Thank you. d.a. ps sorry, Steve, this accidentally went to the wrong thread the first time.