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To: johnd who wrote (29241)	9/7/1999 4:16:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Respond to of 74651

>> Reason I sold are gut feel from several risks Nothing wrong with being in cash, john, but didn't you lose big the last time you tried to time msft? Imagine if the doj suit gets settled while you are on the sidelines? That's what they call opportunity loss. Fwiw, I'd keep at least 50% on the table to guard against something good happening <as it usually does with Mr. Softee>. uf = usually nothing <g>

To: johnd who wrote (29241)	9/7/1999 4:45:00 PM
From: Stormweaver	Respond to of 74651

OT: found a good brief explanation of "tracking stocks": fool.com

To: johnd who wrote (29241)	9/7/1999 5:17:00 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Johnd, Why do you guys think MSFT put strike warrants are capped at 70 and not higher like 80 or 90. That is the way they have always done it, to the best of my knowledge. I have wondered in the past why they don't go for higher strike prices. To me the answer seems to be that they don't want influence the stock price and cause big price moves. Since they are consistent, it does not really matter about the strike price. However, the fact that they are willing to sell these puts confirms that they have a strong faith in year over year gains in the stock price.