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To: edamo who wrote (13366)9/29/1999 3:26:00 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 19700
 
ed, re: sell-side for profit, why would you prefer to take advantage of what appears to be an oversold condition via selling (puts, for example), as opposed to buying (in the money calls with low time premium)? That is, if that's what you're saying. You mentioned selling some puts on QCOM recently when that stock was sucking wind; why would you do that instead of buying calls? Risk/reward? Curious, Mucho