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To: edamo who wrote (143634)	10/2/1999 5:25:00 PM
From: PAL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

how many losses against the call buyers on the thread....think you would be surprised of the folks who sell puts, its such a simple strategy that complex minds look over and dismiss.... Like I said ed, some people think that complex approaches will yield higher return. not necessarily. selling option is just like selling insurance, you collect the premium. if insurance companies are not profitable, why are there so many of them? One thing I can add to selling put option: even though you are not in margin, do not get overextended. know the capacity. a person might get greedy and sell a ton of put options and not prepared when the market heads south. paul

To: edamo who wrote (143634)	10/2/1999 7:41:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Ed, I got the impression from rude's post that he felt this was free money available to anyone who felt like taking it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Agree that measured selling of PUTs can be quite profitable. And I've shared in some of that on Dell as well as a couple of my favourite Semi Equipment stocks. Right now, I'm in a loss position on some TWE puts which were assigned early, but the stock was paid for primarily out of PUT premiums received; and I expect an excellent return within the next year. If rude is a more sophisticated investor than his posts would indicate to me, then let him go for it. It is his portfolio after all. Ian.