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To: 16yearcycle who wrote (47396)	11/2/1999 11:41:00 PM
From: DWB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

As I've stated previously, I added to both my own and my wife's IRA's around $160... couldn't be happier. More random brain burps... Stock split subject to shareholder approval... Anyone have a Vegas line on it NOT going through? They may have to use an exponential number to post the odds... ;-) This thread is now #2 on the Hot Subjects list, and the only one above us has less than 50 posts.... Anyone think the media might make a story or two out of the HDR demo? DWB

To: 16yearcycle who wrote (47396)	11/3/1999 12:38:00 AM
From: Dalin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

All those who wish they could jump in a time machine and go back two months I'm not greedy....I'll take 2 days! <gg> :) D.

To: 16yearcycle who wrote (47396)	11/3/1999 12:39:00 AM
From: Sig	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

<<<I'll tell you, it was as painful as last October for about a week. I bought every share I could, although I was in last February. I saw months of equity shrivel up. When I got close to running out of margin, I bought jan 180 calls and started selling csco and msft. Sold off positions built over 8 years>>> Painful but wise decisions, as it turned out. The investment game has changed radically. Ten years ago buy and hold was fairly predictable. Then came the numerous options and the tech stock flyers like msft, csco, aol, dell. I still think long term like 2 to 5 years out with the advantage that one has some confidence the stock is not going in the tank That provides the (apparent) security nescessary to take risks (on real flyers) that others won't take, with the reward being greater gains as Q has recently. I rather resent being pushed toward a day trader stance to deal with market volatility but that seems to be the "game" today and 'When in Rome, etc'. Am not there yet (day trading) and its not my style.But I have been dealing with some short term options (aol,jdsu) I look at this overall as a continual re-shuffling of assets into stocks with the most near term potential, but ones that still have excellent long term outlook. IPO's are another mans game. So somewhat similar to your action, have sold Eds, Intc leaps, most of Csco, Low, etc to move it into Qcom, Jdsu, Plcm It was not easy( to sell csco), but so far it has been a correct decision. Sig