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To: JavaGuy who wrote (22863)	11/12/1999 10:37:00 PM
From: Sonki	Respond to of 64865

When does your LT status start? at the time of exercise or when first granted? Once u exercise, y0u already pay the ordinary income tax weather you hold or sell. Problem with your method is if the stock goes down after u exercise then you have already paid tax at higher price. is the following any different then what u did? Is it not the same as exerercise /sell, pay tax and buy at your brokerage at the same price and begin your LT status? Now u r not under the same kinds of restriction as if u were holding company offered stocks.