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To: TShirtPrinter who wrote (53640)	12/12/1999 12:30:00 PM
From: edamo	Respond to of 152472

tony...re: qcom options.. if you want to sell any put, always use a limit that you are satisfied with, enter the order so you have a place in line. better then to watch and try to pull the trigger...and if filled and a better price shows on later trades, stand by your decision...no different then going long. i find, as i have stated prior, large blocks move faster if they are in the hands of the floor trader. the electronic entry, depending on your broker sometimes isn't in the correct waiting line. i've had block transactions go off on limits, and not even seen the real time change insofar as price and contract volume. eventually it will post. no different then a large block transaction of common...it's a negotiated sale, sometimes beyond the posted bid and ask.. try not to get to deeply entrenched with option analysis...better to be intimate with the movement of the underlying, and use this knowledge in selecting strikes, expirations and entry points. remember with a put sale, unlike a call buy, you can win partially...as long as the common is above strike less premium...larger the prem, more chance of a consolation prize! good luck...ed