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To: R.E.B. who wrote (78626)	12/14/1999 8:54:00 PM
From: TraderWithNoName	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

R.E.B. : You have it wrong. >>108 contracts means 108 option contracts. A contract is for 100 options, not 100 shares. You are not buying shares for 25 cents each you are buying the options. And options are sold in 100 blocks, called contracts. Therefore 10,800 options in correct. The 10,800 options covers 10,800 shares; the terms, however, are mutually exclusive.<< Please rewrite the above to read : 108 contracts means 108 option contracts. A contract is for 100 SHARES. You ARE buying shares for 25 cents. And options are sold in 100 SHARE blocks, called contracts. Therefore 10,800 options is WRONG. The 10,800 options CONTRACTS cover 1,080,000 shares; the terms, however, are NOT mutually exclusive.<< One of us is confusing the terms options and shares.

To: R.E.B. who wrote (78626)	12/14/1999 8:59:00 PM
From: Jo Ellen T	Respond to of 90042

I used to trade options every day. Back in the days when Hilliary was getting rich. I have never heard anyone say they bought 100 options when they mean one option on 100 shares. Jo Ellen