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To: Neocon who wrote (71314)	1/6/2000 8:39:00 PM
From: Alexander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Not to worry..The Jitters' were created by Alan Greenspans desire to raise interest rates three times this quarter....It is a Roller Coaster..I traded AOL for QualCom :-(

To: Neocon who wrote (71314)	1/6/2000 9:25:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

I mean incentive stock options neo, not stock options you buy on the cboe - this is where a startup company will grant you a piece of the company in lieu of cash payout. It is a kind of payment, but it is not a salary because it is equity and as such carries the same risk as any capital - you are risking your time and energy for this perceived payout, it should be treated as a capital gain and is not (anymore now that SS is bust). The long term argument is invalid because iso's are 4 year deals I believe, longer than the lt hold period for capital gains.