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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (73102)	1/8/2000 11:16:00 PM
From: Dushyant Narayen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Michael, good call on BMCS - would you be long, short or neutral after the 50% haircut ? Same question on LU. (Congratulations on the Tennessee Titans exciting win today - I'm assuming you still have feelings for the team, even though they set sail for greener pastures ?) Regards, DN

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (73102)	1/9/2000 12:23:00 AM
From: Simba	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

MB and others: One of my friends told me that it is common for Microsoft employees to use their options as collateral for buying a home. How will the lenders cover in the event of a market selloff ? I couldn't understand the large amount of speculators buying securities on margin debt and home equity debt, but here is a case where money is lent to buy hard assets based on fictitious collateral. Any comments ? Simba