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To: edamo who wrote (5333)	3/21/2000 10:03:00 AM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8096

Ed...your response to Steve...your call on the return of $ to the high cap techs makes complete sense and it sure does look that way. Jill

To: edamo who wrote (5333)	3/21/2000 9:19:00 PM
From: steve mamus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8096

I will be in touch about Seattle. Agree with your post, except I can't sell my stock portfolios, gains are too large eve with long term tax rate. I am curious. I have made most of my money in options recently by selling puts. Are you flipping all the proceeds into buying calls? I have such large margin requirements that in my trading acct all I have is a huge amt of cash and lots of puts that I have sold. If you are buying calls in bulk what is your discipline? I usually keep my number of contracts (sold puts) to a definite # of contracts. I have been reluctant to buy large # of calls because of effect on my margin credit (or lack of it compared to cash). Every month I take excess cash out of this acct and buy the common for long term buy and hold - would buying LEAPS or calls instead make more sense? DoK