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To: Boplicity who wrote (25442)	4/12/2000 11:06:00 PM
From: BGR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42523

Congratulations! However, I think that at 10-15%/year you will be lagging the market, as the S&P500's average annual returns for the past 20 years has been about 18%. Actually, the last few year's returns for the S&P500 has not been very far away from that long term trend.

To: Boplicity who wrote (25442)	4/12/2000 11:12:00 PM
From: RocketMan	Respond to of 42523

You know, I don't have the nerve to short any of these bloated pos's even though they are begging to be shorted. All it takes is a quick DCB and you are toast. Instead, puts is the way to play the downside. I have all my longs hedged with puts, and it sure makes it easier to sleep at night. Heck, I even have some straddles, so I don't care if the market goes up or down, as long as it goes. If a definite pattern shows I can close my calls or my puts and let the other side run.