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To: john722 who wrote (28417)	6/23/2000 12:10:00 PM
From: Rande Is	Respond to of 57584

. . . . . Insider / Institutuional Buying and Selling. . . . John, yes I saw that. Here is how I generally interpret such things on Insider Trading reports. . . If actual insiders, such as directors, CEOs or CFOs, are buying or selling then it is significant. If institutions are moving in or out in tandem with insiders, then it is very significant. If institutions are moving in or out either against the flow of insiders or without insiders, I see it as a non-event. This is due to the nature of institutions. . . such as mutual funds. . . . . looking for stocks that bring about a certain level of performance. If they don't get it in one they try another. . . so the selling of one and buying of another is hardly significant. Now when a tiny stock that has had nearly zero attention by institutions. . . suddenly sees buying mutual funds. . .even without insider buying it would be significant. If a stock sees multiple mutual fund selling, it may or may not be significant, depending on whether the funds were long or short-term oriented. In the case of Finisar, the selling by a single institution without cooresponding selling by insiders is insignificant in my opinion. I hope this clears things up some. Rande Is