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To: TimF who wrote (1513)	6/27/2000 2:01:00 PM
From: KFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2317

Tim, What other strategies do you normally use that you think are more efficient? From the restrictions that you mentioned probably none that you would be able to do. Selling naked puts has the same dollar risk/reward that covered call writing has but is a superior strategy because less capital is required and the rate of return will be better. Selling straddles against long positions will also give you a much better return than CC writing. This is the synthetic equivalent of writing two puts. I have been trading options since listed trading began and have never met a professional options trader whose primary income was derived from covered call writing. The strategy has value for an account that cannot do nakeds ( most IRA's) or that has to keep long positions in the account (institutions). Regards, Ken