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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (49234)	8/17/2000 8:08:12 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

Thanks

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (49234)	8/17/2000 8:25:06 PM
From: Rich1	Respond to of 63513

Okay but what if you don't want the stock called on the upside? If you just buy the puts you lose the put premium if the stock breaks out. If you straddle and the stock moves big either way you should make $$ to the upside either way. i can see over buying puts to protect the common, but the straddle should protect I think. The other alternative is to short against the box. That effectively stops the stock at the price that day and you neither gain or lose. The advantage of that is protecting against taxes. I think.