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To: Sam Citron who wrote (38553)10/19/2000 9:36:08 PM
From: Gary Ng  Respond to of 70976
 
Sam, Re: As much as I would like to "buy and hold", the combination of volatility, liquidity, low transaction costs, real-time price availability and, I suppose, adrenaline, conspire to induce me to trade frequently

I cure this by trading covered calls.

gary



To: Sam Citron who wrote (38553)10/20/2000 7:56:16 AM
From: Grashopper  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 70976
 
methinks your post reveals a new truth that is self evident;;by buying on the dips and selling on the pops......you will often have more bottomline at the end of the year then merely holding long with the added advantage that you can use your money elsewhere in the

interim after each sale while awaitimg re-entry



To: Sam Citron who wrote (38553)10/20/2000 8:47:04 AM
From: willcousa  Respond to of 70976
 
Sam, it seems the one thing that will determine what kind of investor one becomes is temprament. I do not have it to be a trader. But I do see the need to play the swings and have found options tools that suit me for that purpose.


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