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To: Jim Koch who wrote (6956)11/2/2000 1:52:42 PM
From: Jonathan Edwards  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 8218
 
One aspect of buying puts while long the stock that I haven't seen addressed yet is that your holding period in the stock is suspended while you hold the hedge. This in turn can turn what looks on the surface like a long-term capital gain into a short-term one...