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To: Poet who wrote (34223)	12/5/2000 10:56:06 AM
From: Dr. Id	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

I just object to your statements that options trading is equivalent to gambling. You've read McMillan and trade them yourself, so why continue to post that view? I think that I said that SHORT TERM options trading is gambling. I stand by that statement. It is a gamble that one can predict the direction of a stock or an index in a short window of time. If that's not a gamble, I'm not sure what is. I've been an options trader as well as a long term investor. I've found that I'm much better at the investing part than the options one! :-) Dr.Id@IlikegamblingbutImnotsogoodatit.com