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To: __HD who wrote (119023)	12/14/2000 12:31:48 PM
From: Jenna	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

WEBM December 90's puts or for January.. WEBM is not going to take the place of SDLI..I don't know the options I am holding now are MUSE for a daytrade (unless MUSE closes well) after a 2 day short play by tomorrow I will only have ORCL options if it stays relatively stable.

To: __HD who wrote (119023)	12/14/2000 12:45:21 PM
From: Dave Gore	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 120523

HD, I've watched many stock prices for years on options expiration finish right near certain options strike prices (often where the most calls and puts expire essentially worthless). It doesn't always happen, of course, especially if the market is moving dramatically or there is major news (especially highly anticipated earnings reports), but it does seem to happen more than chance would dictate. Remember 90% lose who play options. And most of the big boys SELL options, so that tells you THEY are winning most of the time. Let's all watch AOL with 12,000+ Dec. 50 calls contracts purchased today (about half of them in the last 30 minutes or so); if great news like that can't make money for these people, then one might suspect that some manipulation is going on. I watched lots of fund buying occur, big block buys, but still AOL has not moved up that much.