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To: hobo who wrote (9964)	3/9/2001 2:13:12 PM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10876

To:IQBAL LATIF who started this subject From: OVETUS Friday, Mar 9, 2001 1:22 PM View Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37115 Gold Alert: 1. Just got a call from the Comex floor. Massive buy stops building at $272.50 2. One month lease rate rocketed to 6.5% to 7% 3. 6500 April 270 strike gold calls expire today. They are now in the money as April gold approached 271. Bad news for the shorts 4. Rumors of sizeable call buying now showing up in gold share equities 5. Nearby gold in backwardization. Very bullish

To: hobo who wrote (9964)	3/9/2001 2:29:39 PM
From: OX	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10876

>>QQQ's One can own and hold a share of the trust so in case something goes "wrong"... good points on ways of thinking on QQQ vs NDX... but as you know, the above LTBH view can be very dangerous. much better to cut one's losses. so in that regard, IMO the most substantial difference between NDX and QQQ options are the size. my guess is that most QQQ option traders don't go buying and selling 40 contracts of QQQ at a time (equiv to 1 NDX). the biggest drawback to trading NDX is it's liquidity (and therefore wider Bid/Ask spreads). but for spread strategies, NDX/MNX european-style exercise can work for you more than against.