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To: Casaubon who wrote (72411)	3/16/2001 10:00:22 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 99985

Just reading SI and hearing CNBS there is mounting evidence that more and more people are shorting those days. Buying puts is also the equivalent of shorting. The specialist selling a put usually shorts the stock. At today IV levels it is very profitable for them. Option volume is relatively high. Another play to stabilize a stock for example the WS houses sell large amounts of puts who then force the specialist to buy the stock. GS, MER and LEH were famous for that. Haim