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To: Elmer who wrote (132995)	4/19/2001 6:55:24 PM
From: kapkan4u	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

I don't trade AH. Kap

To: Elmer who wrote (132995)	4/19/2001 6:56:14 PM
From: Jon Tara	Respond to of 186894

OT - Unfortunately, not all brokers offer after-hours trading, and many that do don't offer much if any variety in the way of routes - if there isn't liquidity in their selected order route, you are hosed. For example, my broker only offers after-hours trading through Instinet. I've found that you are almost always better-off closing-out a trade that has gone against you after-hours, after-hours, rather than waiting until morning, at least in large-cap stocks. (With smaller-cap stocks, it's often better to wait, because the lack of liquidity in after-hours can cause a big over-reaction.) That's why I kicked myself for doing the exercise-sell bit on my 22 1/2 calls the other day. I had a darn nice profit - 80% on a position held for 2 hours (from a hour before the close to an hour after the close - and accidental too - I didn't know they were reporting earnings, or I would never have done it, LOL!) But I left half the profit on the table by not holding the calls over night. But expiring calls get me REAL nervous! Since the trade went in my favor, I should have left it over-night, expecting that after-hours would only be part of the move. I'd cover those 4000 after-hours if I were kapkan4u. He still has an hour left for Island and two hours for REDI, if he has those routes available to him. And I think an hour more for ARCA as well. There's 5000 offered on ARCA for $33.40.