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To: Apollo who wrote (42689)	5/16/2001 12:01:46 PM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

When you put in a "buy-stop" order, the dealer knows that you want the stock only if it hits your stated price. If it hits that price, then your buy-stop order becomes active and can be filled at/above/below your stop price as the market dictates. But it must hit your stop before it becomes active. A "buy-stop" order is an order that prevents a stock from running away from you on the upside if and when it starts its move. Meanwhile, before your stop is hit, you just sit there watching like everybody else who might want to buy but have not yet bought.

To: Apollo who wrote (42689)	5/16/2001 12:56:50 PM
From: William	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Re: Buy Stop I understand how it works and the thinking behind it. I just can't apply it. It would be like saying "OK, I'll fill the tank as soon as the price of gas jumps another 10 cents a gallon". Wm