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To: michael97123 who wrote (47504)	6/1/2001 9:01:15 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

ASML up 18%($4+) in Premarket trading on no news that I can find. Anyone see anything?

To: michael97123 who wrote (47504)	6/1/2001 4:46:28 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 70976

It may tie up little capital but it may lose it at a 100% rate as well while not offering a long term to wait for to be vindicated. And i am talking about calls here as well as puts. Mike Buying options is more risky then stocks if you look at it in terms of how much risk of loss as a percentage of invested dollars. But normally you would put less money at risk. Argueably buying a put is less risky then shorting a stock and buying a call is less risky then buying stock with heavy use of margin. With the option buys your potential loss is limited to 100% and its probably 100% of a smaller dollar figure. In the other cases you can lose more then 100% of a larger amount. Tim