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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: advocatedevil who wrote (59365)	1/24/2002 7:28:34 PM
From: BWAC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Hey AD, This is it <ST short trading might be viewed as a hedge on your LT accounts>. And I didn't mean huge difference in a bad way. If you hold as much or more AMAT long term as you are trading short daily then you are significantly hedged against an unexpected upmove. Which is a far cry from simply being short and wondering when it will stop. Its a smart strategy. You are taking advantage of what the market gives everyday. And I bet explains a good bit why you are wholly unconcerned when AMAT goes 5 points against you. You have time and peace of mind by the long term holds. The huge difference part would come into play risk wise for a reader that tried to mimic your short trades as posted daily. Without the benefit of your hedge.