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To: Gottfried who wrote (65040)	7/24/2002 3:20:31 PM
From: StanX Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

AMAT just jumped 4% ?? Why ? ;0)

To: Gottfried who wrote (65040)	7/24/2002 3:22:06 PM
From: Sam Citron	Respond to of 70976

G, Options are a contract conveying the right but not the obligation to buy or sell stock at a given future date. Futures contracts on securities convey the obligation to receive or deliver the given shares at the expiration of the delivery month. Futures contracts, unlike stocks and options, are a zero sum game, since there are equal numbers of long and short contracts. Unlike an options contract, you must close out a futures contract if you want to avoid making or taking delivery. I don't know of a link to any other comparison. Sam

To: Gottfried who wrote (65040)	7/24/2002 3:34:03 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Feeling better Gottfried. I called the bottom as i have each day for the last 100. Finally right, i guess??? Possible to get to +500 on the close. Shorts scurrying like rats. Fix is in or at least an attempt at it. Watch how legislation moves thru congress and how non-ideological it will be. Fed will bail out banks and banks will loan out the money. And so on. Save the golden goose by whatever means necessary. And whats really probably way cool is that the rest of the world is helping too because withOUT UNCLE the nephews and nieces whither. mike