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To: Eagle who wrote (17748)4/22/2003 2:19:31 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Respond to of 89467
 
I inquired on the Weiss high priced picks in late 2001
he liked Nikkei index option puts in a big big way
I teased them, calling repeatedly, expressing interest
just to pick their brains

one day a nice woman revealed the option picks
she said they reco'd laddered puts over time
meaning...
puts at a given level expiring on cascading months

I followed that series of picks until spring 2002
they all lost bigtime
the major element to the loss with time decay
not price erosion of the derived Nik225

the Delusion of the Day back then was economic recovery via patriotism following the WTC attack and unprecedented Fed infusions ($40B on a single day)
we were brimming with patriotism, confidence, resilience, and pride back then
it carried over into Japan, stemming any big declines

/ jim