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To: DOUG H who wrote (4817)	2/10/2005 6:25:44 PM
From: Walkingshadow	Respond to of 8752

Hi Doug, Yeah, I remember Bob Brinker.... and I remember ScrewULex, too. As I recall, you (and zillions of others) got bent, folded, spindled and mutilated on that one. What a mess. Besides Rydex, there's also the Potomoc family of MFs and Profunds: profunds.com potomacfunds.com These offer opportunities to take long or short positions in a variety of things. Some of them are leveraged like Rydex, some are not. Some have more modest leverage (e.g., 125% or inverse 125%). These are especially nice for retirement portfolios that don't allow shorting or options. I trade these in retirement accounts sometimes. Some retirement funds do allow shorting and options, btw---it is a common misconception that this is illegal. DELL beat by $0.01, but came in light on revenues. Also, forward guidance indicated flat revenues, so DELL is trading down in about 3% in AH. Crude did indeed successfully test $45, now trading right around $47: futuresource.com Maybe these things will weigh on the market some. Not much news otherwise, and no earnings or economic reports tomorrow. T