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To: tejek who wrote (1268)	9/2/2006 7:48:59 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20435

I'm at home today, but I will study this complicated formula tomorrow at work, and get back to you. With this kind of compkicated algorithm, you are sure to finish in first (or at least ahead of Taro). I went short OVTI in my PA Friday, but good luck to you!

To: tejek who wrote (1268)	9/3/2006 1:32:46 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20435

Here we go! You cannot buy OVTI on Friday's close and then sell it next Wednesday and buy something else (which sounds like your plan). You can buy it on Friday's close, and sell it next Wednesday, but then you'd have to sit in cash (with the money generated from the OVTI sale) until the next Buy date. Since your sentence says "that is, if I can sell OVTI and then throw its percentage behind another stock" I'm going to put in your order without OVTI. You sell PMTR, FTO and TGS for a total of $57.18, pay 1% commission, and have have $56.556 cash. So 5% of $56.556 cash is $2.83, 15% of that is $8.48, and 25% of that is $14.14. Based on closing prices listed below, I've given you the shares in each new holding to produce those total values. Have a look, and let me know if looks OK. Whew! Hmmm, before I can proceed I have a question. You aren't selling TGC, but you've also got it listed in the New Buys section. What do you mean when you write TGC 15%? Do you want to use 15% of the $56.556 cash generated to buy more TGC, and add that to your existing position in TGC? That would make TGC your biggest position since you already have $31.63 of TGC before any trades.... Lets make this simple - you've got $56.556 cash - what do you want me to do with it (based on Friday's closing prices)?