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To: tejek who wrote (1338)	9/3/2006 7:32:50 PM
From: Casaubon	Respond to of 20435

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To: tejek who wrote (1338)	9/3/2006 7:33:30 PM
From: Casaubon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20435

it's easiest if you just deal with a specific percentage of a position. So, if you want to reduce your holding in TGC say, "I want to sell 75% of TGC" (or whatever percent you desire). Then, give specific allocations to other stocks which you want to add to your portfolio. For example: "I want to buy five dollars worth of GIGM, ten dollars of XYZ, etc. Alternatively, you could settle all your sells for cash and then allocate percentages for your purchases. In this scenario let's assume you generate $60.00 from your sells. You could allocate purchases as follows: 10% ABC ($6.00) 20% DEF ($12.00) 30% GHI ($18.00) 40% JKL ($24.00) Of course the percentages are made up for instructive purposes only, and you can choose as you wish (with the 50% maximum in any given position). IMO always try to be very specific about your buys and sells.