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To: ratan lal who wrote (13181)	12/13/1997 2:08:00 AM
From: William L. Oppenheim	Respond to of 70976

I was wondering about that too. Just buy 1/2.6 of the amount of real stock. No time premium and it won't get called away. And in this volatile market, that is saying a lot.

To: ratan lal who wrote (13181)	12/13/1997 3:04:00 AM
From: Tech Buyer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

>>Whats the logic. YOu could have bought the stock on margin and paid practically the same amount.<< ratan, Why borrow money when you have the cash? I can afford several more shots at LEAPS without going on margin. I'm hoping to dump them after gains of several points in the stock. The return on investment would be higher than if I buy the stock outright. Besides, I already have plenty of AMAT shares in all of my accounts, and prefer that new (trading) shares not get mixed in with the long-term shares. TB