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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1997 Short Picks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: craig crawford who wrote (9139)	12/30/1997 8:49:00 PM
From: Orhan Birol	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9285

Craig, If you have a large equity in your a/c and have experience shorting, your broker will let you short calls, I should know I am in the business. I prefer to sell out of the money or at the money calls. It is very simple; if you are bearish on the stock you sell the calls instead. You make money if the stock goes down, stays flat or even goes up a little. The only additional risk in going short the calls as opposed to the stock is 1-You cannot get out in pre-market as options open at 9:30 AM OR LATER. 2-Trading is thinner. Hope this helps, Orhan