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To: hpeace who wrote (4666)	2/3/1998 10:26:00 AM
From: pz	Respond to of 4749

Steve, I just noticed that SI now has a spell checker and immediately thought of you.<gg> You have no excuse now...the Aggie excuse won't even work now.<gg> Paul

To: hpeace who wrote (4666)	2/3/1998 11:21:00 PM
From: J. P.	Respond to of 4749

Hi Steve, Which have you found more profitable..... Trading stocks and doing option plays (covered calls, spreads, etc.) or simply passively owning good stocks (such as CPQ, MSFT and I also like EMC) for a long period of time? I'm been having this problem lately of picking good stocks intending to hold them, then selling when they're showing a 20 or 30 percent profit and missing another rally. Is it better to just hang on and let the stock fluctuate as long as the basic story remains positive? I know it would be a lot easier.... What do you think?

To: hpeace who wrote (4666)	2/4/1998 3:53:00 PM
From: JamesT	Respond to of 4749

Hi Steve; I've been lurking on this forum and a couple of others that you post on for some time. I really appreciate your insights, thanks for taking the time to answer so many questions! I am long 10 March 30 CPQ contracts and am wondering what you think of CPQ short term. (I know you like it long term) Should I pocket the 1.5 points I've made so far and go out longer? Or keep it for a short term rise? Thanks for your help! James