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To: Roads End who wrote (18573)	2/28/1998 2:36:00 PM
From: Mike Gordon	Respond to of 97611

<Mike...The volume and the price a stock trades at are independent. You are saying there is an even split betwx price and volume.> Riechers: Thanks for the response. I understand your point. However, if I were to manipulate CPQ while protecting the capital used for manipulation, it seems I would establish positions with calls or puts. Even with $5mil, I could short 32.5 March PUTS and probably end up with a better return than if I purchase the stock at 32 in the same time frame. Recognizing that I limit my upside potential for 3 weeks, at least I have a guaranteed return with essentially the same downside risk as if I owned the stock. In my opinion, the fund managers are trying to achieve a predetermined return on their overall investment in order to secure their monthly and yearly bonus payments. Isn't this the primary motivater for manipulation of the stock? JMHO Mike Gordon