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To: ron peterson who wrote (16967)	3/28/1998 1:22:00 PM
From: XOsDaWAY2GO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

But Ron, don't you know they're all going to go up? ;) I pick UTI and BWG. Barbara

To: ron peterson who wrote (16967)	3/28/1998 2:27:00 PM
From: Tulvio Durand	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Your criteria for contest winner is not entirely meritorious. If one were to pick two duds, neither of which moved in price, he would win or tie with one whose two picks went up (or down) the same amount. Better to use the maximum % difference between the two picks [ie., (% increase of selected up stock) - (% decrease of selected down stock)] as the criteria for winning. My choices: up -- RIG down -- XCL Tulvio

To: ron peterson who wrote (16967)	3/28/1998 3:30:00 PM
From: SJS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Ron, I think you mean the person with the highest percent wins. If I go short and the stock goes down 10%, and if I go long with a different stock and it goes up 10% my combined winning is 20%. Right?

To: ron peterson who wrote (16967)	3/28/1998 3:35:00 PM
From: Jeffrey Beckman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Stock contest? How about this- Stock A- Gaps up on Tuesday. Sell at market. Stock B- Buy at market on Tuesday using money from Stock A. Here we want very little gap up, but a strong moves later in the day. Sell at market at 3:55 (use closing quote) Stock C- Buy at market at close. Sell at market on Wed. Points = %Gain from Stock A + %Gain from stock B. + % Gain stock C My picks, UTI/FLC/GIFI Jeff