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To: Falcon who wrote (1934)	4/2/1998 7:22:00 AM
From: William Hunt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21876

THREAD- LUCENT AT 68.75 ON THE FRANKFURT EXCHANGE THIS MORNING BBEST WISHES BILL

To: Falcon who wrote (1934)	4/2/1998 6:24:00 PM
From: Jacques Tootight	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21876

Falcon, Weeks is the only barometer you CAN use when playing a split. Options are not buy and hold positions. I'm not totally clear on what your perspective is. If you are holding securities in a long term buy and hold mode, you certainly enjoyed the bump the stock usually gets when it splits. That bump certainly flattens out though with the passage of time. If you've bought a call for the express purpose of playing the split you're looking for a money, not paper, profit on a quick in and out. Two weeks, maybe three. Its tricky business, timing is everything. As I was trying to explain with my DELL experience, influences other the the stock and overall market can rear their ugly heads. Hope I made myself a little more clear. Best of luck - RC