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To: Jan Crawley who wrote (53735)	4/17/1998 1:52:00 AM
From: AlanH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Guess I should tell myself "welcome to the big leagues". Jan, we all feel that way... (try hedging currency futures.) Inre INTC and put writing; a) yes, the fed makes money by printing money; and, b) if you'd like to own Company XYZ @ $75 nomatterwhat, where's the risk in writing puts @75. BTW, the parity game (or, maximum pain) can work to your advantage. For example, suppose you believe Company DSND will settle ~40 @Apr expiry. Assuming you're bullish, a calendar spread (eg, sell Apr 40 & buy May/Jun 40) has potential on April 1. For INTC, 75-76 is the target; theoretically, INTC will rise next week -- barring unforeseen villains (gasp, worse than TK) such as Greensp.. Crossing our fingers. even the lowly "small intrader" could have profited.