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To: Chris who wrote (2408)	4/17/1998 4:21:00 PM
From: Jurgen Trautmann	Respond to of 11051

Nice collection, Chris I don't like seg so much, the hole sector is not free of problems. Therefor I'm with you in ADPT - but when stocks are lowpriced, I don't buy leaps but the stock itself. You're - like Janko - more on the "safer" side of range. It's not necessary to repeat my points on this place. When you're in doubt with Intel, why not go longer? Happy trading & weekend! Jury

To: Chris who wrote (2408)	4/17/1998 5:23:00 PM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11051

I see LEAPs as younger, brasher brothers of stocks. The more in the money the closer to the big Bro. If your horizon is lets say more than 3,4 months you have (my experience, Im not copying it out of some book) 1:1 correlation with the underlying and the only thing that may bother you, is higher volatility of the security compared to the underlying. Well, somehow you have to pay for the higher leverage. Low leverage <-> deep in the money <-> ROI comparable to the ROI of the underlying * pi (g) high leverage <-> at or out of money <-> ROI up to 10 or more I am regular in intc, MSFT and Csco - well used to be, I have CSCO stock and MSFT far leaps at the moment and waiting for somebody to offer me (here in Germany) INTC leaps that go a little further than say 3/99 Exit strategies? Same as for the underlying I guess. Why should it be any different? Keep talking Janko

To: Chris who wrote (2408)	4/17/1998 6:09:00 PM
From: MonsieurGonzo	Respond to of 11051

Chris; RE:" LEAPS " You've done good, 'cept for those LNLAP's - they've burned me, too! Your CPQ LEAPS are conservative, and probably rightly so - I'm holding the VKPAF JAN99 30's (but not many). Regarding ADPT, personally, I would invest the $ into another sector; (you already have SEG) But if you wanna trade him, that's another question! Both Juri and Janko are really good with LEAPS - but when it comes to exit strategies - nobody has all the answers. Thanks for sharing your trades with us, Chris. It takes courage to be open about it. Best of luck to you, dude. -Steve