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To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (40927)	5/7/1998 11:52:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Ben, Your analysis is most fascinating. Can you do it on an index like the XAU? Jim

To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (40927)	5/8/1998 12:07:00 AM
From: Jack T. Pearson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Given that there will be a large number of options that must be delivered next Friday, it would be very interesting to know how many were written as naked calls. I assume the writers of naked calls will have to buy shares on the market. Could that result in a big price rise next week? The only way that I can see they could get the price down would be to sell--highly risky. I suppose they could roll the options over to a later month--also risky.

To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (40927)	5/8/1998 9:58:00 AM
From: Boplicity	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Ben , Thanks, Great link! Is there a way to enter other stocks other then the ones in the table? Thanks again, Greg

To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (40927)	5/8/1998 11:12:00 AM
From: jbn3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 176387

Ben, Nice site. I've bookmarked it, thanks. JFWIW: There is always pain on options expiration this close to DELL earnings. (As far as huge transfers of wealth, one only needs to read the thread and identify the major bears for the past couple of years -- one does have to go back and read the thread, though, because none of them are posting now -- probably unable to pay their monthly ISP fees <g>) Haven't had time yet to evaluate the data completely. If the MaxPain point is 65, and I am certain that we are not going to get there (barring a total market meltdown), what is the maximum pain point on the price curve from 85 to 95? Thanx again, 3.

To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (40927)	5/8/1998 12:05:00 PM
From: jbn3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

re The total value of all the MAY options at today's 86 5/8 is huge. Looks like big pressure may come from the options writers to try to lower the price. How might the options writers go about exerting pressure to lower the price? I came up with the following possibilities: 1) Go to the various investment forums (like this one) and attempt to sow FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt). IMO, difficult to do on a thread as knowledgeable as this one. 2) Start rumors on the street. Investors are getting better at discerning rumor from fact, but it may be able to effect a minor dip 3) Try to place 'negative' opinion articles in widely-read investing publications. Knowledgeable investors are becoming much more capable of recognizing opinion from fact 4) Massive short selling at market. Very dangerous, especially in pre-earnings time frame. Could very well end up in compounding losses, and would require significant amounts of margin. Considering DELL's float and number of daily traded shares, might be very difficult to accomplish. Any other ideas? 3 (PS -- trying to buy 400 more today)