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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (20656)	6/18/1998 11:30:00 AM
From: Nemer	Respond to of 94695

Once again into the fray, and I really should not do this --- ------>None of you even understood what I said, "focus" means just that, it's your primary , and if shorting is your primary play, or focus , you are a born loser. I respectfully submit that " my focus " is the gathering of money into my account and I have no problem admitting to be a greedy, money grabbing, opportunist in the stock market. I uphold your right to have your opinion, and suspect that it really isn't too far removed from mine. I've been trading for better than 40 years, and, until the past three or so years haven't been an "active " trader ( 30 per month) ..... there have been stretches in the market when I would make a couple of hundred short trades in a row .....and there have been stretches when I would make a considerable string of long trades in row. Neither of these stretches has made me a loser , yet ... ggggg Not to do any more belaboring of the point, but -- the selling of puts and calls is more profitable than the purchase of same ----- so we agree on your ton of data . And I really shouldn't even send this post, James, because I don't mean to offend you, so I'll just disagree, respectfully. And I do have the book you reported on ordered ..... gggg Regards --- Nemer

To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (20656)	6/18/1998 11:39:00 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 94695

I agree with you in a bull market. What you say makes sense, even through the corrections, because the market's general trend is up. But in a real bear, that lasts more than one year, then the opposite would be true- and the put buyers would begin to be the winners, because they are the ones who are not fighting the market. OF course we are in a "new era" and will never ever see a big bear again right?

To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (20656)	6/18/1998 11:46:00 AM
From: jef saunders	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

James, when i ask someone if they are short the market, i count owning puts as being short the market. i understand the difference between being short and owning puts... perhaps i should rephrase my question to "are you betting on the market to go down". when i read this thread, i try to understand what people are actually doing ...if they are betting on the market to go up or down. partly because i don't read english too well i suppose, but i have a tough time understanding if people really are long or short (puts or calls) or on the sidelines.