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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (5846)	7/28/1998 5:08:00 PM
From: Chip Anderson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16960

If you had stated up front that you respect Biggs, I would have saved myself a _ton_ of reading. As it is, I'm only skimming your posts now because they simply rehash the same points constantly with no real supporting info. Your basic point applies to any stock that has shown lots of weakness recently. What you fail to grasp is that _all_ of the weak hands in this stock left weeks ago. The people that are still here and still long won't be swayed no matter how long your posts are. Your condescending attitude doesn't help your persuasiveness either. Chip

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (5846)	7/28/1998 9:29:00 PM
From: VincentTH	Respond to of 16960

Re: 12 1/2 Strike options for TDFX. They are listed on the CBOE list cboe.pcquote.com but most of them (except the MAR 99 12 1/2) show 0 Open Interest. That's probably why PBS and other option quotes are slow in listing the new options. Normally, if the new options are traded after they are listed by the CBOE, they would show up on PBS the next day. I used Waterhouse, which uses PcQuote.com, which is what the CBOE uses. Sometimes, I can get a quote of a newly listed option at Waterhouse, but the trade must go thru a representative since the computer database is not updated yet (which WHO still gives me the OnLine rate). So, to answer your questions (why and when are they opened to the public), Yes, they are opened to the public, but you may have to place the trade with a trade rep at your broker. Hope this helps, //V

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (5846)	7/29/1998 6:34:00 AM
From: Pierre-X	Respond to of 16960

Re: Sun Tzu get a clue <FLAME> You started off with a lame post ... and then it went downhill from there. 1. Bloomberg is a chiefly a bond tool. As you say, it sucks for equities, giving you essentially technical and historical data that is mostly available for free on the web. So why bring it up? 2. You say I've been very active in stock market and I can tell you that "long term" is a highly over rated thing. What this tells ME is that your long term analyses have not led you to make good investments. Maybe instead of knocking the philosophy of long term investing you might want to examine the shortcomings of your own analyses. 3. You say Let's say 3Dfx manages to maintain market lead ... by then the interest rates are on the rise, market around the globe are crashing (due to Y2K or Asia or interest rates or...) Hmm! I had better liquidate my equity holdings then and divert all my investment funds to, say, wheat and pork belly futures. Obviously anybody can tell that soon macroeconomic pressures will limit any upside for companies with "good cash position and good technology". Thank goodness Barton Biggs is around to warn us! </FLAME> I don't necessarily disagree with the points you make but you don't present much in the way of convincing support. Give it a shot, mate! It won't hurt ya. Too much.