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To: craig crawford who wrote (16341)	9/6/1998 10:11:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Option Newsletter Hedge Plays Averaged 256% Return During This Week's Crash Business Wire - September 04, 1998 11:57 Jump to first matched term DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 1998--During the recent market crash the Option Investor Newsletter readers who took advantage of the new Hedge and Strategy Section by Pinnacle Capital Advisors, a leading investment management firm, averaged 256% profit on hedge plays recommended only three days earlier. These hedge recommendations included plays in the Technology Sector, Finance Sector and the Internet Sector among others. Subscribers who initiated these hedge positions garnered a windfall profit while other traditional investors were losing money in this volatile market. Many of the sectors recommended were the hardest hit and therefore the most profitable. Profitable sector plays included "PUT" options in: Healthcare +267.6% Hardware + 96.5% Brokerage +483.1% Banking +216.4% Insurance +109.6% The hedge section is a new addition to the newsletter added in response to readers requesting additional ways to balance their portfolios and protect market profits and has been an outstanding success. Specific companies included in the hedge recommendations were Dell Computer (Nasdaq:DELL), Ctrix Systems (Nasdaq:CTXS), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT), BMC Software (Nasdaq:BMCS), Exxon (Nyse:XON), Mobil (Nyse:MOB), Merck (Nyse:MRK), Abbott Labs (Nyse:ABT), Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO), Lowes (Nyse:LTR), Xerox (Nyse:XRX), Altera (Nasdaq:ALTR), Pacific Healthcare (Nasdaq:PHYSB). To the company's knowledge the Option Investor Newsletter is the ONLY newsletter to go on record three days before the crash by warning their readers to take defensive positions due to an imminent market breakdown. The newsletter is also the only publication on the web that provides a short term market posture summary across all major market indices and industry sectors. Readers also profited from long call positions recommended before the market opened on Tuesday the day after the crash. In only one day investors were rewarded with triple digit profits on these recommended calls. Company Profit Option Cost Merck (Nyse:MRK) +117% $2.88 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) +128% $5.88 Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) +120% $2.50 IBM (Nyse:IBM) +110% $5.00 Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) +140% $4.38 Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) +128% $2.63 Schering (Nyse:SGP) +108% $3.00 Wal-Mart (Nyse:WMT) +101% $2.38 These returns demonstrate the tremendous profitability of trading options instead of stock. Far less money is required and leverage is greater. The Newsletter stresses education for novice traders utilizing straight "calls" and "puts". More experienced traders can profit from their advanced strategies using straddles and spreads. The newsletter specializes in recommending picks on companies when they are just starting their move. They specialize in option trading recommendations on potential split candidates, companies with announced splits, takeover candidates, dead cat bounces and momentum stocks. The newsletter is delivered by email three times per week to subscribers and posted in realtime on their website. The newsletter positions readers in fast moving stocks with the best opportunity of high returns. Jim Brown, the managing editor of the newsletter, said their philosophy is to educate the small investor on how to leverage a small investment in stock options into double digit gains every two to four weeks. Visit the company's website at optioninvestor.com . They offer a free two week free trial. At only $24.95 per month it is well worth the money ! For a free trial: Mailto:freetrial@optioninvestor.com Other recent plays with triple digit profits included Gateway Computer (Nyse:GTW), Vodaphone (Nyse:VOD), The Gap (Nyse:GPS), Metromedia (Nasdaq:MFNX), American Eagle (Nasdaq:AEOS), Pixar Animation (Nasdaq:PIXR), Telebras (Nyse:TBR), McKesson (Nyse:MCK), Telemex (Nyse:TMX), Tellabs (Nasdaq:TLAB) Black & Decker (Nyse:BDK), Eaton (Nyse:ETN), Merrill Lynch (Nyse:MER) United Technologies (Nyse:UTX), Hewlett-Packard (Nyse:HWP), America Online (Nyse:AOL), American Airlines (Nyse:AMR) CONTACT: The Option Investor Newsletter, Denver Subscription Department, 303-220-9218 optioninvestor.com