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To: Sig who wrote (67460)	9/25/1998 11:56:00 AM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 176387

I have never heard of cats on Wall Street The cats are there. They just aren't running around growling and stampeeding. They watch and wait and pounce. (Unless they hold Dell in which case they sleep a lot). TP

To: Sig who wrote (67460)	9/25/1998 12:04:00 PM
From: Chuzzlewit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

OT Oh yes, Sig, these instruments came into vogue during the 70's and 80's. Basically, they are all financial instrument or bond derivatives. I used to design some tranches based around leases. I was also fiddling with these things in connection with mortgages. Anytime you can split cash flows in a fixed income security you can create a variety derivatives with differing risk characteristics. I don't know about these things trading on the NYSE. The ones I dealt with were private placements. TTFN, CTC