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To: Cynic 2005 who wrote (33047)9/29/1998 9:32:00 AM
From: yard_man  Respond to of 132070
 
I know the things that the hedge funds trade and arrange are special and have a great deal of leverage -- probably have the makings of disaster in them, but don't you figure that standardized options of the class we trade have actually blunted some of the wide swings in volatility that we might otherwise see?