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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Joseph J. Clark who wrote (24791)	10/1/1998 3:46:00 PM
From: Robert O	Respond to of 70976

Just goes to show you how prolonged abuse ultimately becomes "accepted." My gosh, a near 10% bid/ask spread being reasonable. You're right it is... given the nightmare spreads on all options. And to think AMAT is one of the big boys with lots of action. Remind me to get into a business that guarantees the kind of practically risk free opportunities market makers have... oh wait, forgot to line my congressperson's pocket to look the other way, guess I'll have to subsidize the lining via a more indirect route i.e., spread, commissions, pricing, etc. There ought to be a law ;-0 RO