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To: gbh who wrote (16014)	10/1/1998 5:55:00 PM
From: Jenna	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

gbh..very nice site. Someone else mentioned this to me before. I bookmarked it and will look at it in more detail. I really don't trade the index options that much, only when I suspect an especially down/up session.

To: gbh who wrote (16014)	10/1/1998 9:32:00 PM
From: tom pope	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

>>unlike regular securities, these index trusts are not subject to the "uptick" rule<< gbh, you have made my day. I use SPY's as an investment vehicle (tho not these days) because of their advantage over fee based index funds- why anyone would buy an index fund and pay management fees when you can buy SPY's has always been a profound mystery. But until you came along, I never knew that SPY's were not subject to the uptick rule. Too many times I've lost a good short because I couldn't get an uptick until a half point had already run away from me. And I don't like buying index puts because when they make sense to buy the volatility premium is usually too high (unless you're a lot more prescient than I am). The VIX above 40 is no time to buy index puts. Thank you, thank you, thank you.