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To: CGarcia who wrote (34203)	10/8/1998 10:47:00 AM
From: JDN	Respond to of 97611

Dont know where it will be, but do know its one hell of a bargain at the moment. JDN

To: CGarcia who wrote (34203)	10/8/1998 10:50:00 AM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

WOW! El could get a real complex with you putting that kind of responsibility on his back. So for what it's worth, I going to jump in and say some thing. If you clear $300,000 or $400,000 a year, The margin might not mean much. If you don't clear $100,000 a year, don't do it. Margin is bad. Cash is King. Put all your cash on the table, but don't put your life on the table. Some one might take it. NW

To: CGarcia who wrote (34203)	10/8/1998 10:53:00 AM
From: Bipin Prasad	Respond to of 97611

Never ever margin your account for any stock! Go to vegas for small fun with small change. InSook

To: CGarcia who wrote (34203)	10/8/1998 10:56:00 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

CG.... Right now, I'd have to say I'd be surprised to see it find it's way back to 38. If it should get back to 38, that would still be a pretty fat return on your money. You could buy 2000 shares here @ 24 with your 50k. If you can borrow the $$$ @ 10%, All you need is 1 1/4 points in 6 months to pay off all of your full term interest. Or everything over 25 1/4 is gravy if you actually go the full 6 mos. on the loan. But 6 months is a looooong way out and virtually ANYTHING can happen. El

To: CGarcia who wrote (34203)	10/8/1998 11:19:00 AM
From: Wowzer	Respond to of 97611

"El, I'm thinking of taking out a $50,000 loan to buy some more CPQ stock...I need a 6 month prediction on where you think the stock will be...if it's double what it is today, I'm going for it!" You're nuts! Nobody has a clue where it will be in 6 months. Yea we all can do an educated guess, but unless one of us is from the future nobody knows. Not even God. Long term i believe CPQ is an excellent investment but I wouldn't borrow $50,000 and hope for a 6 month pop. Take a look a Long Term Capital. Two noble prize winners, borrowed heavily and got burned big time on guessing market direction. Go for it, if you think you are smarter than these guys. If not only invest with cash on hand so you can ride it out if wrong. Rory