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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (34375)	10/22/1998 6:16:00 PM
From: gambler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, I have my WFC puts already, but I am looking at BT also. What do you make of this craziness from thestreet.com? Traders said the experience of Bankers Trust (BT:NYSE) epitomized the current environment. Bankers Trust posted a third-quarter loss of $4.98 a share but closed up 2.1% on the session. "The earnings were a disaster but people are thinking, 'This is the worst they could hurl,'" said one market veteran, who requested anonymity. Bankers Trust has also become a "takeover play," the trader noted, suggesting the recent merger activity is "forcing people to reevaluate that stocks are a buy." Link to above article: thestreet.com Thanks, Gambler

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (34375)	10/22/1998 6:21:00 PM
From: Judy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, when you refer to waiting until after the "Christmas scams" to buy puts on INTC, DELL, etc ... do you mean after they report 4Q earnings? That is, you would not be buying puts until January sometime?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (34375)	10/22/1998 9:53:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

mike, interesting conversation... starts innocently... Message 6126800 ok, i don't like ibm ;-) Message 6127091 and the reply (pay attention to the slick willy wording ;-)... Message 6127091 ohhhhhh... ahhhhhhh... the facts gotta hurt ;-) Message 6127805 more spin... Message 6128883 let's k.i.s.s. it... Message 6129058 unreal... ps - kiss = keep it simple, stupid...