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To: OtherChap who wrote (27390)	11/20/1998 2:31:00 PM
From: Jerry Miller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Hi Chap. hope you have a minute. i really need an explanation on a comment you made yesterday. i lurk. you came to a conclusion i thought was brilliant...Bezos timing the announcement of the split, and the split itself around possible short squeezes for November and December. today's action is clear. but i'm having trouble understanding a possible short squeeze for December expiry. i am under the impression that the split will not actually take place (x-date) until January 4th. December 18th is the record date, as well as the day the December options expire, but what affect could that have on the shorts ? i guess my problem is i'm not clear at all on what the "record date" means...since i can buy the stock right up until January 3rd and still participate in the split. can you explain ? thanks for your time. Jerry