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

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (37850)	11/30/1998 8:51:00 PM
From: Denice	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Michael, Have been reading your site for the last few weeks and enjoying it very much. Thanks, Denice Did you ever get the bill on your credit cards I went shopping with?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (37850)	11/30/1998 9:29:00 PM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Hey Mikey, I don't want to mess with oil investments. And, unlike Hillary, I don't consider them body oils I'm stocking up as investments. -g- I actually think we could see sub 10 bucks. I do recall seeing .23 cent/gal gas wars as my Mom drove me past the intersection of Lake/Minnetonka and Excelsior Blvd. It is all on the margin, and the margin is gone for the moment. Now as to you street light comments .... you gotta quit walking the streets .... -g- Regards, Ice

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (37850)	11/30/1998 10:16:00 PM
From: Activatecard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

MB, Is LLTC between the crosshairs yet? Steve

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (37850)	12/1/1998 9:57:00 AM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

You probably already covered this while I was asleep or something. Re: FLC and its merger -- does the merger value FLC at a premium to where it is trading now or have the terms been set? biz.yahoo.com

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (37850)	12/1/1998 10:55:00 AM
From: Merritt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

MB, have you read this? yardeni.com Not a pretty view of Y2K.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (37850)	12/1/1998 12:38:00 PM
From: accountclosed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

MB. I now have 4 buy/writes on arc, abx, nem, and slb. All four are jan 2001 leap calls. 3 of the 4 stocks are above the call price slightly: arc, abx, nem. Slb is trading at 43 and the leap call is 50. Please describe to me the thinking process that you do in deciding whether to make the position more conservative by buying a lower dollar put, making it into a spread conversion. Alternatively, you sometimes decide the thing has gone far enough and you do an early unwind. How much do each of these factors matter: 1. Your belief in the underlying 2. The price of the puts 3. The price action of the underlying and the call 4. The overall risk tolerance of your portfolio at the time. 5. The overall market risk level. 6. whatever else you factor in. you options bible, you <g>