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To: KM who wrote (11049)	12/3/1998 4:50:00 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 93625

Truff, What's your opinion on the Net stocks margin requirements? Does this make some more attractive short candidates? Just wondering! bp

To: KM who wrote (11049)	12/3/1998 4:52:00 PM
From: Thomas C. Donald	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

Trufflette: Establish your short position when shares are available to short. Then establish a long position equal to your short position if you want to be effectively out of the market. Add to your long position when the stock is going up. Sell all of your long position when the stock is going down. Continue to hold your short position.

To: KM who wrote (11049)	12/3/1998 5:44:00 PM
From: Judy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Truff, one could initiate a full short straddle and trade the up and down swings without messing with finding shares to short. Know what I mean? On RMBS it may not be prudent to short options until one has a sense of how the mm's work the prems and the time lag to fill. Took 20 minutes for my limit order set at the ask to fill, no idea whether it was due to Scwhab or the mm's execution. And a volatile stock like RMBS in this type of market can traverse alot of territory in 20 minutes.