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To: BGR who wrote (97134)	2/11/1999 1:14:00 AM
From: BGR	Respond to of 176387

One note: I shudder to think what would have happened if DELL went down by, say, 30% instead! The LEAPS would probably be down by about 90%. As CTC quite eloquently said, and I paraphrase, (s)he who lives by leverage gets crushed when the ball starts rolling the other way. So LEAPS provide more upside at the risk of more downside. In other words, they are way more risky than the underlying equity making total wipeout a distinct possibility. For this reason, while personally I do find LEAPS attractive, I won't recommend them to anyone. -BGR.