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To: Larry S. who wrote (19362)	2/28/1999 1:28:00 PM
From: Ron McKinnon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 53068

Larry and Tom I'm not exactly sure what you are looking for do you want zero downside, or is their some slippage factor that is acceptable? what annualized upside % are you seeking? most say one can not "time" the market but I'm not 100% sure that that is true if one sits in cash 80%+ of the time if one is sharp and has a solid feel for the market place if one works at it if one has a great deal of patience it would seem to me that you could wait, wait, wait for all the stars to line up with 90% probability pick your spot jump in big time take a % gain go back to the cave in January there was a blue moon; there will be one again in March; and no full moon at all in February with my type A personality I never have nor likely never will try the about hit and run tactic but can it be done? maybe thoughts?

To: Larry S. who wrote (19362)	2/28/1999 1:59:00 PM
From: tom pope	Respond to of 53068

>>buy yahoo, write covered call(s) - I'm serious, look at the premiums. << Larry, great minds think alike. I do, but I write NSCP calls against part of what I have in my portfolio. Of course there is an assumption here that I haven't checked that NSCP's call have the same MIV as YHOO's. Maybe YHOO's are more expensive?(another reason to invest in a good options program.)