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To: SE who wrote (17958)	3/8/1999 4:13:00 PM
From: Patrick Slevin	Respond to of 44573

<She seemed to increase contracts without a corresponding increase in equity> A lot of traders increase contracts depending on confidence in the read. The most extreme one that I know of who trades S&P Futures is Hank, who varies from 10 lots to 50 lots to 100 lots. I know many like to trade based on available equity but I don't feel comfortable with that so much. Actually, I like to keep the account relatively small these days to avoid the temptation. I think of it this way; if I were in Vegas and ahead some great number I would be tempted to bet more; this is just what the house wants to see. I do not think the S&P Market is much different but some people can handle it and I tend to shy away.