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To: Ibexx who wrote (113835)	4/1/1999 11:54:00 AM
From: edamo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

ibexx...temporal what??? put sellers can defer their losses until they are a gain...be it with the same issue/strike,further expiration....or new issue/strike/expiration......as long as you can cover the premium increase...and not add additonal exposure from the cumulative strike...temporal is relative on the sell side of an options contract versus the buy side...the writer can extend the contract with ease.. the short seller has much more risk...as theoretically they face infinite loss...the put seller has built in cap to any loss..more margin calls to shorts...very rare to put sellers... the point i make is anyone can short(high risk)...fewer can sell puts(conservative bullish strategy no different than a long) hope it clarifies and helps your understanding of put selling...cheers ed a.