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To: Herm who wrote (10230)	4/4/1999 3:28:00 PM
From: Dnorman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14162

Herm: I will take a look at maybe picking up some of those leaps. Can you guide me to a site other than the CBOE that lists the bid and ask on Thursdays options? Thanks Dennis

To: Herm who wrote (10230)	4/4/1999 4:41:00 PM
From: NateC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14162

Herm and thread....The LEAPs look good. Say, 35 JAN01 LEAP @ $18.5 and sell a July 50s @ $3.5. Not bad! I'm the student from hell....I didn't get this through my head well enough the last go around...about a month ago...(and, yes...I bought the Roth LEAPS book also). But in the event of exercise (At expiry,let's say the underlying is now at 52) on this position (spread) Is it not true that your broker exercises both sides (in order to assign your July 50 CC).... Does the broker exercise your LEAP.....buy the shares at 35??...and if so...does broker keep the difference between 52 and 35?..and you lose??...or do you automatically exercise your LEAP at 35, in order to deliver the shares to cover the call exercise? Or might the LEAP by July be worth, say $21....and you only lose 3 bucks on it? would appreciate understanding this better signed, (dimwit, getting it slowly)