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To: Herm who wrote (10869)	5/21/1999 11:04:00 PM
From: David Wright	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14162

Herm, What's with these computer stocks? GTW has the same tight zag zag as DELL. Neat chart pattern. I completely agree with your analysis of the DELL chart. I sure wish I could play DELL next week, as it turns the corner again. Both GTW and DELL, once they do turn, are worth about $8 to $10 in a week, or so. I've been watching GTW now for several months, thinking (gasp) about LEAPs and calendar spreads. Only trouble is, I don't think I can buy the LEAPs on margin, so it eats a big hole in my buying power. Maybe when I get to be a gazzioniare, like all of our lurkers. :) Dave

To: Herm who wrote (10869)	5/22/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: Roy Travis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14162

Herm: I don't recall anybody asking you this before, but how do you feel about people on this CC thread posting questions about selling naked puts, seeing as they're close kin with CC's? Is that OK with you? Because that's what I'd really like to do, to ask for some advice (on a specific problem) from the vast pool of experience that hangs around here, but if you'd like to keep it more focused on CC's, that's cool. Just thought I'd ask first. --Roy

To: Herm who wrote (10869)	5/23/1999 3:03:00 AM
From: Walter Thomi	Respond to of 14162

Herm, a superb explanation as always, thank you very much for your time. ( a lurker who has a lot to learn but not a gazzioniare lurker) Walter.

To: Herm who wrote (10869)	5/23/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: FruJu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14162

Rolling out to reduce capital gains taxes... Herm, I know in general you don't like to buy back calls if you're going to get called out, but I just decided to do so this past expiry for tax reasons. How do you feel about the following reasoning: I am long 2000 IDTI at an average price of 6 3/8. Through CCing I've reduced my NUT to 4.74. I was short 20 MAY 7.5 calls at 7/16 sold back in early April when IDTI first tagged the upper BB (it's been tracking it up ever since per chart below) <http://www.askresearch.com/cgi-bin/chart?symbol=IDTI&exchange=USA&size=640x480&months=6+months&type=Bar&color=Graph+Paper&scale=Logarithmic&moving1=50+day&moving2=None&moving3=None&moving=bollinger&bollinger=20+day&sto=15-5-5&wpr=12&chart=rsi&rsi=8&macd=12-25-9&roc=16-8&mfi=13> I was going to let myself get called out and take the profit of $6500 or so but then looked back to see exactly when I had bought the 2000 IDTI. Turns out it was back in July 1998, so if I let myself get called out this month, I'd be looking at a short terms capital gains tax rate on the difference between (6 3/8 - 7/16) to 7 1/2, or about $3000. So instead, I decided to buy back the MAY 7.5 calls (at a loss, 1 1/16) and roll out to August 7.5 (1 7/8) so assuming I'm called out then, it will be a long term capital gain (saving me about 13% on the profit) on both the 6 3/8 to 7 1/2 rise, PLUS the 1 7/8 option (as I understand the inclusion of CCs at the same tax rate as the underlying security even if the CCs are short term). In the meantime, my NUT has been reduced to 4.74 - 7/16 + 1 1/16 - 1 7/8 = 3.5. Is this a correct understanding of the tax rules, and do you think this was a valid reason for rolling out in this case?