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To: jim kelley who wrote (127869)	5/22/1999 5:21:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 176387

Jim, Agreed, most companies that do buybacks that I'm aware of also sell Puts. Buying Calls with the premium, IMO, is a sign of exceptional confidence in the company's future. I suspect that much of the Put buying is by institutions / funds that hold Dell and believe the premium a worthwhile investment to protect their unrealized capital gains. ... not by the broker / investment bankers for speculation purposes. I don't really know. Nor do I know if there's any way of finding out. And yes, to seriously believe that this is a conspiracy borders on paranoia. As mentioned, it was a passing thought on a slow weekend. ;-) Ian.