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18551Hi Drone, Yes, I couldn't imagine Lucent being liquidated... However, therDave-8/2/2001
18550<i>big volume again. perhaps has something to do with the converts</i&gWin-Lose-Draw-8/2/2001
18549<b>All one needs is money!</b>.....ANONAnonymous-8/2/2001
18548big volume again. perhaps has something to do with the converts. perhaps has somhdl-8/2/2001
18547Dave, lot's of folks can't imagine LU burning to the ground. As for me,WebDrone-8/2/2001
18546Hello Runner. Ah, 150 million shares is pocket change. It just isn't mine. :Larry Brew-8/2/2001
18545A short sale doesn't count as a direct net credit against a long purchase. GVTucker-8/2/2001
18544Yield for arbs is 40%! not 8%. by shorting stock they reduce their basis to lesGary105-8/2/2001
18543This deal is a pretty good situation for the convertible arb hedge funds. Buy tGVTucker-8/2/2001
18542Was that you that bought 150 million shares?! Why that is over a billion dollarRunner-8/1/2001
18541Its win-win re. convertibles. Yield of 8% increases to over 40% for hedge fundsGary105-8/1/2001
18540>Lucent's quarterly interest expense is 115M.... I thought that was for tDiB-8/1/2001
18539DiB, I meant annual interest expense and current preferred dividends.... If thDave-8/1/2001
18538>Lucent's annual interest/dividends are 600M.... they canceled the divideDiB-8/1/2001
18537all, I was looking at Lucent bonds. The bonds that mature in either 26 or 28 hDave-8/1/2001
18536WebDrone, While I agree, 8-8.5% isn't enough of a premium for me to be a buDave-8/1/2001
18535To All: Regarding that titantic volume, can we consider it market capitulation John Curtis-8/1/2001
18534I think it was ploy to get the price down. So the institutions shorted the Pi** Dolfan-8/1/2001
18533Dave, I'd rather have the preferred than the common right now. If I'm gWebDrone-8/1/2001
18532<i> <I don't get what caused the stock drop> Dilution is the obHagar-8/1/2001
18531148M trading volume is good.Softechie-8/1/2001
185308.8+ mil share buy at close. Biggest I've ever seen. eomLarry Brew-8/1/2001
18529Geez! It might be time to buy again. Big trading day today. Just look at thatAnonymous-8/1/2001
18528Larry, I'm waiting and see how they do with that offering. If you like XOXO Softechie-8/1/2001
18527Softechie, My 1st time today into LU. Like Xo, I believe LU will also survive. ILarry Brew-8/1/2001
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