Re: option quotes

From: Rich Carreiro <rlcarr@animato.pn.com>
Subject: Re: option quotes
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 18:36:06 -0500 (EST)

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>I'm trying to figure 6 option trades into my tax return right now and
>find that that's another thing entirely. Good luck!

If you didn't own or have sold short any of the stock that was the
underlying stock of the options, the options trades are treated
pretty much just like trades of any other securities.  If you did
have long or short positions in the underlying, then it can get 
rather tricky.

Rich Carreiro
rlcarr@animato.pn.com

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