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Preface |
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Introduction |
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Part I BUILDING THE FOUNDATION |
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How Options Compare with Stock |
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9 | (3) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (4) |
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15 | (3) |
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What Happens at Expiration |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (18) |
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23 | (6) |
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Fair, or Theoretical, Value |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (5) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (5) |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Recapping Just Beyond the Basics |
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39 | (2) |
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Covered Writing Mechanics |
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41 | (18) |
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Requirements for ``Valid'' Covered Writes |
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42 | (1) |
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Risk/Reward of a Covered Write |
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43 | (9) |
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Risk/Reward Characteristics Over Time |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (1) |
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Shorting a Call versus Shorting a Stock |
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48 | (1) |
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More on Exercise and Assignment |
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49 | (3) |
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Calculating Potential Returns |
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52 | (7) |
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Return if Exercised (RIE) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Return Based on Net Debit |
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54 | (5) |
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Part II EXECUTING THE STRATEGY |
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Turning a Position Into a Strategy |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (11) |
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The Simple Case: Doing Nothing until Expiration |
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60 | (2) |
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Closing Part or All of the Position |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (12) |
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The Total Return, or ``Buy-Write,'' Approach |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (4) |
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Hedging Individual Stocks |
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78 | (1) |
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Reducing Risk in Small Portfolios |
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79 | (1) |
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Writing Calls on ``Hot'' Stocks |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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The Benefits of Covered Writing |
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The Rationale Behind Covered Writing |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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Call Writing and Stock Returns |
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85 | (3) |
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Major Factors Affecting Call Writing Returns |
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88 | (9) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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Covered Writes Compared with Stocks Over Time |
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97 | (8) |
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97 | (2) |
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Real-World Results for Twenty Stocks |
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99 | (4) |
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103 | (1) |
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Effects of Writing a Higher Strike Price |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (12) |
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What is Long Term, Anyway? |
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107 | (1) |
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The Covered-Write Solution |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (9) |
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119 | (32) |
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Deciding on Your Approach |
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119 | (6) |
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120 | (1) |
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Traps Involved in Writing for Incremental Return |
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120 | (2) |
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The Total-Return Approach |
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122 | (1) |
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Traps in the Total-Return Approach |
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123 | (2) |
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Are You a Fundamentalist or a Technician? |
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125 | (1) |
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Selecting Stock Positions |
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126 | (5) |
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127 | (2) |
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Searching Specifically for Covered Writes |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (4) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (2) |
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Getting Your Ducks in a Row with Your Brokerage |
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135 | (5) |
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Full-Service versus Discount Brokers |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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Writing Calls on Your Employer's Stock |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (4) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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Using Spread Orders When Rolling |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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Basic Tax Rules for Options |
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145 | (4) |
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Precepts for Covered Call Writers |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (28) |
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Covered Writing on Margin |
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151 | (4) |
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Margin Rules for Covered Writes |
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152 | (2) |
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Advantages of a Margined Covered Write |
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154 | (1) |
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Covered Writing against Securities Other than Stock |
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155 | (7) |
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Covered Writing on ``Diamonds,'' ``Qs,'' and Other ETFs |
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155 | (1) |
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Writing Calls against Convertible Securities |
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156 | (2) |
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Writing Calls against Other Options---The ``Call-on-Call'' Covered Write |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (1) |
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Partial Writing, Mixed Writing, and Ratio Writing |
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162 | (5) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (2) |
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Advantages of Put Writing |
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168 | (1) |
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Disadvantages of Put Writing |
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169 | (1) |
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Implied Volatility and Overvaluations |
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169 | (6) |
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Efficiency, Inefficiency, and Overvaluation |
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170 | (5) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (3) |
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Tools for Covered Writers |
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179 | (14) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (5) |
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184 | (4) |
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Industrial Strength Option Software |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Internet Resources for Covered Call Writers |
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190 | (3) |
Afterword |
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193 | (7) |
Appendix A: Timeline of Options Trading in the United States |
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200 | (2) |
Appendix B: Sample Covered Writing Spreadsheet for Tax Purposes |
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202 | (1) |
Appendix C: Tax Rules for ``Qualified'' Covered Call Options |
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203 | (4) |
Appendix D: Twenty-Stock Covered Call Study |
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207 | (11) |
Bibliography |
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218 | (1) |
Glossary |
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219 | (6) |
Index |
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