Example -- for Illustration only -- aim_e-gold_tt1.txt
OM Buy
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                                                     2004-04-22  20:47
                        Gold / Platinum AIM Worksheet

Gold
      BID: $ 400.00  ASK: $ 408.00    Gold Qty:          4.800000 OzAu
      [AuBid]        [AuAsk]          [AuQty]

      Spread as % of BID:  2.00%

Platinum
      BID: $ 600.00  ASK: $ 618.00    Platinum Qty:      2.600000 OzOM
      [OMBid]        [OMAsk]          [OMQty]

      Spread as % of BID:  3.00%

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                                        If OM BUY

     Commission Adjusted
{1}  OM/GoldPrice Price Ratio          1.550153 OzAu/OzOM
     [R] = Fn([OMAsk]/[AuBid])

{2}  OM Value                          4.030397 OzAu
     [OMVal] = [OMQty]*[R]

{3}  (Portfolio Control)               5.100000 OzAu
     [PoCo]

{4}  (BUY Advice)                      1.069603 OzAu
     [BSA] = [PoCo]-[OMVal]

{5}{6} (SAFE)  8.0% =                  0.322432 OzAu
       [SAFE] = [x%]*[OMVal]

{7}  OM to BUY (MO Pending)            0.747171 OzAu
     [MOP] = [BSA]-[SAFE]

{8}  OM to BUY (Market Order)          0.747171 OzAu
     (After Min Transaction Test)

{9}  OM Qty to BUY                     0.483606 OzOM
     [Qty] = [MOP]*[AuBid]/[OMAsk]

                   {10}  Exchange      0.747171 Oz Gold
                   {11}  (Proceeds:  $   298.868363)
                   {12}  For           0.483606 Oz Platinum
                   {13}  Less          0.001608 Oz Platinum Comm
                   {14}  Net           0.481998 Oz Platinum
                   {15}  Commission Equivalents:  $ 0.99
                   {16}                             0.33%
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SAFE Percentage:           8.0%
Minimum Transaction:       0.40 OzAu
Buy Commission (e-gold):   See menu -- "Help | Commission Notes"
Sell Commission (e-gold):  None
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       Total Transaction                        New Quantities

Gold Sell ______________ OzAu   Gold (CASH) _____________________ OzAu

OM Buy  ________________ OzOM   OM (Shares Owned) _______________ OzOM

New Portfolio Control ___________________________________________ OzAu

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