options, page-8

hi everyone.sorry just dont reely understand bout the options,hopeing sumone can explain to me.ive got some orp shares already and was looking at getting some options,neva bort options before.so how does it work.ther is orpo and orpoa.orpo expires at the end of the year and orpoa in 2010.ive been told that once the expiry runs out u lose wat u have put into them.so wuld i b better off buying the orpoa options that expire in 2010.and y wuld neone still be buying the ones that expire at the end of the year.hope sumone can help with all those questions cheers