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I am sure Marriott's response will be that owners will have the option to stay on a weekly (rather than a points) program, and therefore can continue to do trades as always. The problem is that if a significant number of owners are convinced (by Marriott) to convert to a points system, the likelihood of "traditional" trades will diminish greatly, since Interval International will get fewer Marriott deposits. Plus, in order to get the trade revenues, Marriott will, in all likelihood, handle all trades internally (rather than using Interval International), thus these trades will be "points system" oriented.