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Technology Stocks : Ascend Communications (ASND)
ASND 212.33+1.1%Nov 28 9:30 AM EST

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To: MoonBrother who wrote (26618)12/6/1997 9:50:00 AM
From: Captain James T. Kirk  Read Replies (1) of 61433
 
You People have lost your minds !! Come Expiration day, the big boys will be laughing all the way to the bank !!

(REUTERS) U.S. OPTIONS FOCUS/Investors jump on Ascend ride
U.S. OPTIONS FOCUS/Investors jump on Ascend ride

CHICAGO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Options investors jumped on the
Ascend Communications Inc <ASND.O> takeover bandwagon Friday,
snapping up calls on speculation that the computer networking
gear maker would be bought out, traders said.
But they said all the action was on the retail side,
indicating institutional investors were staying away.
"There's all kinds of retail speculation out there," said
one options trader in New York. "There's an absolute flood of
retail orders. Nothing institutional."
Some options participants believe institutional activity
often lends credence to takeover speculation.
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