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To: Mr. BSL who wrote (2592)	4/24/1998 8:25:00 PM
From: Ms. X	Read Replies (4) of 34809

New Index on PHLX for Box makers, BMX Last Thursday, April 23rd, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange introduced a new sector index, the PHLX Computer Box Maker Sector (BMX). This is the only index that is a true barometer of just the companies involved in the assembly and manufacture of computers. This is a price-weighted index so one stock can't exert too much influence over the index. The index is composed of nine companies involved in the manufacture, marketing, and support of desktop and notebook personal computers and fault tolerant systems. The nine stocks comprising the index are as follows: Apple Computer AAPL Compaq Computer CPQ Dell Computer DELL Gateway 2000, Inc. GTW Hewlett Packard HWP International Business Machines IBM Micron Technology MU Sun Microsystems SUNW UNISYS Corporation UIS Here are some more specifics about the trading features of the BMX: Trading Symbol: BMX Alternate Symbols: BMU, BMV Settlement Value Symbol:BMZ Exercise Style: European - may be exercised only on the last business day before expiration. Expiration Date: Saturday following the third Friday of the expiration month Settlement: Cash Settlement Value for expiring contracts: Based on the opening prices of the component stocks on the last trading day prior to expiration. Last Trading Day: Thursday before the third Friday of the expiration month Expiring Contracts Index Multiplier: $100 (i.e. one contract - index value X 100)

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