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Strategies & Market Trends : Jim's Nasdaq100 Special as a basket. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Matthew L. Jones who wrote (1132)	8/24/1999 9:22:00 AM
From: James F. Hopkins	Respond to of 2103

Matt; It works both sides just a little at times, it's fast and don't get off very much before arbs come in and bring it back. I think it's kinda up to who the floor traders are on any given day some of them are sharper than others and see the NDX stock orders in waiting ( before they trade ) so they jump the qqq, Some days they are fast on it some days not, for us outsiders catching this is just a matter of luck. The QQQ does trade some after hours and often it can swing some as it will trade up or down off the after hour futures. Jim

To: Matthew L. Jones who wrote (1132)	8/24/1999 9:36:00 AM
From: OX	Respond to of 2103

I've noticed w/ the SPY that it tends to lead the SPX. (or more closely follow the spoos). I haven't tracked QQQ for long, but I do have a ticker set to the NDX/20 that I've been peek at more than occasionally for a couple of weeks and it seems to reflect the QQQ ask (or (bid+ask)/2) within tolerance. But this reflects my bias that QQQ is just the vehicle for tracking NDX, so I'll put my limit orders in based on the NDX. I used to split the B/A on SPY and DIA all the time and get good fills, so when I start w/ QQQ, I don't see why I would do it any differently. I need to watch the NDX100 futures more often, to see how QQQ tracks it, but haven't done it much yet. Anyone else?