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To: Annette who wrote (29999)	8/24/1999 3:30:00 PM
From: ANANT	Respond to of 41369

AOL <AOL.N> rolls out upgraded messaging service DULLES, Va., Aug 24 (Reuters) - America Online Inc., the world's largest Internet service provider, on Tuesday launched a new version of its instant electronic messaging service that is capable3 of deliveing news and financial information to all users, regardless of provider. AOL Instant Messenger is available free and can be downloaded off the Internet. Shares of AOL were up 2 to 100-3/16 Tuesday afternoon. About 45 million people, including 15 million AOL subscribers, now use Instant Messenger, the company said. AOL has been under pressure from other Internet heavy hitters, such as Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O>, to establish uniform technology that would make the hugely popular messaging service universal. AOL recently said it had reached agreement with Apple Computer Inc. <AAPL.O>, EarthLink Network Inc. <ELNK.O>, MindSpring Enterprises Inc. <MSPG.O>, Juno Online Services Inc. <JWEB.O> and Novell Inc. <NOVL.O> to offer their customers co-branded messaging products or their own instant-messaging products linked to Instant Messenger. Users of the AOL service also include users of CompuServe, Netscape, International Business Machines Corp.'s <IBM.N> Lotus Notes and Sametime, and RealNetworks Inc. <RNWK.O>.

To: Annette who wrote (29999)	8/24/1999 3:41:00 PM
From: Detail-MD	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 41369

ANNETTE. Could you help me with a question regarding a trade confirmation? I lurk a lot on this thread but haven't posted for a while. I put in a market order for (2) AOL SEPT 100 CALLS. Just as I did, my QCHARTS showed a HUGE spike in AOL common. Did you see it too? Well, my market order came back that they sold for $17. The bid just before this was about $5 1/2. I got a confirmation alert from etrade and the balance showed up in my account. When I called to confirm the trade, the broker kept me on hold forever and finally came back and told me that the trade @ $17 was "reported in error" but he didn't know what the executed price was. He checked with a "specialist" (not sure what he meant-floor specialist at CBOE or internal etrade specialist) and he could not find out what the executed price was. It sounds like someone made a mistake and now they are trying to cover their a**. This has never happened to me before. Do you think I can hold them to the reported price of $17 ???? Thanks for your time. -Steve