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To: Gary Korn who wrote (5408)	10/30/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Respond to of 10027

In looking at NITE's volume growth quarter by quarter, for NASD/OCT and then Listed stocks, it occurred to me that a similar ramp up of volumes will happen again with options and Easdaq. I can't fit 4 data groups across the page! But it should be fun to watch the options volume ramp up as it occurs, and then the Easdaq volume ramp up. Gary Korn

To: Gary Korn who wrote (5408)	10/30/1999 8:22:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10027

Looking at the players in trading listed stocks, I can't help but begin to think that consolidation (i.e., merger) is not out of the question. From October's final numbers: Rank Entity Mkt. Share 1 Merrill 10.1% 2 Salomon 8.5% 3 NITE 6.3% 4 Credit Suisse 6.1% 5 Morgan Stanley 5.1% 6 Goldman Sachs 4.9% Is it out of the question that Merrill, or Morgan Stanley, or Goldman Sachs would want to own the biggest NASD/OTC player and a top listed stock player? Gary Korn