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To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (26165)	4/15/2000 2:40:00 PM
From: Johnny Canuck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71031

Can someone post their impression on how the TV press is spinning the drop on Thursday/Friday? Thanks. interactive.wsj.com These days, volatility is through the roof: The Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index, the VIX, hit an 18-month high of 41.13 Friday. (It's still not as elevated as it got during the Asian crisis, when it hit 48 or 49.) Meanwhile, a new and fairly untested Nasdaq volatility index compiled by Merrill Lynch, the VIXN, shot up to 62.2 Friday, compared with 53.57 a week earlier. Don't forget, next week, April expiration will take place one day early because of the Good Friday holiday.