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To: John Graybill who wrote (2669)	7/7/2000 8:50:01 PM
From: John Pitera	Respond to of 436258

I would say that it's needed..... ~~~~We're looking at putting together an (volatility) index that would be based on Nasdaq stocks," said CBOE spokeswoman Lynne Howard-Reed. She said the CBOE is still developing the as-yet unnamed contract and has no immediate timetable for introducing it. The new product would be similar to the CBOE's Market Volatility Index (VIX), which measures implied volatility of several Standard & Poor's (OEX) 100 strikes and typically moves opposite the stock market.~~~~~