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To: mishedlo who wrote (10091)	3/15/2001 8:49:44 PM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10876

CBOE Market Summary for 03/15/2001: Put/Call Ratio: .97 VXN OPENING VALUE: 73.26 VXN HIGH VALUE : 75.93 VXN LOW VALUE : 71.81 VXN CLOSING VALUE: 75.93 VIX OPENING VALUE: 32.49 VIX HIGH VALUE : 33.26 VIX LOW VALUE : 31.95 VIX CLOSING VALUE: 32.63 EQUITY OPTION TOTAL EQUITY CALL VOLUME : 734,659 TOTAL EQUITY PUT VOLUME : 555,397 TOTAL VOLUME : 1,290,056 INDEX OPTION TOTAL INDEX CALL VOLUME : 154,220 TOTAL INDEX PUT VOLUME : 265,133 TOTAL VOLUME : 419,353 Sum of All Products TOTAL CALL VOLUME: 777845 TOTAL CALL OPEN INTEREST:46667872 TOTAL PUT VOLUME: 757275 TOTAL PUT OPEN INTEREST:26436611 TOTAL VOLUME: 1535120 TOTAL OPEN INTEREST:73104483 Equity LEAPS Summary TOTAL CALL VOLUME: 20186 TOTAL CALL OPEN INTEREST: 5736240 TOTAL PUT VOLUME: 12189 TOTAL PUT OPEN INTEREST: 2823182 TOTAL VOLUME: 32375 TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 8559422 S&P 100 Index-(OEX) OEX CALL VOLUME: 35250 OEX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 171210 OEX PUT VOLUME: 34927 OEX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 117069 OEX TOTAL VOLUME: 70177 OEX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 288279 OEX LEVELS HIGH: 605.40 LOW: 596.10 CLOSE: 600.71 +4.61 S&P 100 Index LEAPS OEX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 0 OEX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 1080 OEX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 4 OEX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 5087 OEX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 4 OEX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 6167 OEX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 121.07 LOW: 119.22 CLOSE: 120.14 +0.92 S&P 100 Index Fund Options-(OEF) OEF CALL VOLUME: 8 OEF CALL OPEN INTEREST: 426 OEF PUT VOLUME: 0 OEF PUT OPEN INTEREST: 933 OEF TOTAL VOLUME: 8 OEF TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1359 OEF LEVELS HIGH: 60.47 LOW: 60.03 CLOSE: 60.20 +0.75 S&P 500 Index-(SPX) SPX CALL VOLUME: 56354 SPX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 1068239 SPX PUT VOLUME: 94365 SPX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 995972 SPX TOTAL VOLUME: 150719 SPX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 2064211 SPX LEVELS HIGH: 1182.07 LOW: 1166.71 CLOSE: 1173.56 +6.85 S&P 500 Index LEAPS-(LSZ,LSW,LSY) SPX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 6 SPX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 405282 SPX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 1218 SPX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 545121 SPX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 1224 SPX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 950403 SPX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 118.20 LOW: 116.67 CLOSE: 117.36 +0.69 Options on the Nasdaq 100 Index Tracking Stock-(QQQ) QQQ CALL VOLUME: 42914 QQQ CALL OPEN INTEREST: 2032026 QQQ PUT VOLUME: 20811 QQQ PUT OPEN INTEREST: 796478 QQQ TOTAL VOLUME: 63725 QQQ TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 2828504 QQQ LEVELS HIGH: 45.30 LOW: 42.05 CLOSE: 42.15 -1.60 Options on the Nasdaq 100 Index Tracking Stock LEAPS QQQ LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 556 QQQ LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 216593 QQQ LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 128 QQQ LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 99309 QQQ LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 684 QQQ LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 315902 QQQ LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 45.30 LOW: 42.05 CLOSE: 42.15 -1.60 CBOE Mini-NDX Index-(MNX) MNX CALL VOLUME: 9184 MNX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 322180 MNX PUT VOLUME: 43487 MNX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 280925 MNX TOTAL VOLUME: 52671 MNX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 603105 MNX LEVELS HIGH: 181.37 LOW: 169.76 CLOSE: 169.79 -4.72 CBOE Mini-NDX LEAPS MNX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 1050 MNX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 32846 MNX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 301 MNX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 8223 MNX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 1351 MNX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 41069 MNX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 181.37 LOW: 169.76 CLOSE: 169.79 -4.72 Nasdaq 100 Index-(NDX) NDX CALL VOLUME: 2732 NDX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 66026 NDX PUT VOLUME: 4605 NDX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 52260 NDX TOTAL VOLUME: 7337 NDX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 118286 NDX LEVELS HIGH: 1813.68 LOW: 1697.61 CLOSE: 1697.92 -47.21 Dow Jones Industrial Average Index-(DJX] DJX CALL VOLUME: 8892 DJX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 178509 DJX PUT VOLUME: 21389 DJX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 361587 DJX TOTAL VOLUME: 30281 DJX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 540096 DJX LEVELS HIGH: 100.97 LOW: 99.81 CLOSE: 100.31 +0.58 Dow Jones Industrial Ave LEAPS DJX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 19 DJX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 8367 DJX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 40 DJX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 16890 DJX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 59 DJX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 25257 DJX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 100.97 LOW: 99.81 CLOSE: 100.31 +0.58 Dow Jones Trans Ave Index-(DTX) DTX CALL VOLUME: 28 DTX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 1039 DTX PUT VOLUME: 22 DTX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 199 DTX TOTAL VOLUME: 50 DTX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1238 DTX LEVELS HIGH: 271.08 LOW: 267.22 CLOSE: 270.30 +2.21 Dow Jones Trans Ave Index LEAPS DTX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 0 DTX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 10 DTX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 0 DTX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 15 DTX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 0 DTX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 25 DTX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 27.11 LOW: 26.72 CLOSE: 27.03 +0.22 Dow Jones Utilities Average Index-(DUX) DUX CALL VOLUME: 0 DUX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 45 DUX PUT VOLUME: 0 DUX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 55 DUX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 DUX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 100 DUX LEVELS HIGH: 376.18 LOW: 366.24 CLOSE: 375.50 +9.20 Dow Jones Internet Commerce Index-(ECM) ECM CALL VOLUME: 0 ECM CALL OPEN INTEREST: 294 ECM PUT VOLUME: 0 ECM PUT OPEN INTEREST: 132 ECM TOTAL VOLUME: 0 ECM TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 426 ECM LEVELS HIGH: 45.52 LOW: 43.21 CLOSE: 43.22 -0.01 Dow Jones Internet Commerce Index LEAPS ECM LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 0 ECM LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 52 ECM LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 0 ECM LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 20 ECM LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 0 ECM LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 72 ECM LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 4.55 LOW: 4.32 CLOSE: 4.32 .00 Options on The Dow 10-(MUT) MUT CALL VOLUME: 0 MUT CALL OPEN INTEREST: 361 MUT PUT VOLUME: 10 MUT PUT OPEN INTEREST: 50 MUT TOTAL VOLUME: 10 MUT TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 411 MUT LEVELS HIGH: 94.18 LOW: 93.03 CLOSE: 93.51 +0.44 Options on The Dow 10 LEAPS MUT LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 0 MUT LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 5 MUT LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 0 MUT LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 0 MUT LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 0 MUT LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 5 MUT LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 94.18 LOW: 93.03 CLOSE: 93.51 +0.44 Goldman Sachs Composite Index-(GTC) GTC CALL VOLUME: 0 GTC CALL OPEN INTEREST: 103 GTC PUT VOLUME: 0 GTC PUT OPEN INTEREST: 109 GTC TOTAL VOLUME: 0 GTC TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 212 GTC LEVELS HIGH: 229.62 LOW: 217.94 CLOSE: 218.11 -4.01 Goldman Sachs Hardware Index-(GHA) GHA CALL VOLUME: 0 GHA CALL OPEN INTEREST: 280 GHA PUT VOLUME: 20 GHA PUT OPEN INTEREST: 50 GHA TOTAL VOLUME: 20 GHA TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 330 GHA LEVELS HIGH: 320.96 LOW: 304.74 CLOSE: 305.53 -6.16 Goldman Sachs Internet Index-(GIN) GIN CALL VOLUME: 0 GIN CALL OPEN INTEREST: 628 GIN PUT VOLUME: 201 GIN PUT OPEN INTEREST: 777 GIN TOTAL VOLUME: 201 GIN TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1405 GIN LEVELS HIGH: 136.97 LOW: 123.82 CLOSE: 124.16 -6.72 Goldman Sachs Multimedia Networking Index-(GIP) GIP CALL VOLUME: 7 GIP CALL OPEN INTEREST: 561 GIP PUT VOLUME: 3 GIP PUT OPEN INTEREST: 447 GIP TOTAL VOLUME: 10 GIP TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1008 GIP LEVELS HIGH: 217.89 LOW: 206.22 CLOSE: 206.26 -0.94 Goldman Sachs Semiconductor Index-(GSM) GSM CALL VOLUME: 0 GSM CALL OPEN INTEREST: 81 GSM PUT VOLUME: 0 GSM PUT OPEN INTEREST: 169 GSM TOTAL VOLUME: 0 GSM TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 250 GSM LEVELS HIGH: 294.71 LOW: 275.59 CLOSE: 276.05 -8.68 Goldman Sachs Services Index-(GSV) GSV CALL VOLUME: 0 GSV CALL OPEN INTEREST: 0 GSV PUT VOLUME: 0 GSV PUT OPEN INTEREST: 0 GSV TOTAL VOLUME: 0 GSV TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 0 GSV LEVELS HIGH: 152.15 LOW: 148.20 CLOSE: 148.98 +0.78 Goldman Sachs Software Index-(GSO) GSO CALL VOLUME: 112 GSO CALL OPEN INTEREST: 617 GSO PUT VOLUME: 53 GSO PUT OPEN INTEREST: 242 GSO TOTAL VOLUME: 165 GSO TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 859 GSO LEVELS HIGH: 202.98 LOW: 182.77 CLOSE: 183.04 -11.75 New York Stock Exchange Composite Index-(NYA) NYA CALL VOLUME: 0 NYA CALL OPEN INTEREST: 19 NYA PUT VOLUME: 1 NYA PUT OPEN INTEREST: 50 NYA TOTAL VOLUME: 1 NYA TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 69 NYA LEVELS HIGH: 599.58 LOW: 593.76 CLOSE: 598.85 +5.09 Russell 2000 Index-(RUT) RUT CALL VOLUME: 158 RUT CALL OPEN INTEREST: 7706 RUT PUT VOLUME: 2397 RUT PUT OPEN INTEREST: 15139 RUT TOTAL VOLUME: 2555 RUT TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 22845 RUT LEVELS HIGH: 457.96 LOW: 451.74 CLOSE: 452.16 -1.53 S&P Banks Index-(BIX) BIX CALL VOLUME: 8 BIX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 129 BIX PUT VOLUME: 5 BIX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 97 BIX TOTAL VOLUME: 13 BIX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 226 BIX LEVELS HIGH: 622.50 LOW: 603.32 CLOSE: 622.49 +19.17 CBOE Gold Index-(GOX) GOX CALL VOLUME: 0 GOX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 276 GOX PUT VOLUME: 2 GOX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 91 GOX TOTAL VOLUME: 2 GOX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 367 GOX LEVELS HIGH: 35.98 LOW: 34.45 CLOSE: 34.49 -1.36 CBOE Internet Index-(INX) INX CALL VOLUME: 40 INX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 1328 INX PUT VOLUME: 106 INX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 283 INX TOTAL VOLUME: 146 INX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1611 INX LEVELS HIGH: 165.74 LOW: 155.94 CLOSE: 156.66 +0.72 CBOE Internet Index LEAPS INX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 0 INX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 4501 INX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 0 INX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 4500 INX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 0 INX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 9001 INX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 16.57 LOW: 15.59 CLOSE: 15.67 +0.08 Short Term Interest Rate Index-(IRX) IRX CALL VOLUME: 0 IRX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 0 IRX PUT VOLUME: 0 IRX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 31 IRX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 IRX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 31 IRX LEVELS HIGH: 44.30 LOW: 43.60 CLOSE: 43.80 -0.40 5 Year Treasury Yield Option-(FVX) FVX CALL VOLUME: 0 FVX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 0 FVX PUT VOLUME: 0 FVX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 349 FVX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 FVX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 349 FVX LEVELS HIGH: 45.83 LOW: 44.81 CLOSE: 45.10 -0.74 10 Year Treasury Yield Option-(TNX) TNX CALL VOLUME: 3 TNX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 384 TNX PUT VOLUME: 121 TNX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 1344 TNX TOTAL VOLUME: 124 TNX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1728 TNX LEVELS HIGH: 48.47 LOW: 47.76 CLOSE: 48.04 -0.47 30 Year Treasury Yield Option-(TYX) TYX CALL VOLUME: 23 TYX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 2105 TYX PUT VOLUME: 161 TYX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 3601 TYX TOTAL VOLUME: 184 TYX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 5706 TYX LEVELS HIGH: 52.97 LOW: 52.64 CLOSE: 52.91 +0.08 CBOE Mexico Index-(MEX) MEX CALL VOLUME: 0 MEX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 270 MEX PUT VOLUME: 0 MEX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 172 MEX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 MEX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 442 MEX LEVELS HIGH: 87.32 LOW: 85.97 CLOSE: 86.29 -0.36 S&P Retail Index-(RLX) RLX CALL VOLUME: 1 RLX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 185 RLX PUT VOLUME: 146 RLX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 174 RLX TOTAL VOLUME: 147 RLX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 359 RLX LEVELS HIGH: 843.72 LOW: 823.21 CLOSE: 835.87 +7.83 S&P Small Cap 600 Index-(SML) SML CALL VOLUME: 0 SML CALL OPEN INTEREST: 409 SML PUT VOLUME: 307 SML PUT OPEN INTEREST: 28 SML TOTAL VOLUME: 307 SML TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 437 SML LEVELS HIGH: 209.24 LOW: 206.51 CLOSE: 206.54 -0.93 CBOE Technology Index-(TXX) TXX CALL VOLUME: 159 TXX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 706 TXX PUT VOLUME: 136 TXX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 1157 TXX TOTAL VOLUME: 295 TXX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1863 TXX LEVELS HIGH: 614.20 LOW: 582.07 CLOSE: 582.58 -11.28 S&P Transportation Index-(TRX) TRX CALL VOLUME: 0 TRX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 0 TRX PUT VOLUME: 0 TRX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 0 TRX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 TRX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 0 TRX LEVELS HIGH: 670.58 LOW: 657.48 CLOSE: 668.66 +9.73 S&P Insurance Index-(IUX) IUX CALL VOLUME: 0 IUX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 0 IUX PUT VOLUME: 0 IUX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 0 IUX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 IUX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 0 IUX LEVELS HIGH: 714.81 LOW: 690.03 CLOSE: 707.97 +17.94 S&P Chemical Index-(CEX) CEX CALL VOLUME: 0 CEX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 100 CEX PUT VOLUME: 60 CEX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 156 CEX TOTAL VOLUME: 60 CEX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 256 CEX LEVELS HIGH: 411.14 LOW: 400.00 CLOSE: 400.61 -6.05 S&P Health Care Index-(HCX) HCX CALL VOLUME: 0 HCX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 12 HCX PUT VOLUME: 6 HCX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 8 HCX TOTAL VOLUME: 6 HCX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 20 HCX LEVELS HIGH: 788.11 LOW: 778.46 CLOSE: 788.11 +2.42 CBOE OIL Index-(OIX) OIX CALL VOLUME: 0 OIX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 55 OIX PUT VOLUME: 0 OIX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 135 OIX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 OIX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 190 OIX LEVELS HIGH: 315.46 LOW: 311.24 CLOSE: 312.36 -1.43