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To: hobo who wrote (10158)	3/28/2001 7:40:17 PM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10876

Gentlemen, please! Since there are only three of us here at this point in time, and each of us are good traders, let's not play "Survivor" and try to push each other off the island. Here's some raw data to feed the animal trader in you, tosc: CBOE Market Summary for 03/28/2001: Put/Call Ratio: .86 VXN OPENING VALUE: 69.46 VXN HIGH VALUE : 69.46 VXN LOW VALUE : 67.77 VXN CLOSING VALUE: 68.37 VIX OPENING VALUE: 32.99 VIX HIGH VALUE : 33.95 VIX LOW VALUE : 32.30 VIX CLOSING VALUE: 33.22 EQUITY OPTION TOTAL EQUITY CALL VOLUME : 586,038 TOTAL EQUITY PUT VOLUME : 427,916 TOTAL VOLUME : 1,013,954 INDEX OPTION TOTAL INDEX CALL VOLUME : 52,248 TOTAL INDEX PUT VOLUME : 122,174 TOTAL VOLUME : 174,422 Sum of All Products TOTAL CALL VOLUME: 638441 TOTAL CALL OPEN INTEREST:42731914 TOTAL PUT VOLUME: 550280 TOTAL PUT OPEN INTEREST:24350188 TOTAL VOLUME: 1188721 TOTAL OPEN INTEREST:67082102 Equity LEAPS Summary TOTAL CALL VOLUME: 26552 TOTAL CALL OPEN INTEREST: 4809913 TOTAL PUT VOLUME: 21876 TOTAL PUT OPEN INTEREST: 2261827 TOTAL VOLUME: 48428 TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 7071740 S&P 100 Index-(OEX) OEX CALL VOLUME: 10219 OEX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 97194 OEX PUT VOLUME: 23661 OEX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 89241 OEX TOTAL VOLUME: 33880 OEX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 186435 OEX LEVELS HIGH: 605.58 LOW: 584.91 CLOSE: 588.31 -17.27 S&P 100 Index LEAPS OEX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 0 OEX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 1390 OEX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 100 OEX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 4212 OEX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 100 OEX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 5602 OEX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 121.12 LOW: 116.97 CLOSE: 117.66 -3.46 S&P 100 Index Fund Options-(OEF) OEF CALL VOLUME: 25 OEF CALL OPEN INTEREST: 447 OEF PUT VOLUME: 0 OEF PUT OPEN INTEREST: 312 OEF TOTAL VOLUME: 25 OEF TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 759 OEF LEVELS HIGH: 59.23 LOW: 58.59 CLOSE: 58.66 -1.63 S&P 500 Index-(SPX) SPX CALL VOLUME: 14547 SPX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 723187 SPX PUT VOLUME: 44959 SPX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 750828 SPX TOTAL VOLUME: 59506 SPX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1474015 SPX LEVELS HIGH: 1182.17 LOW: 1148.12 CLOSE: 1153.29 -28.88 S&P 500 Index LEAPS-(LSZ,LSW,LSY) SPX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 7873 SPX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 413851 SPX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 1194 SPX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 544285 SPX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 9067 SPX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 958136 SPX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 118.22 LOW: 114.78 CLOSE: 115.33 -2.89 Options on the Nasdaq 100 Index Tracking Stock-(QQQ) QQQ CALL VOLUME: 20331 QQQ CALL OPEN INTEREST: 1646930 QQQ PUT VOLUME: 21424 QQQ PUT OPEN INTEREST: 762857 QQQ TOTAL VOLUME: 41755 QQQ TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 2409787 QQQ LEVELS HIGH: 42.10 LOW: 39.68 CLOSE: 39.70 -3.55 Options on the Nasdaq 100 Index Tracking Stock LEAPS QQQ LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 4146 QQQ LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 285802 QQQ LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 38 QQQ LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 124353 QQQ LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 4184 QQQ LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 410155 QQQ LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 42.10 LOW: 39.68 CLOSE: 39.70 -3.55 CBOE Mini-NDX Index-(MNX) MNX CALL VOLUME: 7702 MNX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 227733 MNX PUT VOLUME: 3652 MNX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 214366 MNX TOTAL VOLUME: 11354 MNX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 442099 MNX LEVELS HIGH: 173.56 LOW: 160.04 CLOSE: 160.22 -13.34 CBOE Mini-NDX LEAPS MNX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 0 MNX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 36493 MNX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 0 MNX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 9124 MNX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 0 MNX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 45617 MNX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 173.56 LOW: 160.04 CLOSE: 160.22 -13.34 Nasdaq 100 Index-(NDX) NDX CALL VOLUME: 2185 NDX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 44392 NDX PUT VOLUME: 2789 NDX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 37574 NDX TOTAL VOLUME: 4974 NDX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 81966 NDX LEVELS HIGH: 1687.92 LOW: 1600.37 CLOSE: 1602.22 -133.41 Dow Jones Industrial Average Index-(DJX] DJX CALL VOLUME: 5626 DJX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 146076 DJX PUT VOLUME: 43793 DJX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 387611 DJX TOTAL VOLUME: 49419 DJX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 533687 DJX LEVELS HIGH: 99.41 LOW: 96.96 CLOSE: 97.85 -1.63 Dow Jones Industrial Ave LEAPS DJX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 6 DJX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 9810 DJX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 33 DJX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 17747 DJX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 39 DJX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 27557 DJX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 99.41 LOW: 96.96 CLOSE: 97.85 -1.63 Dow Jones Trans Ave Index-(DTX) DTX CALL VOLUME: 0 DTX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 273 DTX PUT VOLUME: 10 DTX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 247 DTX TOTAL VOLUME: 10 DTX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 520 DTX LEVELS HIGH: 280.56 LOW: 274.70 CLOSE: 276.51 -3.74 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: 4 DTX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 0 DTX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 14 DTX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 28.06 LOW: 27.47 CLOSE: 27.65 -0.37 Dow Jones Utilities Average Index-(DUX) DUX CALL VOLUME: 2 DUX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 0 DUX PUT VOLUME: 0 DUX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 1 DUX TOTAL VOLUME: 2 DUX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1 DUX LEVELS HIGH: 376.46 LOW: 367.75 CLOSE: 372.84 -2.22 Dow Jones Internet Commerce Index-(ECM) ECM CALL VOLUME: 0 ECM CALL OPEN INTEREST: 172 ECM PUT VOLUME: 0 ECM PUT OPEN INTEREST: 82 ECM TOTAL VOLUME: 0 ECM TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 254 ECM LEVELS HIGH: 45.61 LOW: 42.25 CLOSE: 42.33 -3.28 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: 4.56 LOW: 4.22 CLOSE: 4.23 -0.33 Options on The Dow 10-(MUT) MUT CALL VOLUME: 0 MUT CALL OPEN INTEREST: 150 MUT PUT VOLUME: 0 MUT PUT OPEN INTEREST: 148 MUT TOTAL VOLUME: 0 MUT TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 298 MUT LEVELS HIGH: 91.95 LOW: 89.26 CLOSE: 90.48 -1.47 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: 91.95 LOW: 89.26 CLOSE: 90.48 -1.47 Goldman Sachs Composite Index-(GTC) GTC CALL VOLUME: 0 GTC CALL OPEN INTEREST: 100 GTC PUT VOLUME: 0 GTC PUT OPEN INTEREST: 250 GTC TOTAL VOLUME: 0 GTC TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 350 GTC LEVELS HIGH: 227.55 LOW: 209.38 CLOSE: 209.59 -17.96 Goldman Sachs Hardware Index-(GHA) GHA CALL VOLUME: 0 GHA CALL OPEN INTEREST: 47 GHA PUT VOLUME: 0 GHA PUT OPEN INTEREST: 2 GHA TOTAL VOLUME: 0 GHA TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 49 GHA LEVELS HIGH: 317.31 LOW: 297.65 CLOSE: 298.72 -18.63 Goldman Sachs Internet Index-(GIN) GIN CALL VOLUME: 5 GIN CALL OPEN INTEREST: 307 GIN PUT VOLUME: 5 GIN PUT OPEN INTEREST: 381 GIN TOTAL VOLUME: 10 GIN TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 688 GIN LEVELS HIGH: 125.78 LOW: 109.40 CLOSE: 109.84 -15.94 Goldman Sachs Multimedia Networking Index-(GIP) GIP CALL VOLUME: 120 GIP CALL OPEN INTEREST: 658 GIP PUT VOLUME: 7 GIP PUT OPEN INTEREST: 496 GIP TOTAL VOLUME: 127 GIP TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1154 GIP LEVELS HIGH: 210.86 LOW: 183.43 CLOSE: 185.00 -25.86 Goldman Sachs Semiconductor Index-(GSM) GSM CALL VOLUME: 0 GSM CALL OPEN INTEREST: 67 GSM PUT VOLUME: 0 GSM PUT OPEN INTEREST: 150 GSM TOTAL VOLUME: 0 GSM TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 217 GSM LEVELS HIGH: 296.67 LOW: 273.88 CLOSE: 274.00 -22.67 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: 145.23 LOW: 143.11 CLOSE: 143.39 -1.84 Goldman Sachs Software Index-(GSO) GSO CALL VOLUME: 2 GSO CALL OPEN INTEREST: 734 GSO PUT VOLUME: 0 GSO PUT OPEN INTEREST: 305 GSO TOTAL VOLUME: 2 GSO TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1039 GSO LEVELS HIGH: 195.60 LOW: 177.38 CLOSE: 177.75 -17.85 New York Stock Exchange Composite Index-(NYA) NYA CALL VOLUME: 0 NYA CALL OPEN INTEREST: 45 NYA PUT VOLUME: 3 NYA PUT OPEN INTEREST: 46 NYA TOTAL VOLUME: 3 NYA TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 91 NYA LEVELS HIGH: 599.69 LOW: 586.90 CLOSE: 590.06 -9.63 Russell 2000 Index-(RUT) RUT CALL VOLUME: 319 RUT CALL OPEN INTEREST: 2769 RUT PUT VOLUME: 905 RUT PUT OPEN INTEREST: 8926 RUT TOTAL VOLUME: 1224 RUT TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 11695 RUT LEVELS HIGH: 452.88 LOW: 442.20 CLOSE: 442.20 -10.68 S&P Banks Index-(BIX) BIX CALL VOLUME: 11 BIX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 51 BIX PUT VOLUME: 0 BIX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 12 BIX TOTAL VOLUME: 11 BIX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 63 BIX LEVELS HIGH: 628.82 LOW: 616.28 CLOSE: 628.03 -0.79 CBOE Gold Index-(GOX) GOX CALL VOLUME: 10 GOX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 153 GOX PUT VOLUME: 0 GOX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 102 GOX TOTAL VOLUME: 10 GOX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 255 GOX LEVELS HIGH: 32.81 LOW: 31.62 CLOSE: 32.14 -0.67 CBOE Internet Index-(INX) INX CALL VOLUME: 0 INX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 1027 INX PUT VOLUME: 0 INX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 284 INX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 INX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1311 INX LEVELS HIGH: 166.31 LOW: 150.90 CLOSE: 151.67 -14.64 CBOE Internet Index LEAPS INX LEAPS CALL VOLUME: 0 INX LEAPS CALL OPEN INTEREST: 4511 INX LEAPS PUT VOLUME: 0 INX LEAPS PUT OPEN INTEREST: 4510 INX LEAPS TOTAL VOLUME: 0 INX LEAPS TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 9021 INX LEAPS LEVELS HIGH: 16.63 LOW: 15.09 CLOSE: 15.17 -1.46 Short Term Interest Rate Index-(IRX) IRX CALL VOLUME: 0 IRX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 0 IRX PUT VOLUME: 0 IRX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 11 IRX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 IRX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 11 IRX LEVELS HIGH: 42.30 LOW: 42.00 CLOSE: 42.30 -0.10 5 Year Treasury Yield Option-(FVX) FVX CALL VOLUME: 0 FVX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 0 FVX PUT VOLUME: 10 FVX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 614 FVX TOTAL VOLUME: 10 FVX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 614 FVX LEVELS HIGH: 46.57 LOW: 46.27 CLOSE: 46.35 -0.30 10 Year Treasury Yield Option-(TNX) TNX CALL VOLUME: 0 TNX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 284 TNX PUT VOLUME: 20 TNX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 1322 TNX TOTAL VOLUME: 20 TNX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1606 TNX LEVELS HIGH: 49.87 LOW: 49.51 CLOSE: 49.71 -0.12 30 Year Treasury Yield Option-(TYX) TYX CALL VOLUME: 155 TYX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 1506 TYX PUT VOLUME: 160 TYX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 2784 TYX TOTAL VOLUME: 315 TYX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 4290 TYX LEVELS HIGH: 54.84 LOW: 54.28 CLOSE: 54.64 +0.19 CBOE Mexico Index-(MEX) MEX CALL VOLUME: 0 MEX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 78 MEX PUT VOLUME: 0 MEX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 65 MEX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 MEX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 143 MEX LEVELS HIGH: 83.71 LOW: 82.16 CLOSE: 82.45 -1.26 S&P Retail Index-(RLX) RLX CALL VOLUME: 0 RLX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 422 RLX PUT VOLUME: 6 RLX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 503 RLX TOTAL VOLUME: 6 RLX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 925 RLX LEVELS HIGH: 848.32 LOW: 823.25 CLOSE: 841.10 -7.13 S&P Small Cap 600 Index-(SML) SML CALL VOLUME: 0 SML CALL OPEN INTEREST: 48 SML PUT VOLUME: 0 SML PUT OPEN INTEREST: 311 SML TOTAL VOLUME: 0 SML TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 359 SML LEVELS HIGH: 206.76 LOW: 201.69 CLOSE: 201.69 -5.07 CBOE Technology Index-(TXX) TXX CALL VOLUME: 40 TXX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 551 TXX PUT VOLUME: 65 TXX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 958 TXX TOTAL VOLUME: 105 TXX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 1509 TXX LEVELS HIGH: 608.80 LOW: 560.94 CLOSE: 562.17 -46.65 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: 699.13 LOW: 689.47 CLOSE: 693.60 -5.50 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: 704.07 LOW: 695.10 CLOSE: 703.56 -0.24 S&P Chemical Index-(CEX) CEX CALL VOLUME: 0 CEX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 100 CEX PUT VOLUME: 0 CEX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 250 CEX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 CEX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 350 CEX LEVELS HIGH: 399.72 LOW: 386.99 CLOSE: 395.68 -4.04 S&P Health Care Index-(HCX) HCX CALL VOLUME: 0 HCX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 10 HCX PUT VOLUME: 0 HCX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 3 HCX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 HCX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 13 HCX LEVELS HIGH: 788.46 LOW: 771.59 CLOSE: 786.89 +8.15 CBOE OIL Index-(OIX) OIX CALL VOLUME: 0 OIX CALL OPEN INTEREST: 7 OIX PUT VOLUME: 0 OIX PUT OPEN INTEREST: 15 OIX TOTAL VOLUME: 0 OIX TOTAL OPEN INTEREST: 22 OIX LEVELS HIGH: 309.31 LOW: 303.60 CLOSE: 304.88 -4.43