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To: Mark Adams who wrote (102110)	5/14/2001 4:48:39 PM
From: Sam Scrutchins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Mark and all. Anyone care to comment on the absolutely huge options volume on the QQQ's today, both puts and calls. Looks like a mean bear spread on the puts. I've never seen such huge options volume on any security. Sam

To: Mark Adams who wrote (102110)	5/14/2001 4:58:08 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

The IRP / DSM slant really dates the article. To be sure, there were a lot of electric utilities that did try to turn this to their favor to engage in "load-building" to take business away from LDCs --I don't view that as sinister, just natural. But IRP / DSM is dead as far as I know -- I know there are still laws on the books, filings required and so forth, but it's a perfunctory exercise in most jurisdictions since open access ... just seems like the guy worked a lot in regulation, thinks he has it all figured out and wants to share his ideas. When you argue the merits of your particular POV time after time in front of a PUC -- most of what you write sounds like a paranoid rant until you are away from it for a little while. You are used to arguing in order to win ...