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To: StanX Long who wrote (58958)	1/17/2002 3:15:25 AM
From: StanX Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Thursday January 17 1:02 AM ET Compaq Earns Fall on Weak Tech Spending dailynews.yahoo.com By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news), the country's No. 2 personal computer maker, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter operating earnings fell sharply, but Wall Street took heart in a late-year sales boost and an improved outlook. Houston-based Compaq closed out a year marked by quarter after quarter of earnings disappointments by topping Wall Street estimates and calling for a recovery in technology spending during the second half of 2002. Compaq shares rose to $11.40 in after-hours trade on Instinet from the close of $11.17. The results came after the close of trade on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites). Compaq -- which plans to merge with competitor Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HWP - news) -- said it earned 6 cents per share in the fourth quarter, before a $36 million charge for merger-related expenses. That is down from 30 cents per share in the year-ago period, which excluded a $1.8 billion write-down on an equity investment.

To: StanX Long who wrote (58958)	1/17/2002 9:45:30 AM
From: Sam Citron	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

I can get a better estimate of maxpain (now ~ 45) merely by eyeballing the open interest table at Dreyfus and looking at the distribution. I find the CBOE site redundant and difficult to use because it spills over more than one page.