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To: maceng2 who wrote (198590)	10/18/2002 3:22:34 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Respond to of 436258

see it happen quite a bit. it seems, on the QQQs at least, that if the number of options on bid/ask is a nice round number like, say, 2000, it's a program buying/selling. especially on lower-volume options deeper ITM that always have at least a couple K on bid/ask but trade only 15 (or whatever) contracts all day.

To: maceng2 who wrote (198590)	10/18/2002 3:34:17 PM
From: ild	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

PB, many options are not liquid and they may not have to honor their bid/ask. Also different exchanges have different bid/ask and in many cases you can't control which exchange your order is routed to. I never do market orders with options.