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To: TraderAlan who wrote (16893)	9/18/2003 5:25:25 PM
From: Threei	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18137

Wow! Elegant...

To: TraderAlan who wrote (16893)	9/18/2003 10:16:39 PM
From: gwb-trading	Respond to of 18137

New E-Mail Worm Targets Hole in Internet Explorer story.news.yahoo.com SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Anti-virus companies warned on Thursday of a new computer worm circulating through e-mail that purports to be security software from Microsoft Corp. but actually tries to disable security programs that are already running. The worm, dubbed "Swen" or "Gibe," takes advantage of a two-year-old hole in Internet Explorer and affects systems that have not installed a patch for that security hole, according to Internet security company Network Associates Inc.. The malicious program arrives as an attachment to an e-mail pretending to contain a patch for holes in Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook Express and then mails itself off to addresses located on the victim's computer. The worm also can spread over Internet relay chat and the KaZaa peer-to-peer network, as well as copy itself over shared networks, Network Associates said. When it infects a computer it alerts a Web site that appears to be counting the infections, according to Symantec Corp., another Internet security outfit. The number of the counter was near 760,000 by Thursday afternoon. Network Associates rated the worm a low risk for corporate users and a medium risk for home users. The company and rival Symantec, among others, were offering anti-virus updates that detects and removes the worm. Microsoft has cautioned customers in the past against e-mail software updates, saying it does not distribute patches that way but rather directs them to its Web site.

To: TraderAlan who wrote (16893)	9/20/2003 11:46:56 PM
From: Joseph Silent	Respond to of 18137

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To: TraderAlan who wrote (16893)	9/20/2003 11:52:27 PM
From: Joseph Silent	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18137

Trader Alan and the rest, I know you folks are experienced tape readers, and some of you are inclined towards research. Can you please help with the following? This would be much appreciated. On each stock X, there is a list of trades taking place in time, and then there is a quote (bxa). This is followed by a list of trades and then another quote, repeatedly. (a) Is a quote listed before the trades that trigger it are listed? I have some research material which suggests this (from about 1992). It is unclear how much technology has changed things. (b) if you have to classify a particular trade (say if you were scanning the tape at end-of say) as a buy or sell, how would you go about it? I can be more detailed if required; but am not sure if someone here has thought about such things or already knows, or even gives a damn. :) The question is very simple, but the answer is not --- to me at least. Either a trade can be classified as a buy or sell (as you watch it in time), or not. If you believe it can, even probabilistically, what rule will you use? I have some ideas, but there is no substitute for experience. That is why I ask. Thanks much, Joseph