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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (42748)	12/14/2005 10:31:01 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Ce ne sont pas toujours les meilleurs qui sont récompensés. -g- Hey where did the frenchies get this one from? "Les conseilleurs ne sont pas les payeurs." french.about.com

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (42748)	12/14/2005 11:32:47 AM
From: ild	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

KT, I was investigation the issue of why we see small specs very active comparing to large specs in E-minis SP500. It turned out that on January 20, 2005 they increased E-mini S+P small/large speculator classification level to 1,000 from 300. 1,000 contracts in E-minis is over $63 mil ($1,269 X 50 X 1,000), so most individual traders (besides you and I -g-)and smaller hedge funds fall into small category. This level for full S+P Stock Index, has not changed since May 2000 when it was increased from 600 to 1,000.