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To: andy steele who wrote (6430)	10/27/1997 4:35:00 PM
From: Early Out	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 79449

What I don't like about these numbers, or the program trading curbs at 50, is that they are static numbers instead of percentages. A 350 point drop now is a whole lot different than when these things were put in place (was it after '87 or '90, I forget?)

To: andy steele who wrote (6430)	10/27/1997 4:52:00 PM
From: Vin P	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 79449

ANDY, When the DOW drops 550 points,trading is halted for one hour,not for the day. Today when the DOW dropped 554 points it was 3:30 P.M.