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To: robert w fain who wrote (2238)	11/26/1997 3:47:00 PM
From: david jung	Respond to of 6180

Memory makers drive costs lower news.com ... "TI-Acer and Vanguard International Semiconductor said they will use new manufacturing expertise to keep their production costs for 16-megabit dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chips under $3 per unit, according to a report in Taiwan's Commercial Times that appeared in the online edition of Nikkei Business Publications. " David WallStreet Links: 100+ Investment Links members.tripod.com New mirror site: angelfire.com Implied Volatilities on txn options: stock price: 48.62 Today is (mm/dd/yy): 11 26 97 Description Last Volat Bid Volat Ask Volat chg high low vol OI sym time C DEC97 40.0 11.00 0.804 8.75 0.000 9.25 0.423 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 35 TXNLH 0.15 C DEC97 42.5 7.88 0.553 6.50 0.239 7.00 0.387 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 11 TXNLV 0.15 C DEC97 45.0 5.00 0.360 4.62 0.296 5.00 0.360 -1.62 7.12 4.62 23 315 TXNLI 0.15 C DEC97 47.5 3.38 0.352 3.12 0.317 3.50 0.369 -1.12 4.88 3.12 72 8298 TXNLA 0.15 C DEC97 50.0 2.25 0.362 2.12 0.345 2.25 0.362 -0.50 3.62 2.12 672 5825 TXNLJ 0.15 C DEC97 52.5 1.25 0.341 1.00 0.303 1.25 0.341 -0.62 2.38 1.19 181 4084 TXNLB 0.15 C DEC97 55.0 0.69 0.338 0.69 0.338 0.88 0.372 -0.31 1.50 0.69 642 6847 TXNLK 0.15 C DEC97 57.5 0.38 0.341 0.38 0.341 0.56 0.386 -0.38 0.75 0.38 907 3832 TXNLQ 0.15 C DEC97 60.0 0.31 0.384 0.25 0.365 0.38 0.402 -0.06 0.50 0.25 784 5611 TXNLL 0.15 C DEC97 62.5 0.25 0.416 0.12 0.361 0.38 0.458 0.00 0.31 0.25 782 2940 TXNLR 0.15 C DEC97 65.0 0.12 0.406 0.06 0.362 0.25 0.466 -0.06 0.12 0.12 1530 2645 TXNLM 0.15 C DEC97 67.5 0.31 0.537 0.06 0.402 0.31 0.537 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1206 TXNLS 0.15 C JAN98 15.0 5.38 0.000 33.25 0.000 34.25 1.569 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 188 TXNAC 0.23 C JAN98 17.5 77.00 30.000 30.75 0.000 31.75 1.365 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 380 TXNAW 0.23 C JAN98 20.0 4.12 0.000 28.25 0.000 29.25 1.191 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2740 TXNAD 0.23 C JAN98 22.5 73.88 30.000 25.75 0.000 26.75 1.039 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2898 TXNAX 0.23 C JAN98 25.0 23.50 0.000 23.25 0.000 24.25 0.905 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2700 TXNAE 0.23 C JAN98 27.5 43.88 6.241 20.75 0.000 21.75 0.783 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 3666 TXNAY 0.23 C JAN98 30.0 2.50 0.000 18.38 0.000 19.12 0.613 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1864 TXNAF 0.23 C JAN98 32.5 19.25 1.145 16.00 0.000 16.75 0.572 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1250 TXNAZ 0.23 C JAN98 35.0 14.12 0.426 13.50 0.000 14.25 0.479 12.62 14.12 14.12 2 2632 TXNAG 0.23 C JAN98 37.5 81.62 30.000 11.25 0.000 12.00 0.464 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 7602 TXNAU 0.23 C JAN98 40.0 12.00 0.777 9.25 0.309 9.75 0.426 1.50 12.00 12.00 10 1727 TXNAH 0.23 C JAN98 42.5 71.38 30.000 7.38 0.353 7.88 0.431 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1830 TXNAV 0.23 C JAN98 45.0 6.00 0.405 6.00 0.405 6.12 0.420 -1.00 8.00 6.00 26 1736 TXNAI 0.23 C JAN98 47.5 6.25 0.592 4.38 0.385 4.75 0.426 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 4393 TXNAA 0.23 C JAN98 50.0 3.25 0.391 3.25 0.391 3.62 0.431 -1.12 5.00 3.25 170 4779 TXNAJ 0.23 C JAN98 52.5 2.50 0.410 2.25 0.383 2.62 0.424 -0.75 3.88 2.50 105 4298 TXNAB 0.23 C JAN98 55.0 1.88 0.421 1.75 0.406 2.00 0.436 -0.38 2.75 1.75 116 4382 TXNAK 0.23 C JAN98 57.5 1.25 0.410 1.12 0.393 1.38 0.427 -0.25 2.00 1.25 61 4027 TXNAQ 0.23 C JAN98 60.0 0.88 0.413 0.88 0.413 1.12 0.451 -0.25 1.38 0.88 119 3726 TXNAL 0.23 C JAN98 62.5 0.75 0.442 0.62 0.419 0.88 0.464 0.00 1.12 0.75 46 2722 TXNAR 0.23 C JAN98 65.0 0.50 0.437 0.50 0.437 0.75 0.489 -0.06 0.75 0.50 8 6378 TXNAM 0.23 C JAN98 67.5 0.38 0.446 0.31 0.428 0.56 0.493 -0.12 0.38 0.38 20 4106 TXNAS 0.23 C JAN98 70.0 0.38 0.483 0.25 0.444 0.38 0.483 -0.12 0.38 0.38 18 4972 TXNAN 0.23 C JAN98 72.5 11.75 1.935 0.12 0.421 0.31 0.499 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 3338 TXNAT 0.23 C JAN98 75.0 0.25 0.508 0.12 0.450 0.25 0.508 -0.06 0.25 0.25 40 4130 TXNAO 0.23 C APR98 40.0 13.50 0.663 11.12 0.425 11.88 0.504 8.25 13.50 13.50 4 42 TXNDH 0.48 C APR98 45.0 8.62 0.481 8.12 0.439 8.62 0.481 -1.12 8.88 8.62 13 270 TXNDI 0.48 C APR98 47.5 7.62 0.501 7.00 0.453 7.50 0.492 -0.12 7.62 7.62 4 447 TXNDA 0.48 C APR98 50.0 6.00 0.462 5.88 0.453 6.38 0.490 -1.25 8.00 6.00 43 1987 TXNDJ 0.48 C APR98 52.5 5.62 0.507 4.88 0.451 5.25 0.479 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 328 TXNDB 0.48 C APR98 55.0 4.62 0.495 4.12 0.457 4.50 0.485 -0.50 5.50 4.62 79 1261 TXNDK 0.48 C APR98 57.5 4.50 0.540 3.50 0.463 3.88 0.492 0.00 4.62 4.50 69 414 TXNDQ 0.48 C APR98 60.0 3.00 0.472 2.88 0.462 3.25 0.492 -0.38 4.00 3.00 29 1101 TXNDL 0.48 C APR98 62.5 3.12 0.526 2.19 0.445 2.56 0.478 0.38 3.12 3.12 10 669 TXNDR 0.48 C APR98 65.0 2.12 0.478 2.00 0.466 2.19 0.484 -0.50 2.88 2.12 69 725 TXNDM 0.48 C APR98 67.5 20.50 1.944 1.62 0.464 1.88 0.489 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 438 TXNDS 0.48 C APR98 70.0 1.44 0.476 1.25 0.455 1.50 0.483 -0.31 1.88 1.44 70 924 TXNDN 0.48 C APR98 72.5 1.38 0.499 0.94 0.445 1.19 0.476 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1384 TXNDT 0.48 C APR98 75.0 0.75 0.444 0.75 0.444 1.00 0.479 -0.62 1.38 0.75 8 1584 TXNDO 0.48 C JUL98 40.0 13.75 0.540 12.50 0.440 13.25 0.501 -1.00 13.75 13.75 1 6 TXNGH 0.73 C JUL98 45.0 12.00 0.602 9.88 0.459 10.38 0.493 0.00 12.00 12.00 1 0 TXNGI 0.73 C JUL98 55.0 5.75 0.460 5.75 0.460 6.25 0.490 -1.25 7.62 5.75 17 17 TXNGK 0.73 C JAN99 17.5 61.25 30.000 31.25 0.000 32.25 0.555 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 4 VXTAW 1.23 C JAN99 20.0 18.25 0.000 29.00 0.000 30.00 0.531 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 626 VXTAD 1.23 C JAN99 22.5 28.88 0.684 26.88 0.000 27.88 0.526 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 330 VXTAX 1.23 C JAN99 30.0 14.50 0.000 21.00 0.402 22.00 0.511 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2574 VXTAF 1.23 C JAN99 40.0 16.25 0.537 14.75 0.447 15.50 0.492 0.00 16.25 16.25 5 658 VXTAH 1.23 C JAN99 45.0 13.00 0.492 12.25 0.453 13.00 0.492 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1028 VXTAI 1.23 C JAN99 50.0 12.25 0.559 10.12 0.455 10.88 0.492 0.38 12.25 12.25 11 2809 VXTAJ 1.23 C JAN99 55.0 10.00 0.534 8.38 0.458 8.88 0.481 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1286 VXTAK 1.23 C JAN99 60.0 7.38 0.481 7.00 0.464 7.50 0.487 -0.75 8.62 7.38 27 1736 VXTAL 1.23 C JAN99 65.0 6.25 0.486 5.75 0.463 6.25 0.486 0.12 6.50 6.25 7 1073 VXTAM 1.23 C JAN99 70.0 5.62 0.506 4.75 0.463 5.12 0.482 0.38 5.62 5.62 5 878 VXTAN 1.23 C JAN99 75.0 5.00 0.518 4.00 0.467 4.25 0.480 0.25 5.00 4.62 13 4757 VXTAO 1.23 C JAN00 40.0 20.00 0.533 18.38 0.459 19.12 0.493 -0.50 20.00 20.00 1 41 LTNAH 2.23 C JAN00 45.0 18.25 0.547 16.75 0.485 17.50 0.516 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 452 LTNAI 2.23 C JAN00 50.0 15.25 0.501 14.38 0.467 15.12 0.496 -1.25 16.50 15.25 6 455 LTNAJ 2.23 C JAN00 55.0 14.50 0.534 13.12 0.483 13.88 0.511 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 835 LTNAK 2.23 C JAN00 60.0 12.38 0.508 11.25 0.469 12.00 0.495 0.50 12.38 12.38 3 617 LTNAL 2.23 C JAN00 70.0 10.38 0.522 9.00 0.474 9.50 0.491 0.00 10.38 10.38 1 276 LTNAN 2.23 C JAN00 75.0 9.12 0.512 8.38 0.487 8.88 0.504 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 495 LTNAO 2.23 P DEC97 40.0 0.38 0.421 0.25 0.378 0.38 0.421 0.06 0.38 0.38 10 3198 TXNXH 0.15 P DEC97 42.5 0.31 0.307 0.50 0.355 0.75 0.411 -0.25 0.31 0.31 47 1070 TXNXV 0.15 P DEC97 45.0 1.00 0.343 0.88 0.321 1.12 0.364 0.00 1.00 0.62 210 3020 TXNXI 0.15 P DEC97 47.5 2.00 0.357 1.88 0.340 2.12 0.374 0.12 2.12 1.25 494 7481 TXNXA 0.15 P DEC97 50.0 3.25 0.352 3.00 0.319 3.25 0.352 0.50 3.25 1.88 831 4850 TXNXJ 0.15 P DEC97 52.5 5.00 0.369 4.75 0.332 5.12 0.387 0.38 5.00 3.38 40 1834 TXNXB 0.15 P DEC97 55.0 7.00 0.386 6.62 0.318 7.12 0.407 0.62 7.00 5.12 701 1728 TXNXK 0.15 P DEC97 57.5 8.38 0.000 8.88 0.333 9.38 0.443 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 3577 TXNXQ 0.15 P DEC97 60.0 11.00 0.000 11.12 0.305 11.88 0.515 2.00 11.00 11.00 10 1135 TXNXL 0.15 P DEC97 62.5 1.62 0.000 13.50 0.193 14.25 0.555 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 962 TXNXR 0.15 P DEC97 67.5 2.62 0.000 18.50 0.363 19.25 0.673 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 104 TXNXS 0.15 P JAN98 25.0 24.75 14.364 0.06 0.654 0.25 0.824 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 8874 TXNME 0.23 P JAN98 30.0 28.00 8.287 0.06 0.492 0.31 0.658 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 9998 TXNMF 0.23 P JAN98 35.0 0.25 0.459 0.25 0.459 0.50 0.544 -0.12 0.25 0.25 4 6008 TXNMG 0.23 P JAN98 37.5 0.50 0.456 0.38 0.422 0.62 0.488 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 5480 TXNMU 0.23 P JAN98 40.0 0.62 0.399 0.62 0.399 0.88 0.449 -0.12 0.88 0.56 21 3101 TXNMH 0.23 P JAN98 42.5 1.12 0.396 1.25 0.415 1.50 0.452 -0.12 1.12 1.00 2513 4769 TXNMV 0.23 P JAN98 45.0 1.62 0.363 2.00 0.410 2.38 0.456 0.12 1.62 1.38 73 6209 TXNMI 0.23 P JAN98 47.5 2.56 0.357 3.00 0.406 3.38 0.447 -0.69 2.56 2.56 1 3845 TXNMA 0.23 P JAN98 50.0 4.62 0.440 4.25 0.400 4.62 0.440 1.00 4.62 3.25 67 5376 TXNMJ 0.23 P JAN98 52.5 4.75 0.282 5.88 0.409 6.38 0.463 -1.00 4.75 4.62 9 3227 TXNMB 0.23 P JAN98 55.5 6.50 0.174 7.62 0.360 8.12 0.422 -1.38 6.50 6.50 10 2038 TXNMK 0.23 P JAN98 57.5 2.62 0.000 9.62 0.415 10.00 0.464 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 3848 TXNMQ 0.23 P JAN98 60.0 10.88 0.215 11.62 0.402 12.38 0.512 0.75 10.88 10.88 5 2046 TXNML 0.23 P JAN98 62.5 4.00 0.000 13.75 0.383 14.50 0.517 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 996 TXNMR 0.23 P JAN98 65.0 15.75 0.000 16.12 0.401 16.88 0.551 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 560 TXNMM 0.23 P JAN98 67.5 19.25 0.579 18.50 0.408 19.25 0.579 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1292 TXNMS 0.23 P JAN98 70.0 1.00 0.000 20.88 0.402 21.88 0.648 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 146 TXNMN 0.23 P JAN98 72.5 7.00 0.000 23.38 0.445 24.38 0.692 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 36 TXNMT 0.23 P JAN98 75.0 26.00 0.534 25.88 0.486 26.88 0.735 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 20 TXNMO 0.23 P APR98 40.0 2.00 0.453 2.00 0.453 2.38 0.496 -0.31 2.00 1.81 234 930 TXNPH 0.48 P APR98 42.5 2.62 0.435 3.00 0.470 3.38 0.504 0.06 2.62 2.62 30 455 TXNPV 0.48 P APR98 45.0 4.00 0.469 3.88 0.458 4.25 0.489 -0.12 4.00 3.50 117 574 TXNPI 0.48 P APR98 47.5 5.00 0.455 5.25 0.474 5.75 0.513 -0.62 5.00 5.00 3 1869 TXNPA 0.48 P APR98 50.0 5.62 0.402 6.50 0.468 7.00 0.506 -0.62 5.62 5.62 4 1113 TXNPJ 0.48 P APR98 52.5 7.75 0.451 7.88 0.460 8.38 0.497 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 265 TXNPB 0.48 P APR98 55.0 8.50 0.384 9.62 0.470 10.12 0.507 0.00 8.50 8.50 25 750 TXNPK 0.48 P APR98 57.5 6.00 0.000 11.38 0.471 12.12 0.528 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 464 TXNPQ 0.48 P APR98 60.0 12.50 0.410 13.12 0.463 13.88 0.523 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 680 TXNPL 0.48 P APR98 62.5 15.38 0.489 15.00 0.456 15.75 0.520 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 314 TXNPR 0.48 P APR98 67.5 11.00 0.000 19.38 0.480 20.12 0.551 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 752 TXNPS 0.48 P APR98 72.5 13.50 0.000 23.75 0.484 24.75 0.590 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2 TXNPT 0.48 P JUL98 45.0 5.00 0.462 5.12 0.470 5.62 0.504 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 4 TXNSI 0.73 P JUL98 50.0 7.75 0.474 7.62 0.466 8.12 0.497 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 12 TXNSJ 0.73 P JUL98 55.0 10.75 0.472 10.62 0.464 11.38 0.510 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 20 TXNSK 0.73 P JAN99 20.0 31.50 30.000 0.19 0.456 0.38 0.520 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1064 VXTMD 1.23 P JAN99 22.5 1.06 0.596 0.31 0.445 0.56 0.505 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 240 VXTMX 1.23 P JAN99 25.0 0.81 0.492 0.56 0.449 0.81 0.492 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2860 VXTME 1.23 P JAN99 30.0 36.75 30.000 1.44 0.461 1.69 0.487 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 6136 VXTMF 1.23 P JAN99 35.0 3.00 0.483 2.75 0.464 3.12 0.493 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 2398 VXTMG 1.23 P JAN99 40.0 3.62 0.411 4.25 0.450 4.62 0.472 -44.88 3.88 3.62 1004 46830 VXTMH 1.23 P JAN99 45.0 6.62 0.461 6.75 0.468 7.25 0.494 0.38 6.62 6.50 42 1144 VXTMI 1.23 P JAN99 50.0 9.38 0.469 9.38 0.469 9.88 0.493 -0.12 9.38 8.62 20 527 VXTMJ 1.23 P JAN99 55.0 12.12 0.459 12.25 0.465 13.00 0.500 0.25 12.12 12.12 30 728 VXTMK 1.23 P JAN99 60.0 15.25 0.452 15.62 0.470 16.38 0.505 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 350 VXTML 1.23 P JAN99 65.0 19.38 0.480 19.38 0.480 20.12 0.516 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 164 VXTMM 1.23 P JAN99 70.0 5.00 0.000 23.12 0.481 24.12 0.530 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 112 VXTMN 1.23 P JAN00 40.0 6.50 0.467 6.38 0.461 6.88 0.484 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 130 LTNMH 2.23 P JAN00 50.0 11.75 0.478 11.25 0.459 12.00 0.487 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 488 LTNMJ 2.23 Calls/Puts 1.042 Open Interest Calls/Puts 0.931 Puts/Calls 0.960 Open Interest Puts/Calls 1.074