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To: VincentTH who wrote (23421)	3/26/1998 2:45:00 AM
From: pt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

If you use an on-line broker, you can do a couple things: pull up a full real-time quote on the option contract. Some of them list a "split factor," which is usually "1." If you don't see a split factor, try the other approach: prepare an order to buy or sell 1 contract. The two on-line brokerages I've used both present a "review" screen, and you have to click a "submit" or similar button to actually execute the trade. You can easily tell from the "total for this trade" on the review screen whether the contract is for 100 shares or a greater number. Then click the "cancel" button if you don't actually want to place a trade. Hope this helps. Paul