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To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (42093)	5/4/1998 9:27:00 AM
From: marc chatman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58727

Viagara discussion on Howard Stern today. I only listened for a couple of minutes, but Dominic, Howard's fat lawyer friend, took it and proclaimed it to be a miracle drug. I wonder if PFE will get as big a boost as Hank the drunken dwarf.

To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (42093)	5/4/1998 9:35:00 AM
From: Kevin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58727

>>>Oh kevin I KNEW YOU WOULD SAY THAT <<< Well it's the truth. Chances are it'll flop like many others. >>>but really it is a better representation... <<< ROFL! I hear this each time a new one is presented. It IS true...the DOW is quite simplistic (some argue it's too simplistic) and not a good representation of the overall market. BUT, everyone and their mother follows the DOW and will continue to do so. A better representation than both would be the Philly US Top 100. #1 it's the top 100 US companies (instead of 30 or 60 like the above mentioned) #2 It's cap-weighted (instead of price weighted) which is a better represenatation of the actual top companies. I say this because if you are creating an index top however many stocks by market cap, you should calculate by mkt cap. Then the biggest stock will have the most impact instead of the highest priced stock. But even though the Philly Top 100 'might' be a better representation, it is a flop like the rest...no trading volume on the options...no interest at all. Take it for what it's worth...