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To: Pierre Aydin who wrote (7509)	6/18/1998 9:48:00 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 19080

Options expiration should force it up!! Their are more in the money puts than calls... Options up Pat Hickey, an Oracle options trader in Chicago, said the results boded well for the shares on Thursday, even though most options players had been betting against the company in recent sessions. In the options pits, June 25 puts (ORQ=RE) have been much more active than June 25 calls (ORQ=FE). Both contracts expire on Friday and the open interest on both contracts represent about 2.8 million share. A put gains value as a stock declines, while a calls gains value as a stock rises. Options activity can influence the underlying stocks as investors sell or buy stocks to fit with their options positions.