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To: cm who wrote (7424)	8/2/1998 11:35:00 PM
From: elia d	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9343

Can anyone tell me how to read the option quotes for SEEK, I need some help. I'm looking at the calls at cboe.pcquote.com and the volume seems to be largest at Aug. 30 and Sept 30. I understand the concept behind an option but my question is, what do you need to pay more attention to, volume or open interest. What does open interest indicate? I noticed back in June, just before the announcement of the disney deal that certain options had alot of volume. Can you use these quotes to get an indication of where the stock is going? Thanks for any help.

To: cm who wrote (7424)	8/3/1998 9:58:00 AM
From: Eddie Kim	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9343

I was reading one of the lastest Fortune magazines and something sparked my interest concerning web portals. Back in the "old days" cable stations such as ESPN had to pay cable operators to include its station. Now a days, cable operators pay ESPN to include the station, and ESPN forces most cable companies to include ESPN 2. My question: Is this the future of the internet. Will companies such as Yahoo and Infoseek have to pay the really popular sights to advertise on their page. Of course I realize the dynamics of the internet and cable are different. Nevertheless, an interesting question to raise.