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To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (17756)	3/18/1999 10:40:00 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18691

In other words, there are the same number of shares available to be bought or sold as there were 2.5 years ago. Howver, there is lots more money chasing these same number of shares. This is simple arithametic.[sic] Victor, ya' know what else is simple arithmetic? In a real bear market, with share prices retreating a bit over 40% on the NYSE or only 20-25% on the Russell 2000 (to get to their respective levels of 2.5 years ago), there'd be the same amount of money chasing the same number of shares as there were 2.5 years ago. Think about it.

To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (17756)	3/18/1999 11:52:00 PM
From: Roger A. Babb	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18691

Victor, can you substaniate your point #2? I contend that there are now many, many more NASDAQ shares than two years ago. I believe that I can name 25 companies which now have more shares in total than all of NASDAQ 10 years back.