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To: Stephen who wrote (586)	4/6/1999 9:02:00 AM
From: Jerry S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1691

Stephen: 1st of all I think you mean the NYSE, not the DJIA. And you're right, you won't get the same type of single day bursts in price that you can get on a small float Nasdaq stock. But on the flip side, these little floaters can turn on a dime and go down big in a day, something that is not as likely with a bigger float NYSE stock. However, as NYSE stocks go, BKS's float is not that huge and volume of a couple million shares can move it pretty good. Besides, I would rather see smaller but sustained price appreciation than one-day pops that can evaporate if you're not watching it every second. Don't worry, when the price gets a movin', mo-mo specialists will want a piece of the action.