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To: Foo Bar who wrote (50896)	4/16/1999 3:45:00 PM
From: HG	Respond to of 164684

It will TEND towards 95. May not necessarily reach it. Last month also it tended to 100 but never quite made it. closed at 104+.

To: Foo Bar who wrote (50896)	4/16/1999 3:53:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

106 1/2 doesn't seem to be the bottom to me. I'd put limit order in at 95 That clearly was not the bottom.

To: Foo Bar who wrote (50896)	4/16/1999 9:25:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Why Are These Options Spreads So Wide? Recent bid-ask spreads of widely traded Amex options on Apr. 12 COMPANY TYPE OF OPTION BID ASK SPREAD AMAZON.COM APRIL '99 190 CALLS 4 5/8 5 8% BELLSOUTH APRIL '99 42 1/2 CALLS 2 2 1/4 13 ELI LILLY APRIL '99 85 CALLS 5 1/8 5 5/8 10 INTEL APRIL '99 55 CALLS 6 3/8 6 7/8 8 LUCENT APRIL '99 52 1/2 CALLS 6 3/4 7 1/4 7 MERRILL LYNCH APRIL '99 95 CALLS 5 1/4 5 3/4 10% MOTOROLA APRIL '99 80 CALLS 21 1/16 21 5/16 9 PFIZER APRIL '99 145 CALLS 5 3/8 5 3/4 7 PHILIP MORRIS APRIL '99 35 CALLS 1 1/16 1 1/4 18 DATA: BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS