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To: checkmate who wrote (19866)	4/17/1999 7:56:00 PM
From: bluejeans	Respond to of 53068

thestreet.com Frequently Asked Questions About TheStreet.com Internet Sector Index Is TheStreet.com Internet Sector index an index fund or a stock? TheStreet.com Internet Sector index is an index that tracks the performance of a group of Internet stocks. It is neither a mutual fund nor a stock. What is the ticker symbol for TheStreet.com Internet Sector index? The ticker symbol is DOT. Quotes are available through TheStreet.com's Tools of the Trade under the symbol DOT.X. Also, the value of TheStreet.com Internet Sector index is displayed on the index ticker on TSC's Home page. Look for DOT on the ticker. What is an index? Similar to the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the Russell 2000, TheStreet.com Internet Sector index measures the average performance of a group of stocks, in this case in a certain part of the economy. This index tracks the average value of a basket of 20 Internet stocks. Do any mutual funds track TheStreet.com Internet Sector index? No index funds currently track TheStreet.com Internet Sector index, but options based on the index have been available since Dec. 9. How do I find more information about options based on TheStreet.com Internet Sector index? Your broker/dealer will be able to help you find more information about the options, which trade on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. You can reach the PHLX by calling (800) THE-PHLX or on the Web at www.phlx.com. TheStreet.com is not involved in the trading of the options and makes no profit from options trades. What companies make up TheStreet.com Internet Sector index? TheStreet.com Internet Sector index is an equal-weighted measure of these 20 prominent Net players: Amazon.com (AMZN:Nasdaq) America Online (AOL:NYSE) @Home (ATHM:Nasdaq) BroadVision (BVSN:Nasdaq) CMGI (CMGI:Nasdaq) Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP:Nasdaq) Egghead.com (EGGS:Nasdaq) Excite (XCIT:Nasdaq) Infoseek (SEEK:Nasdaq) Inktomi (INKT:Nasdaq) Lycos (LCOS:Nasdaq) Macromedia (MACR:Nasdaq) MindSpring Enterprises (MSPG:Nasdaq) Network Associates (NETA:Nasdaq) Onsale (ONSL:Nasdaq) Open Market (OMKT:Nasdaq) RealNetworks (RNWK:Nasdaq) Security Dynamics (SDTI:Nasdaq) USWeb (USWB:Nasdaq) Yahoo! (YHOO:Nasdaq)