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Merrill's Internet Basket (HHH)

An SI Board Since September 1999

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Today Merrill Lynch begins trading a basket of Internet Stocks as a single securyt with the symbol HHH. Does anyone think that this is a good way to own the winners of the Internet?

NEW YORK, Sep 22, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated today announced the launch of
Internet HOLDRs(SM), an innovative security representing investors'
undivided beneficial ownership interest in the common stock of 20
specified companies that are involved in various segments of the
Internet industry. 3,766,700 Internet HOLDRs were priced for initial
sale to the public today at an aggregate offering price in excess of
$400,000,000. Trading of Internet HOLDRs under the symbol "HHH" begins
Thursday, September 23, on the American Stock Exchange. Newly issued
Internet HOLDRs will be available on a continuous basis.

Company Name Ticker Share Amounts

America Online Inc. AOL 21
Yahoo Inc. YHOO 13
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 9
eBay Inc. EBAY 6
At Home Corp. ATHM 17
Priceline.Com Inc. PCLN 7
CMGI Inc. CMGI 5
Inktomi Corporation INKT 3
RealNetworks, Inc. RNWK 4
Exodus Communications, Inc. EXDS 4
E*TRADE Group Inc EGRP 12
DoubleClick Inc. DCLK 2
Ameritrade Holding Corp. AMTD 8
Lycos, Inc. LCOS 4
CNET, Inc. CNET 4
PSINet Inc. PSIX 3
Network Associates, Inc. NETA 7
EarthLink Network, Inc. ELNK 2
MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. MSPG 3
Go2Net, Inc. GNET 1

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42	effect of merger: "Merrill will not rebalance the HOLDRs. In fact, the fir	phbolton	-	3/20/2000
41	I'm not an accountant or tax expert, but I have looked into the tax implica	Howard Clark	-	2/7/2000
40	I am paying attention but can't help with your question. I'm monitoring	louieb	-	2/6/2000
39	Anyone paying attention? Friday Feb 4, 2000 the shareholders of ELNK and MSPG	duncan moyer	-	2/5/2000
38	Certainly is very little action in this thread. This product has done me well,	duncan moyer	-	1/9/2000
37	An article from CBS MarketWatch discusses internet indexes: cbs.marketwatch.com	eWhartHog	-	12/18/1999
36	Jay, I'm familiar with four optionable internet indexes: PHLX Street.com	eWhartHog	-	12/18/1999
35	Everyone knows that what drives the net stocks is the constant flow of hype sur	Lee Martin	-	12/15/1999
34	Does anyone know of alternative internet indices? Also, is it possible to short	Jay Parekh	-	12/13/1999
33	I think the premium for HHH could turn into a discount if there was a prolonged	Bob Crist	-	10/21/1999
32	Can we please get the share price posted on this board?	Duane Greg	-	10/21/1999
31	Does anyone know if there are going to be different trusts with a different mix	Charlie Schultz	-	10/18/1999
30	Re: 100 share multiples Doniam, the requirement to purchase HHH in multiple	RedCrystal	-	10/2/1999
29	That is true. For some reason the trade must be done in 100 share multiples.	doniam	-	9/30/1999
28	Guys, I purchased some HHH this morning and was told that I could only buy/sel	Daniel King	-	9/30/1999
27	i made a mistake re: premium. look as though there is some premium attached to	Sonki	-	9/30/1999
26	Anyone know if this can be shorted?	vampire	-	9/30/1999
25		Sonki	-	9/30/1999
24	HHH: PREMIUM / OPTIONS ETC.. 20 STOCKS ARE MRKT CAP BASED SO U CAN NOT CALULATE	Sonki	-	9/29/1999
23	there may be options on HHH, but I can't find any option quotes available a	OX	-	9/28/1999
22	I think that the answer to your question is yes. In this week's Barrons, t	John B. Williams	-	9/28/1999
21	Thank you for the info. Let me know if you hear anything. Best Regards, Duke	The Duke of URL©	-	9/27/1999
20	I haven't heard of any yet, but I assume someone will soon create a market	James F. Hopkins	-	9/27/1999
19	Are there or are there going to be options on HHH? Tia Duke	The Duke of URL©	-	9/27/1999
18	The chemical name for Preparation H is "HHH" Here's why. These a	Kumar Nathan	-	9/24/1999

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