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Re: OEX question



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WRONG!  Market makers will price the OEX options during opening rotation 
based off the S&P Futures and other OEX options until the market opens.

>
>Market makers CANNOT trade or price the options until 80% of the cap of 
the
>index is open.
>
>John Manasco wrote:
>
>> I noticed yesterday when the market opened the OEX was quoted at some
>> number, I forget what, and as more stocks opened the index fell
>> accordingly. I guess my question is applicable to all index options, 
do
>> the market makers wait for all stocks that make up an index to open
>> before they establish their bid/ask prices? If they don't wait then 
how
>> are the prices of the options determined?
>>
>> John Manasco
>
>


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