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Is the S&P Index P/C ratio wrong?



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The CBOE data says the SPX  P/C  is about 0.47; I haven't seen it as low as
this for some time,  or am I mistaken? And, is this THE 'smart' or
'not-smart' money?

SPX          CALL  VOLUME:  100889
SPX          PUT   VOLUME:   47506

For a historical listing of CBOE Market Statistics Summaries, visit the
following web address: http://www.cboe.com/tools/statistics/summeriz.asp.


CBOE Market Stats for September 9, 1999


Put/Call Ratio: .52


VIX OPENING VALUE: 24.29
VIX HIGH VALUE   : 24.98
VIX LOW VALUE    : 23.31
VIX CLOSING VALUE: 23.40


EQUITY OPTION

TOTAL EQUITY CALL VOLUME : 478,088
TOTAL EQUITY PUT VOLUME  : 217,659
TOTAL VOLUME             : 695,747

INDEX OPTION

TOTAL INDEX CALL VOLUME : 141,518
TOTAL INDEX PUT VOLUME  : 102,833
TOTAL VOLUME            : 244,351


                              Sum of All Products

TOTAL        CALL  VOLUME:  619692   TOTAL        CALL  OPEN
INTEREST:21743629
TOTAL        PUT   VOLUME:  320545   TOTAL        PUT   OPEN
INTEREST:15030845
             TOTAL VOLUME:  940237                TOTAL OPEN
INTEREST:36774474


                              Equity LEAPS Summary

TOTAL        CALL  VOLUME:   21058   TOTAL        CALL  OPEN INTEREST:
3109266
TOTAL        PUT   VOLUME:    6807   TOTAL        PUT   OPEN INTEREST:
2141713
             TOTAL VOLUME:   27865                TOTAL OPEN INTEREST:
5250979


                          S&P 100 Index-(OEW,OEY,OEZ)

OEX          CALL  VOLUME:   34546   OEX          CALL  OPEN INTEREST:
185911
OEX          PUT   VOLUME:   45467   OEX          PUT   OPEN INTEREST:
241157
OEX          TOTAL VOLUME:   80013   OEX          TOTAL OPEN INTEREST:
427068
OEX          LEVELS  HIGH:  710.02  LOW:  701.99  CLOSE:  709.81    +2.15


                       S&P 100 Index LEAPS-(OBX,OCX,OAX)

OEX   LEAPS  CALL  VOLUME:       0   OEX   LEAPS  CALL  OPEN INTEREST:
4003
OEX   LEAPS  PUT   VOLUME:     154   OEX   LEAPS  PUT   OPEN INTEREST:
70480
OEX   LEAPS  TOTAL VOLUME:     154   OEX   LEAPS  TOTAL OPEN INTEREST:
74483
OEX   LEAPS  LEVELS  HIGH:  142.00  LOW:  140.40  CLOSE:  141.96     +.43


            S&P 500 Index-(SPZ,SPX,SXB,SPQ,SPT,SZP,SXY,SXZ,SXM,SPB)

SPX          CALL  VOLUME:  100889   SPX          CALL  OPEN INTEREST:
924310
SPX          PUT   VOLUME:   47506   SPX          PUT   OPEN INTEREST:
1328621
SPX          TOTAL VOLUME:  148395   SPX          TOTAL OPEN INTEREST:
2252931
SPX          LEVELS  HIGH: 1347.66  LOW: 1333.91  CLOSE: 1347.66    +3.51