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Reports on the status of the United States financial market in the absence of leaders to direct trading in options and stocks. Performance of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's Bank Index; Overview of the options market as of August 24, 2000.

Reports that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is under pressure to reverse its initial approval of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's payment-for-order flow plan. Contention of the International Securities Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange; Option that the SEC could take to address the issue; Information on the payment-for-order flow plan; Effect of the proposal.

Reports on the disagreement among the American Stock Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Pacific Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Exchange and International Securities Exchange on electronically linking their markets. Issue on the trading rules determining how orders would be handled; Reaction of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; Information on the letter sent by Arthur Levitt to the exchanges.

Provides information on options trading as of September 28, 1999. Effect of increased gold prices on hedge funds; Comments from a hedge-fund trader; Impact of the gold market on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's Gold and Silver Index.

Reports on the options market. Factors for the options market's lower trading according to Max G. Ansbacher, president of Ansbacher Investment Management; Stocks of America Online and Yahoo!; Performance of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's Oil Index.

Enumerates seven proprietary options of Chicago Board Options Exchange listed by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Comments from Meyer S. Frucher, chairman of Philadelphia exchange; Reactions from the Chicago Board on the move of Philadelphia exchange.

Focuses on the trading competition among Chicago Board Options Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange over Dell Computer Corporation's options. Comments from the stock exchanges' officials; Contracts traded by the Philadelphia exchange; Consequences of Chicago Board's move.

Reports that the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index fell on May 28, 1999 as the stock market advanced on a Chicago Purchasing Management Index report. Implication of the result to United States economy; Gains of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's Bank Index; Information on the trading of call options.

Focuses on the termination of the merger of the American Stock Exchange (Amex) and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Factors that influence the termination of the merger; Development of the agreement; Technology-cooperation pact between the Philadelphia Exchange and Amex.

Reports on the move of institutional firms to buy call options in the oil-service sector. Reasons for buying call options; Oil-service stock at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.