Optionetics.com to Provide Yahoo! Finance Consumers with Information on Options Trading; Optionetics.com Content Now Available on the Options Center on Yahoo! Finance.

Business Editors/High-tech Writers

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000

Optionetics.com (www.optionetics.com), a leading source of options data and education, today announced an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet communication, commerce and media company, to provide information about options trading to the Options Center on Yahoo!(R) Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com). The Yahoo! Options Center provides consumers with everything they need related to options trading including content from options experts, valuable trading information and a wealth of educational and analytical tools.

"The recent market volatility provides a fertile ground for options trading, and we are pleased to work with an industry leader to provide consumers with the tools and information they need to successfully utilize options strategies," stated Richard Cawood, CEO and founder of Optionetics.com. "As investors are looking for ways to maximize returns and manage risks, more and more are realizing that options trading information can be an effective tool for their portfolios."

Through its integrated features and functionality, the Options Center on Yahoo! Finance is designed to simplify options research for all users, ranging from first time options investors to experienced options traders, and provide them with access to comprehensive options data and leverage analyses. Bringing a variety of useful features together in one convenient location, Yahoo! Options Center gives consumers the ability to research relevant options information and analyses, and to review lists of most actively traded options.

"We continue to expand Yahoo! Finance to provide consumers with comprehensive resources for managing their financial lives online," said Tim Sheehan, director of production, Yahoo! Finance. "We're pleased to announce this agreement with Optionetics.com and to provide options information for experienced options traders and for consumers who want to learn the basics of options trading."

About Optionetics.com

As a leading educational publisher and seminar presenter, Optionetics.com is dedicated to providing innovative high profit/low risk strategies to the public. Covering the full range of trading topics -- from how to get started trading options to detailed analyses of complex delta neutral strategies -- Optionetics.com offers specialized advice on personal trading approaches and investment techniques. Optionetics.com also hosts a comprehensive web site -- http://www.optionetics.com -- that features free access to timely market updates, insightful trading articles, options analysis, message boards and innovative educational resources. From insightful publications to revealing seminars, Optionetics.com provides accessible information detailing today's creative alternatives to simply buying or selling stock. Always on the cutting-edge, Optionetics.com helps seasoned professionals and novice traders to make profitable decisions and avoid costly mistakes by providing investing information and training that everyone can understand.

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