Ah, thank you bearly..... Man, why not open an account at an online brokerage account that allows you global trading where you can convert your U.S.dollars into Canadian dollars and trade on the canadian exchanges? It's a great way to make money on the exchange arbitrage at the same time..Well, that works if you're long for any period... In any case, what are the traders up to? Being satisfied with a few pennies OR are they shorting? I hope they are shorting as they will soon get clobbered and rush to cover which will be an ever so sweet rapid s/p appreciation. House 99, since I can remember, has always been taking the wind out of the rising s/p sails and knocking the s/p down.