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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Issues Alerts for SEBL, NSCN, EDS, HGSI, And BBI CHICAGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Man Securities issues the following Morning Update at 8:30 AM EST with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020214/MANSECLOGO ) Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for SEBL, NSCN, EDS, HGSI, and BBI, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "The payrolls data did stop the market worrying that a rise in U.S. interest rates was imminent. But they are worried about what Greenspan will say." -- Anonymous New PriceWatch Alerts for SEBL, NSCN, EDS, HGSI, and BBI... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Siebel Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:SEBL) Last Price 13.94 - MAY 12.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.05 -> 5.1 % Return assigned* -- NetScreen Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:NSCN) Last Price 35.94 - MAR 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.10 -> 6.6 % Return assigned* -- Electronic Data Systems Corp. (NYSE:EDS) Last Price 21.12 - JUN 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.25 -> 6 % Return assigned* -- Human Genome Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSI) Last Price 12.86 - MAR 12.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.00 -> 5.4 % Return assigned* -- Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI) Last Price 16.41 - MAR 15.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.00 -> 4.1 % Return assigned* * To learn more about how to use these alerts and for our FREE report, "The 18 Warning Signs That Tell You When To Dump A Stock ", go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/mu18 (Note: You may need to copy the link above into your browser then press the [ENTER] key) ** For the FREE report, "The Secrets of Smart Election Year Investing - Insights, Stocks, And Strategies." go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/FREEelection NOTE: All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. MARKET OVERVIEW Overseas markets are presenting a totally different picture from the one portrayed yesterday at this time. Currently just three of the 15 markets that we track are holding positive. The cumulative average return on the group stands at a minus 0.232 percent. The Nikkei lost 37 points and looks to be attempting a break below the consolidation level of the past four sessions, but volumes were extremely light ahead of tomorrow's local holiday. In December, Japan Household spending rose for a second consecutive month, posting a 0.4 percent year-over-year rise. November's year-over-year comparisons stood at plus 0.7 percent. For the 2003 calendar year, household spending declined by 0.8 percent, marking the tenth such decline over the past 11 years. The two weekly reports on the well-being of the retail sector will be released before the market open today. For the week of January 31 we received divergent information as the ICS-UBS Store Sales Index declined by 1.3 percent, while Redbook Retail Sales rose by 0.3 percent. Today's numbers will capture the first full week of February, but will not enjoy the full impact of the Valentine's Day holiday. Retailers are currently on the top of their game as the S&P Retail Index hit an intraday high yesterday of 390.55, just shy of the index's all-time peak of 390.79 set on November 3. Use a little caution here, as the potential for a "double-top reversal" does exist. Options investors are quite bullish on the sector as the composite Schaeffer's Put/Call Open Interest Ratio (SOIR) on the sector stands at 0.47. This represents themost bullish configuration in all but four percent of the time over the past 52-weeks. Be prepared for the investing week ahead with Bernie Schaeffer's FREE Monday Morning Outlook. For more details and to sign up, go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/freemo DYNAMIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES A twin bout of good news yesterday for William Bradley Colburn, chief editor of the Value Edge financial investment service. As a long-term admirer of California-based toy company JAKKS Pacific, Colburn and his traders will love the news that the company struck a licensing deal with Marvel Enterprises to develop a new product for JAKKS' "TV Game" line - an all-in-one handheld video game device that hooks up to the television. But the real bonus is the product theme: Spider-Man. JAKKS will develop five new Spider-Man games that will retail for $20 later this year, and as Colburn says, "With the Spider-Man movie sequel out this summer, you can safely call the TV game a cash cow for JAKKS." More good news came from another computer company - Concurrent. The stock jumped 13.4% on above average volume of 3.7 million shares. Propelling the advance was Concurrent's announcement that it will be presenting at a growth stock conference next week. The Value Edge service is behind a popular new report on the growing problem of identity theft in America. 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