FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 97-95 Statement of SEC Spokesman 10/27/97 "We've been in constant touch with the Federal Reserve Board, the Treasury Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the markets, and the broker/dealer community. To the best of our knowledge, there were no problems with clearance and settlement, net capital, or margin calls. Trading was orderly, and the markets handled the record volume in stride." # # #