[James Buchanan meets Myron Scholes] Paris, Friday, November 10, 2000 Two New Options On Bush and Gore Agence France-Presse ZURICH - A Swiss bank is offering financial derivatives called the ''George Bush'' and the ''Al Gore'' options, made up of baskets of U.S. company shares that could profit if their namesake wins the presidential elections. Vontobel, Switzerland's fifth-largest bank, advertised the offers in Swiss newspapers Thursday. The Gore product is made up of shares in the pharmaceuticals maker Merck & Co., mortgage loan specialists Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the tech-school operator Devry Inc., and United Technologies Corp. The Bush product includes the tobacco giant Philip Morris Cos., the pharmaceuticals company Pfizer Inc., Microsoft Corp., General Dynamics Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and International Paper Co. The options are to be quoted on the Swiss stock exchange at $122.
