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April 28, 2003 - May 02, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   04/21/2003 - 04/25/2003
 Date Index
4/25/2003 139
4/24/2003 148
4/23/2003 154
4/22/2003 98
4/21/2003 159

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
04-28-038:30
8:30
 Personal Income
Personal Consumption
 Mar.
Mar.
04-29-038:30
10:00
 Employment Cost Index
Consumer Confidence Index
 1Q
Aor.
04-30-0310:00
 Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
 Aor.
05-01-038:30
8:30

10:00
10:00
 Productivity (Prelim)
Initial Jobless Claims
Automotive sales
Institute for Supply Management's Mfg. Index
Construction Spending
 1Q
Latest week.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
05-02-038:30
8:30
8:30
10:00
 Unemployment Rate
Non-farm Payrolls
Average Hourly Earnings
Factory Orders
 Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
4/28/2003TSN
4/28/2003AN
4/28/2003ARBA
4/28/2003FMKT
4/28/2003MCD
4/28/2003PG
4/28/2003ALTR
4/28/2003ABX
4/28/2003HUM
4/28/2003PPD
4/29/2003TMPW
4/29/2003WMI
4/29/2003ADRX
4/29/2003DYN
4/29/2003GNSS
4/29/2003RIG
4/29/2003BMY
4/29/2003DD
4/29/2003ITMN
4/29/2003PDLI
4/29/2003RNWK
4/29/2003TTN
4/29/2003CHTR
4/29/2003JDSU
4/29/2003SBL
4/29/2003WEBM
4/29/2003HAL
4/29/2003MCK
4/29/2003FRE
4/29/2003MXIM
4/29/2003NOC
4/29/2003OMC
4/29/2003AHC
4/29/2003NBR
4/29/2003ASYT
4/29/2003NI
4/29/2003QLGC
4/29/2003KEG
4/29/2003AEP
4/30/2003NBL
4/30/2003SO
4/30/2003CCU
4/30/2003KMG
4/30/2003MSO
4/30/2003NEWP
4/30/2003VSH
4/30/2003COP
4/30/2003ICOS
4/30/2003MIR
4/30/2003NLS
4/30/2003ABF
4/30/2003CB
4/30/2003CRUS
4/30/2003DUK
4/30/2003EL
4/30/2003MACR
4/30/2003AMT
4/30/2003GT
4/30/2003Q
4/30/2003PHSY
4/30/2003PTEN
5/1/2003DIS
5/1/2003PCLN
5/1/2003XOM
5/1/2003EXPE
5/1/2003USAI
5/1/2003HPC
5/1/2003PCG
5/1/2003SWY
5/1/2003TYC
5/1/2003AES
5/1/2003APCC
5/1/2003GNTA
5/1/2003SONE
5/2/2003AMKR
5/2/2003CI
5/2/2003EP
5/2/2003IPG
5/2/2003CVX

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
5/5/2003 Gulf South Bank Conference
5/6/2003 Gulf South Bank Conference
5/6/2003 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting
5/15/2003 Last day for trading European style index options with May expiration.
5/16/2003 Last day for trading American style Index and equity options with May expiration.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 8,306.35 8,279.02 8,080.78 8,311.20
S&P; 500 Index SPX 898.80 881.96 858.63 878.94
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP/3M 898.60 881.09 858.21 872.82
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,083.19 1,059.00 1,033.24 992.66
S&P; 100 Index OEX 456.20 448.00 435.88 444.76

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   04/21/2003 - 04/25/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Teradyne Inc. 8 TZY May, 2003 12 8,900
2   AT&T; Corp. 7 T May, 2003 15 7,624
3   EL Paso Corporation 1 KIO Jan, 2004 10 7,497
4   Intel Corporation 6 NQ May, 2003 20 7,132
5   Ford Motor Company 1 F May, 2003 10 6,977
6   SBC Communications Inc. 9 SBC May, 2003 22 6,738
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2003 27 6,441
8   AMR Corporation 4 AMR May, 2003 5 6,416
9   Sears Roebuck And Co. 3 S May, 2003 30 6,081
10   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ May, 2003 15 6,078

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   04/21/2003 - 04/25/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jun, 2003 27 6,393
2   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH May, 2003 25 6,363
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jun, 2003 27 6,340
4   AMR Corporation 4 AMR May, 2003 2 6,335
5   AMR Corporation 4 AMR May, 2003 2 6,176
6   Microsoft Corporation 10 MQF May, 2003 22 5,840
7   Microchip Technology Inc. 4 QMT May, 2003 20 5,723
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2003 26 5,650
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2003 26 5,603
10   Emulex Corp. 9 ELX May, 2003 20 5,401
 


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