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September 01, 2003 - September 05, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   08/25/2003 - 08/29/2003
 Date Index
8/29/2003 217
8/28/2003 181
8/27/2003 225
8/26/2003 203
8/25/2003 166

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
09-01-03 none
09-02-0310:00
Institute for Supply Management -- Mfg Index
Aug.
09-03-0310:00
10:00
2:00
8:30
Automotive Sales
Construction Spending
Fed's Beige Book
Average Hourly Earnings
Aug.
July

Aug.
09-04-038:30
8:30
10:00
10:00
Productivity -- Revised
Initial Jobless Claims
Institute for Supply Management -- Services Index
Factory Orders
2Q
Latest week.
Aug.
July
09-05-038:30
8:30
Unemployment Rate
Non-farm Payrolls
Aug.
Aug.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
9/3/2003TTWO
9/3/2003Q
9/3/2003HOV
9/4/2003JDEC
9/4/2003ABS
9/4/2003NSM

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
9/1/2003 Labor Day Holiday -- Markets Closed
9/18/2003 Last day for trading Sep. index options with European exercise/settlement style.
9/19/2003 Last day for trading equity and remaining index options with Sept. expiration.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 9,371.89 9,282.77 9,195.72 8,612.71
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,001.90 989.13 989.60 920.42
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,332.60 1,272.10 1,261.04 1,116.61
S&P; 100 Index OEX 500.72 497.25 498.09 465.68

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   08/25/2003 - 08/29/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Sep, 2003 12.5 24,856
2   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Sep, 2003 12.5 21,512
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Oct, 2003 32 9,028
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Sep, 2003 27.5 8,780
5   Boston Scientific Corp. 9 BSX Sep, 2003 65 7,147
6   Johnson & Johnson 3 JNJ Sep, 2003 50 6,779
7   Micron Technology Inc. 4 MU Sep, 2003 15 6,315
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Sep, 2003 32 5,931
9   Ensco International Inc. 3 ESV Oct, 2003 30 5,930
10   Fannie Mae 1 FNM Sep, 2003 70 5,253

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   08/25/2003 - 08/29/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Oct, 2003 33 8,333
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Sep, 2003 32 7,476
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Sep, 2003 32 6,722
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Sep, 2003 32 6,549
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Sep, 2003 31 5,065
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Sep, 2003 32 4,975
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Sep, 2003 32 4,281
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jan, 2004 32 4,181
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jan, 2004 33 4,000
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Oct, 2003 32 3,978
 


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