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October 20, 2003 - October 24, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   10/13/2003 - 10/17/2003
 Date Index
10/17/2003 162
10/16/2003 152
10/15/2003 191
10/14/2003 201
10/13/2003 196

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
10-20-0310:00
2:00
Index of Leading Economic Indicators
Treasury's Budget Statement
Sep.
Sep.
10-21-03 none
10-22-03 none
10-23-038:30
Initial Jobless Claims
Latest week.
10-24-03 none

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
10/20/2003MMM
10/20/2003CHKP
10/20/2003TXN
10/20/2003LUV
10/20/2003NE
10/20/2003LXK
10/20/2003ALTR
10/20/2003KEM
10/20/2003C
10/20/2003SCH
10/20/2003CD
10/21/2003ONE
10/21/2003RSH
10/21/2003SO
10/21/2003ISSX
10/21/2003ACS
10/21/2003RFMD
10/21/2003ESV
10/21/2003AMZN
10/21/2003CPWR
10/21/2003HCA
10/21/2003INVN
10/21/2003SLB
10/21/2003TMO
10/21/2003AMGN
10/21/2003CYMI
10/21/2003AFCI
10/21/2003T
10/21/2003UPS
10/21/2003AMTD
10/21/2003BSX
10/21/2003ABGX
10/21/2003SBC
10/21/2003DGX
10/21/2003ELNK
10/21/2003CTSH
10/21/2003CTX
10/21/2003RYL
10/22/2003OVER
10/22/2003PHM
10/22/2003R
10/22/2003BUD
10/22/2003CTXS
10/22/2003KMB
10/22/2003VRTS
10/22/2003WYE
10/22/2003AFFX
10/22/2003ARBA
10/22/2003BK
10/22/2003DD
10/22/2003FDRY
10/22/2003LLL
10/22/2003MCD
10/22/2003RNWK
10/22/2003WAT
10/22/2003ABI
10/22/2003BR
10/22/2003LSI
10/22/2003PGR
10/22/2003RJR
10/22/2003AMR
10/22/2003EDS
10/22/2003LSCC
10/22/2003HLT
10/22/2003INET
10/22/2003JPM
10/22/2003LLY
10/22/2003LU
10/22/2003OPWV
10/22/2003EK
10/22/2003ISIL
10/22/2003KLAC
10/22/2003NITE
10/22/2003CDWC
10/22/2003CRUS
10/22/2003MACR
10/22/2003MERQ
10/22/2003PFE
10/22/2003BLS
10/22/2003EYE
10/22/2003FLEX
10/22/2003GSF
10/22/2003MRK
10/22/2003SYMC
10/22/2003ERTS
10/22/2003RX
10/22/2003SDS
10/22/2003AWE
10/22/2003CA
10/22/2003COF
10/22/2003SEE
10/22/2003SGP
10/22/2003TKLC
10/22/2003AGN
10/22/2003ASKJ
10/22/2003BSTE
10/22/2003CRA
10/22/2003PEG
10/23/2003TDW
10/23/2003APA
10/23/2003CELG
10/23/2003AIG
10/23/2003AT
10/23/2003CCMP
10/23/2003DOW
10/23/2003IVGN
10/23/2003SANM
10/23/2003BMY
10/23/2003CAH
10/23/2003CL
10/23/2003GLW
10/23/2003TTN
10/23/2003UTSI
10/23/2003CLS
10/23/2003EXPE
10/23/2003FON
10/23/2003JDSU
10/23/2003PSFT
10/23/2003ACF
10/23/2003NT
10/23/2003SLE
10/23/2003HIFN
10/23/2003RTN
10/23/2003SFA
10/23/2003VRSN
10/23/2003XRX
10/23/2003BHI
10/23/2003GT
10/23/2003PPE
10/23/2003CIT
10/23/2003ELX
10/23/2003PCS
10/23/2003AMCC
10/23/2003CBE
10/23/2003NET
10/23/2003TE
10/23/2003TQNT
10/23/2003AEP
10/23/2003JBLU
10/23/2003APPX
10/23/2003CE
10/23/2003CFC
10/23/2003RCL
10/23/2003SOHU
10/23/2003UNP
10/23/2003WDC
10/23/2003XEL
10/24/2003GTW
10/24/2003ASYT
10/24/2003USG

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
10/28/2003 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 9,721.79 9,578.79 9,488.42 8,779.07
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,039.30 1,027.86 1,016.03 940.99
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP/3Z 1,037.80 1,026.19 1,015.29 940.30
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,394.00 1,373.36 1,342.65 1,171.27
S&P; 100 Index OEX 518.12 514.13 509.40 474.72

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   10/13/2003 - 10/17/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Micron Technology Inc. 4 MU Nov, 2003 12 24,087
2   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Oct, 2003 32.5 19,036
3   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Nov, 2003 27.5 18,002
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Oct, 2003 30 17,629
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Nov, 2003 27.5 16,987
6   International Business Machines 3 IBM Oct, 2003 90 15,452
7   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ Nov, 2003 22.5 11,266
8   USG Corporation 10 USG Oct, 2003 17.5 10,978
9   eBay, Inc. 4 QXB Oct, 2003 55 10,350
10   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ Nov, 2003 22.5 10,330

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   10/13/2003 - 10/17/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Oct, 2003 35 19,613
2   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Oct, 2003 30 14,255
3   eBay, Inc. 4 QXB Oct, 2003 55 12,741
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Oct, 2003 35 12,154
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Oct, 2003 34 10,960
6   Texas Instruments Inc. 3 TXN Oct, 2003 25 10,372
7   International Business Machines 3 IBM Oct, 2003 90 10,308
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Oct, 2003 35 8,330
9   BEA Systems, Inc. 5 BUC Nov, 2003 12.5 8,291
10   eBay, Inc. 4 QXB Oct, 2003 57.5 8,024
 


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