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November 17, 2003 - November 21, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   11/10/2003 - 11/14/2003
 Date Index
11/14/2003 185
11/13/2003 266
11/12/2003 181
11/11/2003 158
11/10/2003 201

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
11-17-038:30
8:30
Business Inventories
NY Empire State Index
Sep.
Nov.
11-18-038:30
8:30
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Consumer Price Index (excludes food and energy)
Oct.
Oct.
11-19-038:30
8:30
Housing Starts
Building Permits
Oct.
Oct.
11-20-038:30
10:00
12:00
Initial Jobless Claims
Index of Leading Economic Indicators
Philadelphia Fed Survey
Latest week.
Oct.
Nov.
11-21-032:00
Treasury Budget Statement
Oct.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
11/17/2003A
11/17/2003TOY
11/17/2003OSIP
11/17/2003LOW
11/18/2003HD
11/18/2003WIND
11/18/2003ADI
11/18/2003NTAP
11/18/2003SPLS
11/18/2003HPQ
11/18/2003BJ
11/19/2003OVER
11/19/2003INTU
11/19/2003MRVL
11/19/2003OVTI
11/20/2003DIS
11/20/2003EXPE
11/20/2003LTD
11/20/2003GPS
11/20/2003BRCD
11/20/2003Q
11/20/2003WSM
11/21/2003KKD

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
11/20/2003 Last day for trading index options with European style exercise/assignment with November expiration.
11/21/2003 Last day for trading index options with American style exercise/assignment and equity with November expiration.
11/27/2003 Thanksgiving Holiday -- Markets Closed.
11/28/2003 Markets open for half day.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 9,768.68 9,756.88 9,639.87 8,908.14
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,050.35 1,046.85 1,034.80 956.20
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP/3Z 1,048.90 1,045.71 1,033.71 955.49
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,407.50 1,414.65 1,389.19 1,209.24
S&P; 100 Index OEX 519.20 519.08 516.18 481.25

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   11/10/2003 - 11/14/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Dec, 2003 12.5 51,578
2   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Nov, 2003 13 50,348
3   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Nov, 2003 13 36,818
4   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Dec, 2003 12.5 35,815
5   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Nov, 2003 13 30,108
6   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Dec, 2003 11 27,232
7   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Nov, 2003 35 13,297
8   Microchip Technology Inc. 4 QMT Jan, 2004 35 12,476
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 11,988
10   Microchip Technology Inc. 4 QMT Dec, 2003 35 10,444

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   11/10/2003 - 11/14/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Dec, 2003 35 12,281
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 36 12,117
3   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Nov, 2003 35 12,014
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 11,350
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 9,090
6   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ Nov, 2003 25 8,912
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 8,910
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 8,812
9   J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 5 JPM Dec, 2003 35 7,533
10   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Nov, 2003 35 7,327
 


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