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November 24, 2003 - November 28, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   11/17/2003 - 11/21/2003
 Date Index
11/21/2003 178
11/20/2003 213
11/19/2003 184
11/18/2003 213
11/17/2003 207

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
11-24-03 none
11-25-038:30
8:30
10:00
10:00
Gross Domestic Product - Revised
GDP Chain Weighted Deflator - Revised
Consumer Confidence Index
Existing Home Sales
3Q
3Q
Nov.
Oct.
11-26-038:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
10:00
2:00
Personal Income
Personal Consumption
Orders for Durable Goods
Initial Jobless Claims
New Home Sales
Fed's Beige Book Report
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Latest week.
Oct.

11-27-03 none
11-28-03
10:00
Meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee -FOMC
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
Oct.
Nov.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
11/24/2003CMOS
11/24/2003CPB
11/24/2003SMTC
11/25/2003HRB
11/25/2003DE
11/25/2003MIK
11/26/2003CMVT

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
11/27/2003 Thanksgiving Holiday -- Markets Closed.
11/28/2003 Markets open for half day.
12/9/2003 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 9,628.53 9,748.06 9,656.44 8,949.99
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,035.30 1,046.60 1,036.57 961.04
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP/3Z 1,032.00 1,045.34 1,035.00 959.27
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,373.30 1,409.08 1,390.72 1,219.33
S&P; 100 Index OEX 511.78 518.09 516.27 483.43

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   11/17/2003 - 11/21/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 34 25,798
2   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Jan, 2004 11 25,000
3   Microchip Technology Inc. 4 QMT Jan, 2004 35 20,011
4   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Dec, 2003 32.5 16,399
5   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Jan, 2004 11 15,010
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 34 14,467
7   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ Jan, 2004 22.5 14,221
8   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ Jan, 2004 22.5 13,254
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 12,908
10   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Jan, 2004 32.5 11,951

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   11/17/2003 - 11/21/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 34 18,151
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 34 13,202
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 34 13,156
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 13,031
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 12,338
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Dec, 2003 34 11,911
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 34 11,820
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 11,000
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Dec, 2003 34 9,988
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 34 8,825
 


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