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February 16, 2004 - February 20, 2004

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   02/09/2004 - 02/13/2004
 Date Index
2/13/2004 244
2/12/2004 237
2/11/2004 179
2/10/2004 166
2/9/2004 229

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
02-16-04 none
02-17-048:30
9:15
9:15
 New York State Empire Index
Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
 Feb.
Jan.
Jan.
02-18-048:30
8:30
 Housing Starts
Building Permits
 Jan.
Jan.
02-19-048:30
8:30
8:30
 Producer Price Index (PPI)
PPI - Core Rate (ex food and energy)
Initial Jobless Claims
 Jan.
Jan.
Latest week.
02-20-048:30
8:30
 Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI - core rate (ex food and energy)
 Jan.
Jan.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
2/17/2004HC
2/17/2004A
2/17/2004AETH
2/17/2004OMC
2/17/2004NTAP
2/17/2004ANF
2/17/2004DE
2/17/2004KEG
2/18/2004INTU
2/18/2004AMT
2/18/2004ADCT
2/18/2004AMAT
2/18/2004ALD
2/18/2004OVTI
2/19/2004NXTL
2/19/2004RSH
2/19/2004BEAS
2/19/2004CIEN
2/19/2004CHTR
2/19/2004CMOS
2/19/2004GENZ
2/19/2004PCG
2/19/2004IVX
2/19/2004IGEN
2/19/2004KG
2/19/2004UVN
2/19/2004TGT
2/19/2004WMB
2/19/2004WMT
2/19/2004HPQ
2/19/2004Q
2/19/2004OMG
2/20/2004LSCC
2/20/2004DOX

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
2/16/2004 Markets Closed -- Presidents Day
2/19/2004 Last day for trading European style index options with February expiration.
2/20/2004 Last day for trading equity and American style index options with February expiration.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,627.85 10,575.96 10,392.21 9,577.10
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,145.80 1,140.40 1,114.01 1,030.52
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,139.00 1,133.91 1,104.42 1,023.73
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,484.45 1,509.49 1,476.84 1,341.86
S&P; 100 Index OEX 565.92 564.84 551.94 514.85

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   02/09/2004 - 02/13/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Sprint Corp. (PCS Group) 9 WVH Jan, 2006 10 25,002
2   Sprint Corp. (PCS Group) 9 WVH Jan, 2006 5 25,001
3   AT&T; Wireless Services, Inc. 10 AWE Feb, 2004 12.5 20,868
4   Peoplesoft, Inc. 3 PQO Feb, 2004 22.5 17,660
5   Juniper Networks, Inc. 5 JUX Feb, 2004 30 16,871
6   Hewlett-Packard Company 9 HPQ Feb, 2004 25 16,607
7   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Feb, 2004 27.5 16,415
8   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ Mar, 2004 22.5 15,607
9   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ Mar, 2004 22.5 13,673
10   The Walt Disney Company 5 DIS Apr, 2004 27.5 13,527

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   02/09/2004 - 02/13/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Feb, 2004 27.5 12,792
2   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Feb, 2004 32.5 12,113
3   Hewlett-Packard Company 9 HPQ Feb, 2004 25 11,067
4   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2 BMY Feb, 2004 30 10,030
5   The Walt Disney Company 5 DIS Mar, 2004 27.5 9,700
6   Ford Motor Company 1 WFO Jan, 2006 15 6,600
7   InterActiveCorp 3 QTH Mar, 2004 32.5 6,558
8   Rambus Inc. 5 BNQ Feb, 2004 25 6,399
9   AT&T; Wireless Services, Inc. 10 AWE Mar, 2004 11 6,293
10   AT&T; Wireless Services, Inc. 10 AWE Mar, 2004 10 6,266
 


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