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February 23, 2004 - February 27, 2004

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   02/16/2004 - 02/20/2004
 Date Index
2/20/2004 182
2/19/2004 228
2/18/2004 215
2/17/2004 172

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
02-23-04 none
02-24-0410:00
Consumer Confidence Index
Feb.
02-25-0410:00
Existing Home Sales
Jan.
02-26-048:30
8:30
10:00
Orders for Durable Goods
Initial Jobless Claims
New Home Sales
Jan.
Latest week.
Jan.
02-27-048:30
8:30
10:00
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Preliminary
GDP Chain Weighted Deflator - Preliminary
Chicago Purchasing Managers Report
4Q03
4Q03
Feb.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
2/23/2004SNPS
2/23/2004CPB
2/23/2004LOW
2/23/2004NAV
2/23/2004PPD
2/23/2004CE
2/23/2004CHK
2/24/2004WTW
2/24/2004CCU
2/24/2004HD
2/24/2004HRB
2/24/2004ABGX
2/24/2004AMLN
2/24/2004HOV
2/25/2004FD
2/25/2004TTN
2/25/2004TIF
2/25/2004WIND
2/25/2004BGEN
2/25/2004SMTC
2/25/2004TJX
2/26/2004AEOS
2/26/2004MXT
2/26/2004KSS
2/26/2004PDLI
2/26/2004SBL
2/26/2004LTD
2/26/2004GPS
2/26/2004CPN
2/26/2004JCP
2/26/2004MRVL
2/26/2004APPX
2/27/2004TTWO
2/27/2004PDE

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,619.30 10,593.31 10,452.99 9,619.67
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,144.10 1,142.39 1,120.71 1,034.98
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,143.70 1,141.01 1,119.71 1,034.11
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,482.10 1,499.76 1,482.91 1,349.07
S&P; 100 Index OEX 564.88 565.49 555.29 516.81

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   02/16/2004 - 02/20/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 37 36,400
2   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ Feb, 2004 22.5 23,582
3   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ Feb, 2004 22.5 20,059
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 37 19,072
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Feb, 2004 37 18,941
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Feb, 2004 37 17,507
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Feb, 2004 36 14,603
8   AT&T; Wireless Services, Inc. 10 XWE Jan, 2005 12.5 14,251
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Feb, 2004 36 12,900
10   Juniper Networks, Inc. 5 JUX Apr, 2004 25 12,504

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   02/16/2004 - 02/20/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Feb, 2004 37 20,543
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Feb, 2004 38 20,384
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 37 19,421
4   Hewlett-Packard Company 9 HPQ Feb, 2004 25 17,902
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 38 17,652
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Feb, 2004 37 16,753
7   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ Feb, 2004 22.5 12,475
8   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Mar, 2004 40 10,272
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 38 9,817
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Feb, 2004 37 9,430
 


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