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May 10, 2004 - May 14, 2004

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   05/03/2004 - 05/07/2004
 Date Index
5/7/2004 127
5/6/2004 136
5/5/2004 145
5/4/2004 151
5/3/2004 140

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
05-10-04 none
05-11-04 none
05-12-048:30
8:30
8:30
Export Prices - Excluding Agriculture
Import Prices
Import Prices - Excluding Oil
April
April
April
05-13-048:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
Producer Price Index
Producer Price Index - Excluding food and energy
Initial Jobless Claims
Retail Sales
Retail Sales -- excluding autos
April
April
Latest week.
April
April
05-14-048:30
8:30
8:30
9:15
9:15
Business Inventories
Consumer Price Index
Consumer Price Index -- excluding food and energy
Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
April
April
April
April
April

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
5/10/04CHTR
5/10/04SBL
5/11/04WTW
5/11/04CSCO
5/12/04DIS
5/12/04EP
5/12/04FD
5/12/04CPWR
5/13/04AEOS
5/13/04DELL
5/13/04KSS
5/13/04TIF
5/13/04CVC
5/13/04VXGN
5/13/04IMGN
5/13/04SCMR
5/13/04TGT
5/13/04WMT
5/13/04CPN
5/13/04TJX
5/13/04ANF
5/13/04DE
5/13/04IDCC
5/14/04BEAS
5/14/04ADIC
5/14/04ANN
5/14/04KDE
5/14/04L
5/14/04ADI
5/14/04OSIP
5/14/04BRCD
5/14/04PR
5/14/04CA
5/14/04NAV
5/14/04ADLR
5/14/04NPSP
5/14/04ADAT

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
5/20/2004 Last day for trading May index options with European style exercise/settlement.
5/21/2004 Last day for trading May equity and American style index options.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,117.34 10,363.54 10,362.36 10,001.59
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,098.70 1,126.32 1,127.27 1,076.70
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,095.50 1,125.20 1,126.28 1,075.75
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,406.20 1,453.17 1,445.61 1,413.37
S&P; 100 Index OEX 537.36 550.30 552.11 533.67

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   05/03/2004 - 05/07/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Jul, 2004 22.5 12,188
2   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH May, 2004 37.5 10,853
3   Calpine Corporation 9 CPN May, 2004 4 10,834
4   Ciena Corporation 1 EUQ Jun, 2004 5 10,736
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 35 9,928
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 36 9,617
7   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH May, 2004 35 9,571
8   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH May, 2004 35 9,255
9   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH May, 2004 35 9,170
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 36 9,147

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   05/03/2004 - 05/07/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 38 35,056
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 38 28,237
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 38 21,854
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 38 16,595
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2004 34 15,897
6   TASER International 1 QUR May, 2004 30 14,782
7   Nortel Networks Corporation 5 NT Sep, 2004 3 11,346
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2004 34 10,069
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 36 8,898
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 36 8,170
 


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