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December 20, 2004 - December 24, 2004

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   12/13/2004 - 12/17/2004
 Date Index
12/17/2004 214
12/16/2004 210
12/15/2004 251
12/14/2004 208
12/13/2004 206

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
12-20-0410:00
Index of Leading Economic Indicators
Nov.
12-21-04 none
12-22-048:30
8:30
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Final
GDP Chain Weighted Deflator - Final
3Q
3Q
12-23-048:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
10:00
Durable Goods Orders
Personal Income
Personal Consumption
Initial Jobless Claims
New Home Sales
Npv.
Nov.
Nov.
Latest week.
Nov.
12-24-04 none

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
12/20/2004JBL
12/20/2004NAV
12/21/2004GIS
12/21/2004PAYX
12/21/2004SLR
12/21/2004MANU
12/21/2004MWD
12/21/2004BSC
12/22/2004MU
12/22/2004CAG
12/22/2004RHAT
12/22/2004TIBX

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
12/24/2004 Markets Closed - Observance of Christmas
12/31/2004 Last trading day of the year -- markets are open.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,649.92 10,555.52 10,308.74 10,238.65
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,194.20 1,187.18 1,157.18 1,125.33
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,108.30 1,120.31 1,108.37 1,119.39
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,596.61 1,595.88 1,531.69 1,450.93
S&P; 100 Index OEX 567.38 565.36 552.91 545.88

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   12/13/2004 - 12/17/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Sprint Corporation (FON Group) 3 FON Jan, 2005 25 30,210
2   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Dec, 2004 25 25,613
3   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Jan, 2005 22.5 22,363
4   Sirius Satellite Radio 1 QXO Dec, 2004 7.5 20,024
5   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Jan, 2005 25 19,987
6   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 YHQ Jan, 2005 32.5 18,692
7   Sirius Satellite Radio 1 QXO Dec, 2004 7.5 18,226
8   Citigroup Inc. 8 C Jan, 2005 47.5 17,320
9   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Jan, 2005 27.5 16,898
10   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Dec, 2004 27 14,012

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   12/13/2004 - 12/17/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Dec, 2004 25 23,476
2   Palmone Inc 9 UPY Dec, 2004 35 15,133
3   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Jan, 2005 25 14,870
4   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Jan, 2005 42.5 10,757
5   Sirius Satellite Radio 1 QXO Dec, 2004 7.5 10,384
6   Symantec Corporation 8 SYQ Jan, 2005 25 10,352
7   Nextel Communications Inc. 10 WFU Jan, 2006 17.5 10,240
8   Delta Airlines, Inc. 4 WDA Jan, 2006 2.5 10,180
9   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Jan, 2005 25 10,107
10   Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 4 TMX Jan, 2005 35 10,054
 


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