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March 14, 2005 - March 18, 2005

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   03/07/2005 - 03/11/2005
 Date Index
3/11/2005 142
3/10/2005 130
3/9/2005 171
3/8/2005 176
3/7/2005 171

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
03-14-05 none
03-15-058:30
8:30
8:30
10:00
10:00
New York State Empire State Index
Retail Sales
Retail Sales - excluding autos
Business Inventories
Business Inventories
Mar.
Feb.
Feb.
Jan.
Jan.
03-16-058:30
8:30
8:30
9:15
9:15
Current Account Deficit
Housing Starts
Building Permits
Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
4Q
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
03-17-058:30
10:00
12:00
Initial Jobless Claims
Index of Leading Economic Indicators
Philadelphia Fed Report
Latest week.
Feb.
Mar.
03-18-058:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
Export Prices
Export Prices -- excluding agriculutre
Import Prices
Import Prices - excluding oil
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
3/14/2005CMVT
3/14/2005CDE
3/14/2005PDLI
3/14/2005CNO
3/14/2005OMX
3/15/2005KDE
3/15/2005L
3/15/2005NTLI
3/15/2005WWCA
3/15/2005WYNN
3/15/2005LEH
3/15/2005DNDN
3/15/2005ABS
3/15/2005ENZ
3/15/2005IVX
3/15/2005KG
3/15/2005MDR
3/16/2005GIS
3/16/2005DHB
3/16/2005GLBC
3/16/2005BSC
3/17/2005DISH
3/17/2005ANN
3/17/2005ADBE
3/17/2005DG
3/17/2005DWA
3/17/2005KFX
3/17/2005TOY
3/17/2005GS
3/17/2005MWD
3/17/2005NKE
3/17/2005JBL
3/17/2005FDX
3/17/2005COMS
3/17/2005CTAS
3/17/2005PLMO
3/18/2005ENTG

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
3/17/2005 Last day for trading index options with European style exercise/settlement.
3/18/2005 Last day for trading March equity and index options with American style exercise/settlement.
3/22/2005 Meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
3/25/2005 Markets Closed in observance of Good Friday.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,774.36 10,804.14 10,676.47 10,360.61
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,200.10 1,206.45 1,195.24 1,147.72
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,207.00 1,206.21 1,175.66 1,130.37
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,505.65 1,521.81 1,533.19 1,481.69
S&P; 100 Index OEX 573.54 576.76 571.03 552.80

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   03/07/2005 - 03/11/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Qualcomm Inc. 4 AAO Apr, 2005 37.5 33,046
2   Micron Technology Inc. 4 MU Apr, 2005 12 25,002
3   Micron Technology Inc. 4 MU Mar, 2005 12 25,000
4   Time Warner Inc. 7 VAN Jan, 2007 20 21,116
5   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Mar, 2005 25 20,837
6   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Mar, 2005 25 19,983
7   Time Warner Inc. 7 TWX Apr, 2005 17 19,840
8   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ Mar, 2005 40 18,077
9   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Mar, 2005 25 15,942
10   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Mar, 2005 25 13,337

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   03/07/2005 - 03/11/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Mar, 2005 25 17,766
2   Motorola Inc. 1 MOT Apr, 2005 15 15,446
3   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Apr, 2005 25 13,953
4   Exxon Mobil Corp. 1 XOM Apr, 2005 60 13,788
5   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Mar, 2005 27.5 12,220
6   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Jun, 2005 30 12,062
7   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Mar, 2005 25 11,651
8   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Apr, 2005 25 10,883
9   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Apr, 2005 25 10,861
10   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ Mar, 2005 40 10,657
 


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