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May 02, 2005 - May 06, 2005

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   04/25/2005 - 04/29/2005
 Date Index
4/29/2005 135
4/28/2005 165
4/27/2005 120
4/26/2005 162
4/25/2005 161

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
05-02-0510:00
10:00
Construction Spending
Institute for Supply Management - Mfg. Index
March
April
05-03-0510:00
10:00
2:15
Automotive Sales
Factory Orders
FOMC Policy Statement
April
March

05-04-0510:00
Institute for Supply Management - Services Index
April
05-05-058:30
8:30
Initial Jobless Claims
Productivity - Preliminary
Latest week.
1Q
05-06-058:30
8:30
8:30
3:00
Unemployment Rate
Nonfarm Payrolls
Average Hourly Earnings
Consumer Creditt
April
April
April
March

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
5/2/2005DTV
5/2/2005AVP
5/2/2005CTIC
5/2/2005OSIP
5/2/2005EDS
5/2/2005HUM
5/2/2005NFI
5/2/2005PDLI
5/2/2005CHK
5/2/2005SYY
5/2/2005CECO
5/2/2005TSN
5/3/2005THC
5/3/2005CEPH
5/3/2005SBL
5/3/2005CVH
5/3/2005GIVN
5/3/2005LVS
5/3/2005MET
5/3/2005MXIM
5/3/2005CHTR
5/3/2005CMX
5/3/2005UNM
5/3/2005EMR
5/3/2005TYC
5/3/2005ERTS
5/3/2005Q
5/3/2005IDTI
5/3/2005MACR
5/3/2005MMC
5/3/2005NGEN
5/3/2005NTE
5/3/2005RIG
5/3/2005AOC
5/3/2005STA
5/3/2005MBI
5/3/2005SWY
5/3/2005CZN
5/3/2005TKLC
5/3/2005UNTD
5/3/2005VRTS
5/3/2005VSH
5/3/2005UTHR
5/4/2005CI
5/4/2005ADRX
5/4/2005PRU
5/4/2005AMKR
5/4/2005AMT
5/4/2005APPX
5/4/2005WWCA
5/4/2005MAXM
5/4/2005MHR
5/4/2005PCG
5/4/2005DVN
5/4/2005UVN
5/4/2005DUK
5/4/2005FBR
5/4/2005QLGC
5/4/2005CMS
5/4/2005GNSS
5/4/2005GT
5/4/2005HL
5/4/2005MXO
5/4/2005ADLR
5/4/2005SPW
5/4/2005IACI
5/4/2005SYMC
5/4/2005TWX
5/4/2005WFMI
5/4/2005NLC
5/5/2005WTW
5/5/2005DISH
5/5/2005AES
5/5/2005UTSI
5/5/2005ATVI
5/5/2005VRX
5/5/2005BRL
5/5/2005BBI
5/5/2005NCRX
5/5/2005GFIG
5/5/2005MCIP
5/5/2005IMGN
5/5/2005WPI
5/5/2005CLX
5/5/2005ICOS
5/5/2005WMB
5/5/2005CPN
5/5/2005CVS
5/5/2005G
5/5/2005SONE
5/5/2005GSF
5/5/2005MCK
5/5/2005MFE
5/5/2005NKTR
5/5/2005ONXX
5/5/2005GMST
5/5/2005SINA
5/5/2005PIXR
5/5/2005RGLD
5/5/2005CNO
5/5/2005TXU
5/5/2005RRI
5/5/2005AGEN
5/5/2005NEW
5/5/2005NTMD
5/6/2005ALD
5/6/2005DHB
5/6/2005KG
5/6/2005EIX

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
5/3/2005 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting and Statement

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,192.51 10,283.21 10,522.71 10,374.46
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,156.85 1,164.46 1,182.69 1,155.34
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,158.50 1,166.78 1,184.38 1,138.69
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,420.79 1,447.27 1,479.31 1,480.76
S&P; 100 Index OEX 552.74 555.62 564.51 554.48

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   04/25/2005 - 04/29/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ May, 2005 25 14,964
2   Intel Corporation 6 NQ May, 2005 22.5 13,989
3   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ May, 2005 17.5 10,828
4   Siebel Systems Inc. 4 SGQ May, 2005 10 10,313
5   Sirius Satellite Radio 1 QXO Jun, 2005 4 9,421
6   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ May, 2005 17.5 9,286
7   Morgan Stanley & Co. 6 MWD May, 2005 55 8,120
8   Sirius Satellite Radio 1 YFW Jan, 2006 5 7,595
9   Verizon Communications 7 VZ May, 2005 35 7,455
10   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ May, 2005 25 7,312

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   04/25/2005 - 04/29/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Comcast Corp., Class A 2 CCQ Oct, 2005 32.5 9,660
2   Amazon.Com, Inc. 4 ZQN May, 2005 30 8,865
3   Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 8 WMT Jun, 2005 47.5 8,574
4   eBay, Inc. 4 XBA May, 2005 30 8,086
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ May, 2005 25 7,494
6   Amazon.Com, Inc. 4 ZQN May, 2005 32.5 6,678
7   TMP Worldwide Inc. 4 BSQ Jun, 2005 22.5 6,177
8   Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 8 WMT Jun, 2005 45 5,895
9   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ May, 2005 37.5 5,715
10   Hewlett-Packard Company 9 HHY May, 2005 20 5,058
 


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