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December 05, 2005 - December 09, 2005

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   11/28/2005 - 12/02/2005
 Date Index
12/2/2005 232
12/1/2005 155
11/30/2005 165
11/29/2005 127
11/28/2005 153

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
12-05-0510:00
Institute for Supply Management - Services Index
Nov.
12-06-058:30
10:00
Productivity - Revised
Factory Orders
3Q
Oct.
12-07-053:00
Consumer Credit
Oct.
12-08-058:30
Initial Jobless Claims
Latest week.
12-09-0510:00
Wholesale Inventories
Oct.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
12/5/2005DRL
12/6/2005AZO
12/6/2005KR
12/6/2005CMVT
12/6/2005BDY
12/6/2005SHLD
12/6/2005BRCD
12/7/2005UCL
12/7/2005HOV
12/8/2005COST
12/8/2005CMOS
12/8/2005TOL
12/8/2005NSM
12/8/2005SDS
12/8/2005BPUR
12/9/2005ADIC
12/9/2005CIEN
12/9/2005MATK
12/9/2005LGND

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,877.51 10,738.67 10,522.34 10,510.27
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,265.10 1,242.71 1,217.31 1,205.11
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,260.90 1,235.20 1,217.66 1,206.45
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,709.10 1,665.23 1,607.89 1,547.18
S&P; 100 Index OEX 579.62 571.95 561.76 564.95

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   11/28/2005 - 12/02/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Jan, 2006 42.5 31,943
2   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Dec, 2005 22.5 24,361
3   Broadcom Corporation 10 RCQ Jan, 2006 47.5 23,837
4   Viacom Inc. - Class B 2 VMB Dec, 2005 35 16,100
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Apr, 2006 30 12,526
6   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Jan, 2006 27.5 12,059
7   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Dec, 2005 70 11,211
8   McDonald's Corp. 2 MCD Dec, 2005 35 11,159
9   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Jan, 2006 70 10,953
10   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Dec, 2005 13 10,823

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   11/28/2005 - 12/02/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Broadcom Corporation 10 RCQ Jan, 2006 45 23,895
2   Amazon.Com, Inc. 4 VON Jan, 2007 20 14,318
3   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Dec, 2005 37.5 13,248
4   General Motors Corp. 9 GM Mar, 2006 10 11,880
5   NTL Incorporated 8 NUD Jan, 2006 45 11,216
6   Bank of America Corporation 5 BAC Dec, 2005 45 10,583
7   Amazon.Com, Inc. 4 VON Jan, 2007 15 10,000
8   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 3 RCL Dec, 2005 40 10,000
9   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Dec, 2005 37.5 9,976
10   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Jan, 2006 22.5 9,385
 


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