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March 27, 2006 - March 31, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   03/20/2006 - 03/24/2006
 Date Index
3/24/2006 172
3/23/2006 147
3/22/2006 157
3/21/2006 169
3/20/2006 151

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
03-27-06 none
03-28-0610:00
2:15
 Consumer Confidence Index
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Policy
 Mar.

03-29-06 none
03-30-068:30
8:30
8:30
 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Final Revision
Chain Weighted Deflator-- Final Revision
Initial Jobless Claims
 4Q
4Q
Latest week.
03-31-068:30
8:30
10:00
10:00
 Personal Income
Personal Consumption
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
Factory Orders
 Feb.
Feb.
March
Feb.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
3/27/2006WAG
3/28/2006PAYX
3/28/2006RHAT
3/28/2006TIBX
3/28/2006TIF
3/28/2006LEN
3/28/2006CALM
3/29/2006MU
3/29/2006RI
3/30/2006GLBC
3/30/2006PTEN
3/30/2006KMX
3/30/2006CMVT
3/31/2006AES
3/31/2006TKLC
3/31/2006IIJI
3/31/2006BBY

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
3/27/2006 First day of a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
3/28/2006 Second day of a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 11,279.97 11,123.58 10,994.19 10,688.50
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,302.95 1,291.81 1,282.43 1,241.11
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,312.80 1,295.46 1,285.89 1,244.42
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,679.80 1,675.41 1,682.29 1,622.84
S&P; 100 Index OEX 592.78 587.07 582.10 571.55

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   03/20/2006 - 03/24/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Sun Microsystems Inc. 2 VSU Jan, 2007 5 38,212
2   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Apr, 2006 14 16,038
3   Sun Microsystems Inc. 2 SUQ Apr, 2006 5 15,465
4   Elan Corporation, Plc ADR's 8 ELN Apr, 2006 15 14,999
5   Lucent Technologies Inc. 5 LU Apr, 2006 3 14,515
6   TXU Corp. 10 TXU Jul, 2006 47.5 12,666
7   Newmont Mining Corp. 8 NEM Apr, 2006 50 12,209
8   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Apr, 2006 30 10,438
9   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Apr, 2006 20 9,803
10   Sun Microsystems Inc. 2 SUQ Apr, 2006 5 9,707

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   03/20/2006 - 03/24/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 DIW Apr, 2006 71 22,068
2   General Electric Company 10 GE Sep, 2006 30 17,162
3   Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XBT Apr, 2006 52 16,807
4   Elan Corporation, Plc ADR's 8 ELN Apr, 2006 15 14,532
5   TXU Corp. 10 TXU Jul, 2006 47.5 13,923
6   Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XBT Apr, 2006 52 12,914
7   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Apr, 2006 20 11,877
8   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Apr, 2006 60 11,672
9   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Apr, 2006 74 11,055
10   General Motors Corp. 9 WGM Jan, 2008 10 10,505
 


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