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May 08, 2006 - May 12, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   05/01/2006 - 05/05/2006
 Date Index
5/5/2006 149
5/4/2006 160
5/3/2006 218
5/2/2006 154
5/1/2006 185

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
05-08-06 none
05-09-0610:00
Wholesale Inventories
March
05-10-062:00
2:15
Treasury Budget Statement
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Statement
April

05-11-068:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
Business Inventories
Retail Sales
Retail Sales -- Excluding Automobiles
Initial Jobless Claims
March
April
April
Latest week.
05-12-068:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
Import Prices
Import Prices - excluding energy
Export Prices
Export Prices - excluding food
Balance of Trade Report
April
April
April
April
March

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
5/8/2006AES
5/8/2006AQNT
5/8/2006ARNA
5/8/2006FST
5/8/2006FTO
5/8/2006GDT
5/8/2006HW
5/8/2006NBR
5/8/2006SONS
5/8/2006TKLC
5/8/2006CDE
5/8/2006EIX
5/8/2006HGSI
5/8/2006MYOG
5/8/2006OSIP
5/8/2006PKS
5/8/2006VCLK
5/9/2006ADBL
5/9/2006ARIA
5/9/2006CSCO
5/9/2006CVC
5/9/2006FXEN
5/9/2006GAP
5/9/2006IDTI
5/9/2006NMTI
5/9/2006NRG
5/9/2006NTLI
5/9/2006NVTL
5/9/2006PXD
5/9/2006STSI
5/9/2006SYMC
5/9/2006THC
5/9/2006CKCM
5/9/2006DIS
5/9/2006DNDN
5/9/2006DYN
5/9/2006ELOS
5/9/2006ENER
5/9/2006KG
5/9/2006KOSP
5/9/2006L
5/9/2006MNTA
5/9/2006MRX
5/9/2006MYL
5/9/2006SLE
5/9/2006VLCCF
5/9/2006WPI
5/10/2006ALVR
5/10/2006CYPB
5/10/2006FD
5/10/2006FWLT
5/10/2006IIJI
5/10/2006IOTN
5/10/2006IPG
5/10/2006LBTYA
5/10/2006LM
5/10/2006LNG
5/10/2006NKTR
5/10/2006RRI
5/10/2006ENCY
5/10/2006HEPH
5/10/2006MIR
5/10/2006OVEN
5/10/2006PGNX
5/10/2006SFCC
5/10/2006SIL
5/11/2006ADI
5/11/2006AMSC
5/11/2006EXPE
5/11/2006NVDA
5/11/2006DISH
5/11/2006JCP
5/11/2006MOVI
5/11/2006TOPT
5/11/2006URBN
5/11/2006VIA
5/12/2006BOL

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
5/10/2006 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 11,577.74 11,287.95 11,202.21 10,800.13
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,325.75 1,304.30 1,298.52 1,254.75
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,318.10 1,309.33 1,302.05 1,257.20
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,713.84 1,709.57 1,694.18 1,648.19
S&P; 100 Index OEX 603.04 591.66 589.57 574.99

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   05/01/2006 - 05/05/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 27 26,057
2   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jul, 2006 27.5 24,851
3   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA May, 2006 72.5 19,290
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 27.5 19,046
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 25 18,944
6   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Jul, 2006 20 17,983
7   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Oct, 2006 22.5 17,647
8   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Jun, 2006 20 16,613
9   Pfizer Inc. 7 VPE Jan, 2007 27.5 15,569
10   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 29.5 15,020

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   05/01/2006 - 05/05/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 22 25,973
2   Microsoft Corporation 10 WMF Jan, 2008 25 20,305
3   JDS Uniphase Corporation 3 UQD Sep, 2006 4 19,861
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 22 17,383
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 25 13,449
6   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW May, 2006 73 9,554
7   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Jul, 2006 70 9,260
8   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Jun, 2006 74 9,150
9   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ May, 2006 22.5 9,015
10   Verizon Communications 7 VZ May, 2006 32.5 8,937
 


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