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May 15, 2006 - May 19, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   05/08/2006 - 05/12/2006
 Date Index
5/12/2006 142
5/11/2006 144
5/10/2006 152
5/9/2006 205
5/8/2006 206

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
05-15-068:30
 Empire State Index
 May
05-16-068:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
9:15
9:15
 Housing Starts
Building Permits
Producer Price Index (PPI)
PPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
 April
April
April
April
April
April
05-17-068:30
8:30
 Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
 April
April
05-18-068:30
10:00
12:00
 Initial Jobless Claims
Index of Leading Economic Indicators
Philadelphia Fed Index
 Latest week.
April
May
05-19-06 none

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
5/15/2006A
5/15/2006BIVN
5/15/2006NVAX
5/15/2006TGT
5/15/2006VISG
5/16/2006AEOS
5/16/2006AMAT
5/16/2006BJ
5/16/2006DE
5/16/2006HPQ
5/16/2006NTES
5/16/2006SPLS
5/16/2006DKS
5/16/2006HD
5/16/2006NAT
5/16/2006SKS
5/16/2006WMT
5/17/2006ANF
5/17/2006BEAS
5/17/2006CRM
5/17/2006CTRP
5/17/2006INTU
5/17/2006TARO
5/17/2006NAPS
5/17/2006PETM
5/17/2006SNDA
5/17/2006SNPS
5/18/2006ADSK
5/18/2006ALKS
5/18/2006BRCD
5/18/2006DELL
5/18/2006LTD
5/18/2006GPS
5/18/2006JWN
5/18/2006SHLD
5/19/2006ANN
5/19/2006CBI
5/19/2006CBRL
5/19/2006MRVL
5/19/2006SFA

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
5/18/2006 Last day for trading May 2006 European style index options
5/19/2006 Last day for trading May 2006 American style index and equity options.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 11,380.99 11,385.63 11,252.55 10,823.41
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,291.25 1,308.78 1,301.03 1,256.81
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,294.30 1,313.75 1,306.61 1,260.58
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,635.81 1,701.20 1,693.85 1,650.23
S&P; 100 Index OEX 588.70 594.38 591.02 575.62

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   05/08/2006 - 05/12/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Intel Corporation 6 NQ May, 2006 20 25,245
2   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Jun, 2006 22.5 22,529
3   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ May, 2006 20 20,695
4   eBay, Inc. 4 OYI Jan, 2007 37.5 18,714
5   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Jul, 2006 20 16,377
6   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ May, 2006 22.5 16,361
7   TXU Corp. 10 OYR Jan, 2007 60 14,050
8   TXU Corp. 10 OYR Jan, 2007 52.5 14,006
9   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ May, 2006 25 13,601
10   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 VYC Jan, 2007 25 12,052

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   05/08/2006 - 05/12/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XBT Jun, 2006 58 32,751
2   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH May, 2006 37.5 28,303
3   Elan Corporation, Plc ADR's 8 WTB Jan, 2008 2.5 20,000
4   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW May, 2006 75 19,061
5   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW May, 2006 75 15,478
6   General Motors Corp. 9 WGM Jan, 2008 22.5 15,204
7   Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XBT Sep, 2006 53 14,436
8   General Motors Corp. 9 GM Sep, 2006 22.5 13,534
9   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW May, 2006 76 12,761
10   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 5 12,535
 


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