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October 16, 2006 - October 20, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   10/09/2006 - 10/13/2006
 Date Index
10/13/2006 147
10/12/2006 119
10/11/2006 121
10/10/2006 142
10/9/2006 123

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
10-16-068:30
 NY Empire State Index
 Oct.
10-17-068:30
8:30
9:15
9:15
 Producer Price Index (PPI)
PPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
 Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
10-18-068:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
Housing Starts
Building Materials
 Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
10-19-068:30
10:00
12:00
 Initial Jobless Claims
Index of Leading Economic Indicators
Philadelphia Fed Business Index
 Latest week.
Sept.
Oct.
10-20-06 none

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
10/16/2006ARNA
10/16/2006ATYT
10/16/2006ETN
10/16/2006SCHW
10/16/2006MAT
10/16/2006RMBS
10/16/2006WB
10/16/2006CBH
10/16/2006CCK
10/16/2006CRXL
10/17/2006ADTN
10/17/2006ASD
10/17/2006EMC
10/17/2006JNJ
10/17/2006KEY
10/17/2006MOT
10/17/2006YHOO
10/17/2006FCX
10/17/2006FRX
10/17/2006GAP
10/17/2006GILD
10/17/2006IBM
10/17/2006INTC
10/17/2006LLTC
10/17/2006MER
10/17/2006NCC
10/17/2006NVLS
10/17/2006ODP
10/17/2006SOV
10/17/2006STI
10/17/2006STX
10/17/2006SYK
10/17/2006USB
10/17/2006UTX
10/17/2006WFC
10/17/2006BOT
10/17/2006CSX
10/18/2006AAPL
10/18/2006ABT
10/18/2006ALL
10/18/2006AMLN
10/18/2006AMR
10/18/2006EBAY
10/18/2006ET
10/18/2006HAR
10/18/2006HCBK
10/18/2006JNPR
10/18/2006JPM
10/18/2006KMI
10/18/2006KMP
10/18/2006MOGN
10/18/2006OXY
10/18/2006RYL
10/18/2006TER
10/18/2006GD
10/18/2006IFIN
10/18/2006ISIL
10/18/2006ITW
10/18/2006MDCO
10/18/2006MEL
10/18/2006NFB
10/18/2006STJ
10/18/2006STLD
10/18/2006WM
10/18/2006BSX
10/18/2006CBST
10/18/2006CDWC
10/18/2006CIT
10/18/2006COF
10/18/2006CTXS
10/19/2006ACS
10/19/2006AFFX
10/19/2006AH
10/19/2006GOOG
10/19/2006HON
10/19/2006HSY
10/19/2006KO
10/19/2006OXPS
10/19/2006PFE
10/19/2006SAP
10/19/2006SHW
10/19/2006SIRF
10/19/2006SLM
10/19/2006TPX
10/19/2006TRB
10/19/2006UNH
10/19/2006UNP
10/19/2006WYE
10/19/2006XLNX
10/19/2006XTO
10/19/2006FCS
10/19/2006FITB
10/19/2006FSL
10/19/2006LLY
10/19/2006LUV
10/19/2006NDAQ
10/19/2006NE
10/19/2006NOK
10/19/2006NUE
10/19/2006PMCS
10/19/2006RBAK
10/19/2006SNDK
10/19/2006SPWR
10/19/2006SUPG
10/19/2006SYNA
10/19/2006UPS
10/19/2006VRSN
10/19/2006WHR
10/19/2006BAC
10/19/2006BAX
10/19/2006BBT
10/19/2006BK
10/19/2006BRCM
10/19/2006BTU
10/19/2006C
10/19/2006CAL
10/19/2006CERN
10/19/2006CHKP
10/19/2006CREE
10/19/2006CY
10/19/2006DGX
10/19/2006DHR
10/20/2006ACI
10/20/2006MMM
10/20/2006MRK
10/20/2006SGP
10/20/2006SLB
10/20/2006IIIN
10/20/2006CAT

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
10/19/2006 Last trading day for index options with European exercise/settlement expiring October 2006.
10/20/2006 Last day for trading American style index and equity options expiring in October 2006.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 11,960.51 11,718.78 11,489.48 11,185.90
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,365.60 1,337.74 1,312.63 1,287.23
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,373.60 1,347.49 1,318.39 1,292.26
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,727.20 1,662.82 1,601.35 1,627.33
S&P; 100 Index OEX 633.62 620.59 607.45 588.98

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   10/09/2006 - 10/13/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Oct, 2006 30 25,510
2   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Oct, 2006 74 21,877
3   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Oct, 2006 20 20,434
4   The Coca-Cola Company 9 WKO Jan, 2008 45 20,000
5   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Oct, 2006 22.5 17,882
6   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Nov, 2006 30 16,020
7   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Oct, 2006 20 15,909
8   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Oct, 2006 75 13,227
9   International Business Machines 3 IBM Oct, 2006 85 13,056
10   Altria Group Inc. 1 MO Oct, 2006 80 13,032

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   10/09/2006 - 10/13/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IQQ Dec, 2006 71 22,517
2   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Oct, 2006 73 18,472
3   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Oct, 2006 20 15,205
4   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 DIW Nov, 2006 62 15,000
5   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Oct, 2006 72 14,962
6   General Electric Company 10 GE Oct, 2006 35 13,533
7   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IQQ Dec, 2006 71 13,260
8   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Oct, 2006 74 12,736
9   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Nov, 2006 27.5 12,344
10   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Oct, 2006 73 11,407
 


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