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March 24, 2003 - March 28, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   03/17/2003 - 03/21/2003
 Date Index
3/21/2003 113
3/20/2003 144
3/19/2003 115
3/18/2003 100
3/17/2003 118

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
03-24-03 none
03-25-0310:00
10:00
Consumer Confidence Index
Existing Home Sales
Mar.
Feb.
03-26-038:30
10:00
Durable Goods Orders
New Home Sales
Feb.
Feb.
03-27-038:30
8:30
8:30
10:00
Initial Claims for Unemployment
Gross Domestic Product - Final Reading
Chain Deflator - Final
Help-wanted Index
Latest Week
4Q-2002
2Q-2002
Feb.
03-28-038:30
8:30
Personal Income
Personal Spending
Feb.
Feb.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
3/24/2003WAG
3/25/2003L
3/25/2003GT
3/25/2003NEM
3/26/2003CMS
3/27/2003RSTN
3/27/2003AGE
3/27/2003MANU
3/27/2003CAG

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA 8,521.97 7,897.01 8,070.47 8,440.18
S&P; 500 Index SPX 895.90 838.84 854.76 892.59
S&P; 500 Index June Ftrs SP/3H 887.15 838.61 854.48 892.59
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,093.12 1,013.59 1,010.13 993.28
S&P; 100 Index OEX 456.38 425.56 433.27 450.27

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   03/17/2003 - 03/21/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 27 24,059
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 25 21,748
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 26 21,687
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 27 19,110
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 26 15,300
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 25 13,957
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 29 12,234
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 27 11,580
9   Qualcomm Inc. 4 AAW Mar, 2003 40 9,611
10   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Mar, 2003 25 9,588

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   03/17/2003 - 03/21/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 25 20,612
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 26 20,517
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 26 14,317
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 27 12,863
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 27 11,972
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 26 10,661
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 25 10,150
8   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Apr, 2003 12 8,821
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 27 8,372
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Mar, 2003 27 8,157
 


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