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March 31, 2003 - April 04, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   03/24/2003 - 03/28/2003
 Date Index
3/28/2003 144
3/27/2003 135
3/26/2003 94
3/25/2003 120
3/24/2003 148

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
03-31-0310:00
Chicago Purchasing Managers Report
Mar.
04-01-0310:00
10:00
Institute for Supply Management Mfg. Index
Construction Spending
Mar.
Feb.
04-02-0310:00
Factory Orders
Feb.
04-03-038:30
10:00
Initial Claims for Unemployment
Institute for Supply Management Services Index
Latest week.
Mar.
04-04-038:30
8:30
8:30
Unemployment Rate
Nonfarm Payrolls
Average Hourly Earnings
Mar.
Mar.
Mar.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
3/31/2003EP
3/31/2003GMSTE
3/31/2003GT
4/1/2003BBY
4/1/2003CMS
4/2/2003THC
4/2/2003IMCL
4/2/2003CC
4/2/2003BBBY
4/3/2003MIR
4/3/2003RIMM
4/4/2003AA

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
3/31/2003 Deutsche Bank Securities Basic Industries Conference
4/2/2003 Deutsche Bank Securities Basic Industries Conference (cont')
4/8/2003 Gerard Klauer Mattison Healthcare Conference (2nd Annual)
4/16/2003 Last day for trading April 2003 index options with European style exercise properties.
4/17/2003 Last day for trading equity options and remain index options with April 2003 expiration dates.
4/18/2003 Markets Closed -- Good Friday Holiday

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA 8,145.77 7,972.92 8,013.65 8,405.57
S&P; 500 Index SPX 863.50 846.30 848.96 888.68
S&P; 500 Index June Ftrs SP/3H 862.90 845.68 848.60 888.64
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,046.72 1,028.33 1,007.60 991.44
S&P; 100 Index OEX 437.94 429.70 430.33 448.63

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   03/24/2003 - 03/28/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 25 9,066
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 27 7,471
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 27 6,685
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Apr, 2003 25 6,085
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 26 5,954
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 26 5,807
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 28 5,593
8   Johnson & Johnson 3 JNJ Apr, 2003 60 5,524
9   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 LYH Jan, 2004 30 5,247
10   J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 5 JPM May, 2003 27 5,115

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   03/24/2003 - 03/28/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 26 8,657
2   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Apr, 2003 25 6,637
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 24 6,466
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 25 6,101
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Apr, 2003 25 5,880
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 23 5,094
7   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Apr, 2003 25 4,522
8   Viacom Inc. - Class B 2 VMB May, 2003 32 4,461
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Apr, 2003 27 4,425
10   International Business Machines 3 IBM Apr, 2003 80 4,343
 


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