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May 19, 2003 - May 23, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   05/12/2003 - 05/16/2003
 Date Index
5/16/2003 123
5/15/2003 118
5/14/2003 174
5/13/2003 149
5/12/2003 131

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
05-19-0310:00
Index of Leading Economic Indicators
Apr.
05-20-032:00
Treasury Budget Statement
Apr.
05-21-03 none
05-22-038:30
Initial claims for unemployment
Latest week.
05-23-03 none

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
5/19/2003A
5/19/2003LTD
5/19/2003CPB
5/19/2003TOY
5/19/2003LOW
5/19/2003MDT
5/20/2003CMOS
5/20/2003HD
5/20/2003SPLS
5/20/2003HPQ
5/20/2003BJ
5/21/2003SNPS
5/21/2003SMTC
5/21/2003ADCT
5/22/2003CIEN
5/22/2003GPS
5/22/2003HI
5/22/2003MRVL
5/22/2003WSM
5/23/2003OEI

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
6/3/2003 NAREIT Institutional Investor Forum
6/3/2003 Sanford C Bernstein 19th Ann Strategic Decisions Conference
6/4/2003 Sanford C Bernstein 19th Ann Strategic Decisions Conference (con't)
6/5/2003 Sanford C Bernstein 19th Ann Strategic Decisions Conference (con't)
6/5/2003 White Mountain Capital Biotech Conference

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 8,678.97 8,529.94 8,295.53 8,325.64
S&P; 500 Index SPX 944.30 923.05 887.39 882.88
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP/M3 944.30 922.32 886.63 876.65
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,154.48 1,124.82 1,076.33 1,005.28
S&P; 100 Index OEX 475.72 467.70 450.37 447.20

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   05/12/2003 - 05/16/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 3 KEQ Jul, 2003 20 12,631
2   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ May, 2003 32 11,423
3   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ May, 2003 15 9,844
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jun, 2003 27 9,797
5   Sepracor Inc. 5 ERQ Jun, 2003 22 9,260
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2003 28 9,094
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jun, 2003 29 8,266
8   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jun, 2003 27 7,536
9   Microchip Technology Inc. 4 QMT Jun, 2003 20 7,518
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2003 28 7,268

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   05/12/2003 - 05/16/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jun, 2003 29 18,567
2   J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. 5 JPM Jun, 2003 30 11,350
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jun, 2003 28 9,428
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jun, 2003 29 9,104
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2003 29 8,198
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jun, 2003 28 7,948
7   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Jun, 2003 30 7,158
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV May, 2003 28 6,585
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jul, 2003 28 6,143
10   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ May, 2003 32 6,089
 


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