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November 03, 2003 - November 07, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   10/27/2003 - 10/31/2003
 Date Index
10/31/2003 158
10/30/2003 211
10/29/2003 170
10/28/2003 189
10/27/2003 221

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
11-03-03
10:00
10:00
Automotive Sales
Institute for Supply Mgt - Mfg. Index
Construction Spending
Oct.
Oct.
Sep.
11-04-03 none
11-05-0310:00
10:00
Institute for Supply Mgt. - Services Index
Factory Orders
Oct.
Sep.
11-06-038:30
8:30
Productivity-Prelim.
Initial Jobless Claims
Q3
Latest week.
11-07-038:30
8:30
8:30
10:00
3:00
Unemployment Rate
Non-farm Payrolls
Average Hourly Earnings
Wholesale Inventories
Consumer Credit
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Sep.
Sep.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
11/3/2003CEPH
11/3/2003EOG
11/3/2003PDLI
11/3/2003CHTR
11/4/2003CCU
11/4/2003PCLN
11/4/2003PRU
11/4/2003BJS
11/4/2003SBL
11/4/2003IGT
11/4/2003ICOS
11/4/2003EMR
11/4/2003INCY
11/4/2003TYC
11/4/2003G
11/4/2003AMLN
11/4/2003AOC
11/4/2003MBI
11/5/2003OVER
11/5/2003QCOM
11/5/2003HC
11/5/2003IACI
11/6/2003THC
11/6/2003EXPE
11/6/2003BDX
11/6/2003CLX
11/6/2003DVN
11/6/2003DOX
11/6/2003WMB
11/6/2003ENZN
11/6/2003Q
11/6/2003ATVI
11/6/2003HLTH
11/6/2003RGLD
11/6/2003XMSR

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
11/20/2003 Last day for trading index options with European style exercise/assignment with November expiration.
11/21/2003 Last day for trading index options with American style exercise/assignment and equity with November expiration.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 9,801.12 9,701.91 9,563.46 8,827.65
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,050.70 1,040.66 1,025.79 946.95
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP/3Z 1,049.50 1,039.70 1,024.94 946.22
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,416.40 1,401.25 1,370.71 1,187.94
S&P; 100 Index OEX 519.98 518.19 512.93 477.19

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   10/27/2003 - 10/31/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Nov, 2003 12 42,630
2   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Dec, 2003 11 30,073
3   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Dec, 2003 11 25,431
4   Peoplesoft, Inc. 3 PQO Dec, 2003 20 16,792
5   Peoplesoft, Inc. 3 PQO Dec, 2003 20 16,066
6   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Nov, 2003 12 15,407
7   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jan, 2004 30 13,574
8   Texas Instruments Inc. 3 TXN Dec, 2003 30 11,631
9   Concord EFS Inc. 1 CE Dec, 2003 11 11,325
10   Microsoft Corporation 10 ZMF Jan, 2005 30 10,566

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   10/27/2003 - 10/31/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 31 17,349
2   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Dec, 2003 35 17,217
3   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Dec, 2003 35 15,412
4   Johnson & Johnson 3 JNJ Nov, 2003 50 10,505
5   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Nov, 2003 32.5 10,030
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Nov, 2003 34 8,517
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 7,854
8   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 ZAA Jan, 2005 20 7,500
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jan, 2004 31 6,984
10   Seagate Technology 3 STX Nov, 2003 22.5 6,836
 


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