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November 10, 2003 - November 14, 2003

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   11/03/2003 - 11/07/2003
 Date Index
11/7/2003 129
11/6/2003 202
11/5/2003 187
11/4/2003 216
11/3/2003 199

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
11-10-03 none
11-11-03 none
11-12-03 none
11-13-038:30
8:30
8:30
Export Prices (excluding agriculture)
U.S. Trade Deficit
Initial Jobless Claims
Oct.
Sep.
Latest week.
11-14-038:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
9:15
9:15
Producer Price Index (PPI)
PPI (exlcuding food and energy)
Retail Sales
Retail Sales (excluding automobiles)
Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
11/10/2003TSN
11/10/2003EP
11/11/2003CSC
11/11/2003DISH
11/11/2003IPG
11/11/2003THC
11/11/2003CVC
11/11/2003IMMU
11/11/2003SCMR
11/11/2003TJX
11/11/2003ANF
11/11/2003CMS
11/11/2003JCP
11/12/2003ANN
11/12/2003FD
11/12/2003AETH
11/12/2003PCG
11/12/2003AMAT
11/12/2003MDT
11/13/2003AEOS
11/13/2003BEAS
11/13/2003DELL
11/13/2003KSS
11/13/2003SBUX
11/13/2003TIF
11/13/2003RMK
11/13/2003UVN
11/13/2003TGT
11/13/2003WMT
11/13/2003Q
11/13/2003IDCC
11/13/2003GMST
11/14/2003KDE
11/14/2003IMCL
11/14/2003WIND
11/14/2003ABF
11/14/2003PR

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.
11/27/2003 Thanksgiving Holiday -- Markets Closed.
11/28/2003 Markets open for half day.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 9,809.79 9,752.00 9,612.85 8,864.33
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,053.20 1,045.41 1,031.69 951.24
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP/3Z 1,050.40 1,044.30 1,030.74 950.50
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,436.75 1,413.19 1,382.86 1,198.53
S&P; 100 Index OEX 520.70 519.29 515.25 479.04

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   11/03/2003 - 11/07/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Nov, 2003 13 31,500
2   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Nov, 2003 13 24,220
3   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Nov, 2003 13 21,999
4   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Dec, 2003 11 19,050
5   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Nov, 2003 22.5 16,420
6   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Nov, 2003 22.5 15,535
7   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2 BMY Nov, 2003 25 12,263
8   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ Dec, 2003 22.5 11,039
9   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ Dec, 2003 22.5 10,964
10   Tyco International Ltd. 8 TYC Nov, 2003 22.5 10,070

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   11/03/2003 - 11/07/2003
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Jan, 2004 34 22,079
2   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Nov, 2003 22.5 17,138
3   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Dec, 2003 35 17,128
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 35 12,999
5   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Dec, 2003 35 12,060
6   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Nov, 2003 32.5 10,098
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Dec, 2003 36 9,780
8   AstraZeneca PLC 5 AZN Nov, 2003 45 8,498
9   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Nov, 2003 20 8,460
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Nov, 2003 36 8,239
 


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