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March 22, 2004 - March 26, 2004

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   03/15/2004 - 03/19/2004
 Date Index
3/19/2004 146
3/18/2004 235
3/17/2004 193
3/16/2004 139
3/15/2004 147

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
03-22-04 none
03-23-04 none
03-24-048:30
10:00
Orders for Durable Goods
New Home Sales
Feb.
Feb.
03-25-048:30
8:30
8:30
10:00
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) -- Final
GDP Chain Weighted Deflator -- Final
Initial Jobless Claims
Existing Home Sales
4Q
4Q
Latest week.
Feb.
03-26-048:30
8:30
Personal Income
Personal Consumption
Feb.
Feb.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
3/22/2004MU
3/22/2004WAG
3/25/2004CAG
3/25/2004RHAT
3/26/2004KDE
3/26/2004AGE
3/26/2004MANU
3/26/2004GUC
3/26/2004CBB

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,186.60 10,444.29 10,519.58 9,794.25
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,109.80 1,135.05 1,137.47 1,054.08
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,107.30 1,134.37 1,136.48 1,053.17
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,398.60 1,447.21 1,484.79 1,378.04
S&P; 100 Index OEX 543.68 558.70 561.90 525.10

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   03/15/2004 - 03/19/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 35 20,451
2   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jul, 2004 27.5 20,430
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 35 17,687
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Apr, 2004 37 17,190
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 36 16,689
6   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Apr, 2004 27.5 13,981
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 35 13,830
8   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Apr, 2004 27.5 13,290
9   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Mar, 2004 27.5 11,935
10   Sun Microsystems Inc. 2 SUQ Jul, 2004 4 11,354

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   03/15/2004 - 03/19/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 35 40,751
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Apr, 2004 35 29,430
3   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 35 19,644
4   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Jul, 2004 20 18,505
5   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Mar, 2004 35 15,708
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 35 14,886
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Mar, 2004 35 13,903
8   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Aug, 2004 30 12,280
9   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Apr, 2004 11 11,997
10   Texas Instruments Inc. 3 TXN Apr, 2004 25 10,227
 


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