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April 26, 2004 - April 30, 2004

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   04/19/2004 - 04/23/2004
 Date Index
4/23/2004 215
4/22/2004 161
4/21/2004 220
4/20/2004 190
4/19/2004 212

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
04-26-0410:00
New Home Sales
March
04-27-0410:00
10:00
Consumer Confidence Index
Existing Home Sales
April
March
04-28-04 none
04-29-048:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Advanced
Chain Weighted Deflator - Adanced
Employment Cost Index
Initial Jobless Claims
1Q
1Q
1Q
Latest week.
04-30-048:30
8:30
10:00
Personal Income
Personal Consumption
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
March
March
April

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
4/26/2004HUM
4/26/2004ABC
4/27/2004BJS
4/27/2004BHI
4/27/2004NBR
4/27/2004VZ
4/28/2004TSN
4/28/2004AN
4/28/2004ARBA
4/28/2004FMKT
4/28/2004PG
4/28/2004HAL
4/28/2004HLT
4/28/2004ALTR
4/28/2004ADPT
4/28/2004AES
4/28/2004CMCSA
4/28/2004PPD
4/28/2004AGN
4/28/2004CHK
4/28/2004SYY
4/28/2004AKAM
4/28/2004AL
4/28/2004SPF
4/29/2004SO
4/29/2004WMI
4/29/2004ADRX
4/29/2004AMKR
4/29/2004AET
4/29/2004DYN
4/29/2004OHP
4/29/2004RIG
4/29/2004BMY
4/29/2004DD
4/29/2004ITMN
4/29/2004PDLI
4/29/2004RNWK
4/29/2004TTN
4/29/2004JDSU
4/29/2004LSI
4/29/2004SBL
4/29/2004WEBM
4/29/2004MCK
4/29/2004NT
4/29/2004MXIM
4/29/2004NOC
4/29/2004OMC
4/29/2004AHC
4/29/2004ASYT
4/29/2004COX
4/29/2004G
4/29/2004NI
4/29/2004QLGC
4/29/2004KEG
4/29/2004AEP
4/29/2004CE
4/29/2004CFC
4/29/2004MNST
4/29/2004PEG
4/29/2004CMX
4/29/2004X
4/29/2004XEL
4/29/2004JNS
4/29/2004MGAM
4/29/2004MSTR
4/29/2004NBIX
4/29/2004NWL
4/29/2004PD
4/29/2004PHS
4/30/2004NBL
4/30/2004VRC
4/30/2004CCU
4/30/2004DIS
4/30/2004CI
4/30/2004GNSS
4/30/2004KMG
4/30/2004MSO
4/30/2004PCLN
4/30/2004XOM
4/30/2004NEWP
4/30/2004VSH
4/30/2004COP
4/30/2004HPC
4/30/2004UNTD
4/30/2004ICOS
4/30/2004NLS
4/30/2004CB
4/30/2004CRUS
4/30/2004DUK
4/30/2004EL
4/30/2004MACR
4/30/2004AMT
4/30/2004SWY
4/30/2004TYC
4/30/2004APCC
4/30/2004CVX
4/30/2004GNTA
4/30/2004PTEN
4/30/2004SONE
4/30/2004ATH
4/30/2004BSTE
4/30/2004IACI
4/30/2004AVP
4/30/2004BDY
4/30/2004FE
4/30/2004GERN
4/30/2004HL
4/30/2004IMDC
4/30/2004TXU
4/30/2004ONXX

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
5/6/2004 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) -- Periodic Meeting

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,472.84 10,405.92 10,428.10 9,942.50
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,140.60 1,131.94 1,132.83 1,070.34
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,139.50 1,130.64 1,131.86 1,069.39
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,497.00 1,465.60 1,455.75 1,405.27
S&P; 100 Index OEX 556.80 553.65 556.13 531.33

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   04/19/2004 - 04/23/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ May, 2004 27.5 32,174
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 37 24,979
3   Intel Corporation 6 INQ May, 2004 25 23,007
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 37 21,027
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 38 20,998
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 36 17,385
7   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jul, 2004 27.5 17,211
8   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ May, 2004 22.5 16,458
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 37 13,175
10   Amgen Inc. 6 YAA May, 2004 60 11,563

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   04/19/2004 - 04/23/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 35 19,708
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 36 15,253
3   Kinross Gold 8 KGC Aug, 2004 7.5 14,305
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 36 13,949
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ May, 2004 25 11,926
6   eBay, Inc. 4 XBA May, 2004 70 10,759
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 38 9,218
8   Sandisk Corp. 2 SWQ May, 2004 27.5 9,052
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 37 9,025
10   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ May, 2004 35 8,764
 


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