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August 09, 2004 - August 13, 2004

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   08/02/2004 - 08/06/2004
 Date Index
8/6/2004 178
8/5/2004 143
8/4/2004 157
8/3/2004 129
8/2/2004 144

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
08-09-0410:00
Wholesale Inventories
June
08-10-048:30
2:15
Productivity - Preliminary
Announcement from the Federal Open Market Committe
2Q

08-11-042:00
Treasury Budget Statement
July
08-12-048:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
Business Inventories
Export Prices
Import Prices
Import Prices - Excluding oil
Initial Jobless Claims
Retail Sales
Retail Sales -- excluding automobiles
June
July
July
July
Latest week.
July
July
08-13-048:30
8:30
8:30
Trade Balance Report
Producer Price Index (PPI)
PPI -- Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
June
July
July

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
8/9/2004KDE
8/9/2004L
8/9/2004IDCC
8/9/2004NPSP
8/10/2004CSC
8/10/2004DISH
8/10/2004OSIP
8/10/2004CSCO
8/10/2004ANF
8/11/2004ANN
8/11/2004FD
8/11/2004CYBX
8/11/2004RMK
8/12/2004WTW
8/12/2004AEOS
8/12/2004BEAS
8/12/2004A
8/12/2004ADIC
8/12/2004DELL
8/12/2004KSS
8/12/2004TIF
8/12/2004IMGN
8/12/2004ADI
8/12/2004TGT
8/12/2004WMT
8/12/2004RGLD
8/13/2004IMMU
8/13/2004WIND
8/13/2004EL
8/13/2004PR

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
8/10/2004 Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC)
8/19/2004 Last day for trading European style index options with August expiration.
8/20/2004 Last day for trading American style index and equity options with August expiration.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 9,815.33 10,102.48 10,231.38 10,233.47
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,063.95 1,098.80 1,116.37 1,108.14
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,085.50 1,115.18 1,116.42 1,104.81
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,315.30 1,394.77 1,440.32 1,446.09
S&P; 100 Index OEX 521.84 536.52 544.39 544.67

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   08/02/2004 - 08/06/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Aug, 2004 35 20,789
2   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Aug, 2004 35 15,291
3   InterActiveCorp 3 QTH Jan, 2005 30 14,345
4   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Aug, 2004 20 11,644
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Aug, 2004 30 11,616
6   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Aug, 2004 34 11,613
7   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Aug, 2004 20 11,291
8   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Aug, 2004 20 11,270
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Dec, 2004 36 10,005
10   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP Aug, 2004 60 9,436

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   08/02/2004 - 08/06/2004
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Aug, 2004 33 44,231
2   Halliburton Company 4 WHW Jan, 2006 10 18,984
3   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Aug, 2004 32.5 17,906
4   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Aug, 2004 35 16,357
5   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Aug, 2004 35 16,216
6   Liberty Media Corporation 1 YCN Jan, 2006 5 15,000
7   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Aug, 2004 37 12,191
8   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QQQ Aug, 2004 35 11,370
9   Nasdaq-100 Shares 2 QAV Aug, 2004 34 11,232
10   Home Depot Inc. 3 HD Nov, 2004 30 11,048
 


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