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March 21, 2005 - March 25, 2005

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   03/14/2005 - 03/18/2005
 Date Index
3/18/2005 131
3/17/2005 139
3/16/2005 136
3/15/2005 138
3/14/2005 130

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
03-21-05 none
03-22-058:30
8:30
2:15
Producer Price Index (PPI)
PPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Policy Ann.
Feb.
Feb.

03-23-058:30
8:30
10:00
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
Existing Home Sales
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
03-24-058:30
8:30
10:00
Orders for Durable Goods
Initial Jobless Claims
New Home Sales
Feb.
Latest week.
Feb.
03-25-05 none

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
3/21/2005PAYX
3/21/2005CCL
3/21/2005KBH
3/22/2005GIS
3/22/2005BMET
3/22/2005LEN
3/22/2005ORCL
3/22/2005WSM
3/23/2005PR
3/24/2005SLR
3/24/2005VRTY
3/24/2005BDY
3/24/2005KKD
3/24/2005CAG
3/24/2005LEXR
3/24/2005VIP

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
3/22/2005 Meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
3/25/2005 Markets Closed in observance of Good Friday.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,629.67 10,777.01 10,674.42 10,372.96
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,189.65 1,203.79 1,194.70 1,149.57
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,190.80 1,204.27 1,185.61 1,132.18
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,484.40 1,512.84 1,523.05 1,482.50
S&P; 100 Index OEX 567.94 575.13 570.95 553.42

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   03/14/2005 - 03/18/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP Mar, 2005 80 18,938
2   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Apr, 2005 13 17,515
3   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP Mar, 2005 80 12,304
4   General Electric Company 10 GE Mar, 2005 35 11,128
5   Viacom Inc. - Class B 2 WVM Jan, 2006 35 10,483
6   Viacom Inc. - Class B 2 VMB Apr, 2005 35 10,346
7   eBay, Inc. 4 XBA Mar, 2005 37.5 10,291
8   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP Mar, 2005 75 10,075
9   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Apr, 2005 27.5 9,937
10   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Apr, 2005 24.5 9,467

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   03/14/2005 - 03/18/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Mar, 2005 32.5 18,664
2   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Mar, 2005 32.5 12,757
3   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP Mar, 2005 80 12,628
4   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP Mar, 2005 75 12,421
5   eBay, Inc. 4 XBA Mar, 2005 37.5 11,791
6   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Mar, 2005 25 10,408
7   General Motors Corp. 9 GM Mar, 2005 30 9,689
8   American International Group 1 AIG Apr, 2005 60 9,485
9   Motorola Inc. 1 MOT Mar, 2005 15 9,316
10   American International Group 1 AIG Apr, 2005 60 9,257
 


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