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April 11, 2005 - April 15, 2005

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   04/04/2005 - 04/08/2005
 Date Index
4/8/2005 163
4/7/2005 135
4/6/2005 148
4/5/2005 185
4/4/2005 166

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
04-11-05 none
04-12-058:30
2:00
2:00
 Balance of Trade Report
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes
Treasury Budget Statement
 Feb.

Mar.
04-13-058:30
8:30
 Retail Sales
Retail Sales - excluding automotives
 Mar.
Mar.
04-14-058:30
8:30
 Initial Jobless Claims
Business Inventories
 Latest week.
Feb.
04-15-058:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
9:15
9:15
 Export Prices
Export Prices - excludes agricultural
Import Prices
Import Prices - excludes oil
New York Empire State Index
Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
 Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Mar.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
4/11/2005CC
4/11/2005DNA
4/11/2005NFLD
4/12/2005ABT
4/12/2005AMTD
4/12/2005MANU
4/13/2005BBT
4/13/2005CBH
4/13/2005FAST
4/13/2005IFIN
4/13/2005AAPL
4/13/2005HDI
4/13/2005AMD
4/13/2005LLTC
4/13/2005LRCX
4/14/2005RMBS
4/14/2005UNH
4/14/2005FCS
4/14/2005FITB
4/14/2005PEP
4/14/2005PGR
4/14/2005UIS
4/14/2005DRL
4/14/2005FDC
4/14/2005CREE
4/14/2005NAV
4/14/2005NYT
4/14/2005MTG
4/14/2005SUNW
4/14/2005STLD
4/14/2005VIP
4/15/2005KEY
4/15/2005WB
4/15/2005ELON
4/15/2005C
4/15/2005GE
4/15/2005LUV
4/15/2005MAT
4/15/2005LEXR

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
4/14/2005 Last day for trading European style index options with April expiration.
4/15/2005 Last day for trading equity and American style index options with April expiration.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,461.34 10,557.81 10,658.44 10,380.32
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,181.20 1,184.32 1,193.92 1,152.73
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,179.80 1,192.70 1,193.67 1,134.69
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,485.60 1,486.00 1,506.42 1,482.96
S&P; 100 Index OEX 562.18 564.48 570.16 553.98

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   04/04/2005 - 04/08/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   American International Group 1 AIG Apr, 2005 55 17,537
2   Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 8 AMD Apr, 2005 17 15,555
3   General Electric Company 10 GE Jun, 2005 35 15,543
4   Sprint Corporation (FON Group) 3 WO Jan, 2006 30 15,000
5   Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 8 WMT Apr, 2005 50 12,582
6   Lucent Technologies Inc. 5 VEU Jan, 2007 5 11,669
7   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Apr, 2005 45 11,416
8   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Apr, 2005 27.5 11,173
9   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP Apr, 2005 75 11,159
10   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Apr, 2005 24.5 10,309

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   04/04/2005 - 04/08/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XLE Apr, 2005 40 35,005
2   American International Group 1 AIG Aug, 2005 50 16,547
3   Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 8 AMD Apr, 2005 16 10,481
4   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Apr, 2005 40 9,740
5   American International Group 1 AIG Apr, 2005 50 9,718
6   Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 8 AMD Apr, 2005 16 9,389
7   American International Group 1 AIG Apr, 2005 55 9,104
8   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP Apr, 2005 70 8,685
9   eBay, Inc. 4 XBA Apr, 2005 35 8,570
10   Motorola Inc. 1 MOT Apr, 2005 15 7,561
 


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