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May 23, 2005 - May 27, 2005

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   05/16/2005 - 05/20/2005
 Date Index
5/20/2005 143
5/19/2005 178
5/18/2005 115
5/17/2005 132
5/16/2005 161

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
05-23-05 none
05-24-0510:00
2:00
Existing Home Sales
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes
April

05-25-058:30
10:00
Durable Goods Orders
New Home Sales
April
April
05-26-058:30
8:30
10:00
8:30
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Preliminary
GDP Chain Defaltor - Preliminary
Help Wanted Index
Initial Jobless Claims
1Q
1Q
April
Latest week.
05-27-058:30
8:30
Personal Income
Personal Consumption
April
April

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
5/23/2005MCDTA
5/23/2005CPB
5/24/2005CSC
5/24/2005GME
5/24/2005NTAP
5/24/2005MDT
5/24/2005WSM
5/25/2005AZO
5/25/2005PLMD
5/25/2005DLTR
5/25/2005WIND
5/25/2005SCMR
5/25/2005MIK
5/25/2005NOVL
5/26/2005COST
5/26/2005CMOS
5/26/2005TOL
5/26/2005CA
5/26/2005CHS
5/26/2005DG
5/26/2005DRL
5/26/2005TIVO
5/27/2005CYBX
5/27/2005VIP

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
5/30/2005 Memorial Day Holiday -- Markets Closed.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,471.91 10,281.00 10,378.40 10,392.57
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,189.30 1,166.70 1,172.13 1,160.98
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,186.80 1,164.20 1,174.69 1,141.55
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,528.60 1,455.78 1,464.34 1,486.75
S&P; 100 Index OEX 565.76 556.22 558.90 556.16

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   05/16/2005 - 05/20/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ May, 2005 37.5 15,322
2   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Oct, 2005 27.5 12,585
3   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Jun, 2005 27.5 11,295
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Oct, 2005 27.5 10,740
5   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 AAQ May, 2005 37.5 10,522
6   eBay, Inc. 4 XBA May, 2005 35 10,479
7   Hewlett-Packard Company 9 WPW Jan, 2006 20 10,087
8   Nextel Communications Inc. 10 WFU Jan, 2006 27.5 10,000
9   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jan, 2006 27 9,915
10   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP May, 2005 75 9,102

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   05/16/2005 - 05/20/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 10 21,377
2   Liberty Media Corporation 1 OCG Jan, 2007 10 20,001
3   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jan, 2006 24.5 10,472
4   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 20 10,028
5   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Jun, 2005 25 9,953
6   Applied Materials Inc. 9 ANQ May, 2005 17 9,765
7   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP May, 2005 75 8,226
8   Research In Motion Ltd. 10 RUP May, 2005 75 8,051
9   Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XLF Jun, 2005 28 7,136
10   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Jun, 2005 22.5 7,107
 


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