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August 29, 2005 - September 02, 2005

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   08/22/2005 - 08/26/2005
 Date Index
8/26/2005 172
8/25/2005 203
8/24/2005 120
8/23/2005 194
8/22/2005 159

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
08-29-05 none
08-30-0510:00
10:00
2:00
Consumer Confidence Index
Factory Orders
Minutes of the FOMC Meeting
August
July
August
08-31-058:30
8:30
10:00
Gross Domestic Prodcut - Preliminary
Chain Weighted Deflator
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
2Q
2Q
August
09-01-0510:00
10:00
10:00
8:30
8:30
8:30
Construction Spending
Institute for Suppply Mgt - Mfg. Index
Automotive Sales
Personal Income
Personal Consumptuion
Initial Jobless Claims
July
August
August
July
July
Latest week.
09-02-058:30
8:30
8:30
Unemployment Rate
Nonfarm Payrolls
Average Hourly Earnings
August
August
August

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
8/30/2005FCEL
8/30/2005ADCT
8/31/2005TIF
8/31/2005VLCCF
9/1/2005CIEN
9/1/2005COCO

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
9/5/2005 Markets closed in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,397.29 10,572.95 10,535.69 10,538.98
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,205.10 1,226.28 1,219.99 1,195.14
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,205.90 1,228.57 1,223.38 1,179.09
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,558.84 1,589.94 1,565.71 1,534.72
S&P; 100 Index OEX 558.80 569.41 569.02 566.50

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   08/22/2005 - 08/26/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Oct, 2005 27.5 20,842
2   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 27 15,978
3   Motorola Inc. 1 MOT Oct, 2005 22.5 12,898
4   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Sep, 2005 37.5 11,207
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Sep, 2005 27.5 11,119
6   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 YHQ Sep, 2005 35 10,041
7   Altria Group Inc. 1 VPM Jan, 2007 90 10,000
8   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Sep, 2005 25 9,999
9   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Sep, 2005 27.5 9,201
10   McDonald's Corp. 2 MCD Sep, 2005 32.5 8,951

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   08/22/2005 - 08/26/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 10 45,551
2   McDonald's Corp. 2 MCD Oct, 2005 30 15,348
3   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Sep, 2005 25 12,890
4   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Jan, 2006 12.5 12,600
5   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Jan, 2006 35 12,142
6   General Motors Corp. 9 WGM Jan, 2008 10 11,233
7   Johnson & Johnson 3 JNJ Oct, 2005 55 10,838
8   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 YHQ Jan, 2006 32.5 10,086
9   Merck & Co. Inc. 4 MRK Sep, 2005 27.5 10,044
10   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 YHQ Sep, 2005 32.5 9,867
 


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