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September 26, 2005 - September 30, 2005

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   09/19/2005 - 09/23/2005
 Date Index
9/23/2005 213
9/22/2005 163
9/21/2005 135
9/20/2005 161
9/19/2005 194

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
09-26-0510:00
Existing Home Sales
August
09-27-0510:00
10:00
Consumer Confidence Index
New Home Sales
Sept.
August
09-28-058:30
Durable Goods Orders
August
09-29-058:30
9:30
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - Final Reading
Initial Jobless Claims
+3.3%
Latest week.
09-30-058:30
8:30
10:00
Personal Income
Personal Consumption
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
August
August
Sept.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
9/26/2005WAG
9/26/2005JBL
9/29/2005MU
9/30/2005PEP
9/30/2005DRL
9/30/2005ENTG

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,419.59 10,518.83 10,568.59 10,540.19
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,215.30 1,223.71 1,226.97 1,199.31
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,219.80 1,225.29 1,229.67 1,190.57
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,571.75 1,583.79 1,589.83 1,535.38
S&P; 100 Index OEX 562.28 566.53 569.53 566.86

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   09/19/2005 - 09/23/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   International Business Machines 3 IBM Nov, 2005 85 20,720
2   Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 8 VWT Jan, 2007 55 20,000
3   Ford Motor Company 1 F Jan, 2006 12.5 12,609
4   Analog Devices, Inc. 7 VIK Jan, 2007 40 12,501
5   Analog Devices, Inc. 7 VIK Jan, 2007 45 12,500
6   The Walt Disney Company 5 DIS Oct, 2005 22.5 12,112
7   Accenture Ltd. 8 ACN Oct, 2005 25 10,672
8   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Nov, 2005 27.5 10,511
9   Time Warner Inc. 7 VAN Jan, 2007 20 10,388
10   eBay, Inc. 4 XBA Oct, 2005 37.5 9,835

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   09/19/2005 - 09/23/2005
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Calpine Corporation 9 CPN Oct, 2005 3 24,598
2   iShares - Lehman Brothers 20+ year Treasury Bond Index ETF 1 TLT Oct, 2005 92 13,071
3   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 YHQ Nov, 2005 32.5 13,024
4   Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 8 WMT Oct, 2005 42.5 12,430
5   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Nov, 2005 25 10,396
6   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 YHQ Apr, 2006 32.5 9,029
7   Walgreen Co. 4 WAG Oct, 2005 42.5 8,369
8   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Oct, 2005 50 7,743
9   Exxon Mobil Corp. 1 XOM Oct, 2005 65 6,602
10   Yahoo!, Inc. 8 YHQ Nov, 2005 32.5 5,992
 


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