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January 30, 2006 - February 03, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   01/23/2006 - 01/27/2006
 Date Index
1/27/2006 198
1/26/2006 186
1/25/2006 191
1/24/2006 189
1/23/2006 184

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
01-30-068:30
8:30
Personal Income
Personal Consumption
Dec.
Dec.
01-31-068:30
10:00
10:00
2:15
Employment Cost Index
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
Consumer Confidence Index
FOMC Policy Statement
4Q
Jan.
Jan.

02-01-0610:00
10:00
10:00
Institute for Supply Mgt. - Mfg. Index
Automotive Sales
Construction Spending
Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
02-02-068:30
8:30
Productivity - Preliminary Report
Initial Jobless Claims
4Q
Latest week.
02-03-068:30
8:30
8:30
10:00
10:00
Unemployment Rate
Non-farm Payrolls
Average Hourly Earnings
Factory Orders
Institute for Supply Mgt. - Services Index
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
Jan.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
1/31/2006 Meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 10,907.21 10,856.35 10,840.83 10,548.81
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,283.70 1,274.81 1,265.59 1,219.48
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,277.80 1,279.24 1,268.64 1,221.87
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,711.11 1,705.83 1,694.01 1,584.40
S&P; 100 Index OEX 580.80 579.21 577.96 566.75

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   01/23/2006 - 01/27/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Lucent Technologies Inc. 5 YXL Jan, 2008 5 30,130
2   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Feb, 2006 20 29,769
3   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Feb, 2006 27.5 25,474
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Feb, 2006 27.5 22,007
5   Qualcomm Inc. 4 AAO Feb, 2006 50 18,420
6   Verizon Communications 7 VZ Feb, 2006 32.5 17,518
7   Pfizer Inc. 7 PFE Feb, 2006 27.5 15,609
8   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Mar, 2006 20 15,585
9   Microsoft Corporation 10 WMF Jan, 2008 25 15,248
10   Time Warner Inc. 7 TWX Jul, 2006 17 15,248

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   01/23/2006 - 01/27/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Ford Motor Company 1 WFO Jan, 2008 5 35,231
2   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 DIW Feb, 2006 61 20,474
3   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2 BMY Feb, 2006 22.5 19,427
4   Texas Instruments Inc. 3 TXN Feb, 2006 30 15,569
5   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2 BMY Feb, 2006 20 15,340
6   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 5 15,040
7   Intel Corporation 6 INQ Apr, 2006 25 14,435
8   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Feb, 2006 75 12,079
9   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 10 10,786
10   American Tower Corp. 8 WVY Jan, 2008 22.5 10,203
 


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