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March 13, 2006 - March 17, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   03/06/2006 - 03/10/2006
 Date Index
3/10/2006 156
3/9/2006 155
3/8/2006 149
3/7/2006 139
3/6/2006 144

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
03-13-06 none
03-14-068:30
8:30
8:30
Current Account
Retail Sales
Retail Sales - excluding automobiles
4Q
Feb.
Feb.
03-15-068:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
2:00
Export Prices
Export Prices - excluding Agriculture
Import Prices
Import Prices - excluding energy
NY Empire State Index
Fed's Beige Book Report
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Mar.

03-16-068:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
12:00
Housing Starts
Building Permits
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI Core Rate (excludes food and energy)
Philadelphia Fed Index
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Mar.
03-17-069:15
9:15
Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
Feb.
Feb.

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
3/13/2006ADRX
3/13/2006SONS
3/13/2006LBTYA
3/13/2006DNDN
3/14/2006GS
3/15/2006AES
3/15/2006MRX
3/15/2006NAV
3/15/2006SHLD
3/15/2006TIE
3/15/2006LEH
3/15/2006CMVT
3/15/2006CYPB
3/15/2006DISH
3/15/2006DRL
3/16/2006AIG
3/16/2006EYET
3/16/2006PETC
3/16/2006GLBC
3/16/2006PTEN
3/16/2006IOTN
3/16/2006BSC
3/16/2006DHB
3/17/2006MOVI
3/17/2006TKLC

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
3/16/2006 Last day for trading March 2006 European style index options.
3/17/2006 Last day for trading March 2006 American style index and equity options.
3/27/2006 First day of a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
3/28/2006 Second day of a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 11,076.50 11,025.80 10,925.92 10,651.75
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,281.60 1,281.34 1,276.95 1,235.91
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,286.40 1,279.98 1,279.64 1,236.79
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,648.23 1,669.98 1,687.19 1,616.18
S&P; 100 Index OEX 584.22 582.09 579.84 570.32

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   03/06/2006 - 03/10/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Intel Corporation 6 VNL Jan, 2007 22.5 37,670
2   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Mar, 2006 37.5 24,710
3   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Mar, 2006 13 21,927
4   Intel Corporation 6 VNL Jan, 2007 25 21,134
5   Intel Corporation 6 VNL Jan, 2007 22.5 20,686
6   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Mar, 2006 20 20,399
7   Newmont Mining Corp. 8 NEM Mar, 2006 50 19,158
8   Intel Corporation 6 VNL Jan, 2007 20 18,735
9   Cisco Systems Inc. 9 CYQ Mar, 2006 20 17,806
10   Newmont Mining Corp. 8 NEM Mar, 2006 50 15,406

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   03/06/2006 - 03/10/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XBT Mar, 2006 50 27,742
2   Ford Motor Company 1 WFO Jan, 2008 5 20,010
3   Elan Corporation, Plc ADR's 8 ELN Apr, 2006 10 16,942
4   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Mar, 2006 72 16,816
5   eBay, Inc. 4 XBA Mar, 2006 40 16,564
6   Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XBT Mar, 2006 50 15,609
7   Elan Corporation, Plc ADR's 8 ELN Mar, 2006 10 13,912
8   Microsoft Corporation 10 VMF Jan, 2007 25 13,000
9   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Mar, 2006 20 11,874
10   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 DIW Apr, 2006 71 11,348
 


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