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April 10, 2006 - April 14, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   04/03/2006 - 04/07/2006
 Date Index
4/7/2006 151
4/6/2006 172
4/5/2006 167
4/4/2006 166
4/3/2006 145

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
04-10-06 none
04-11-06 none
04-12-068:30
2:00
 Balance of Trade Report
Treasury Budget Statement
 Feb.
March
04-13-068:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 Bussiness Inventories
Import Prices
Import Prices - ex. energy
Export Prices
Export Prices - ex. agriculuture
Retail Sales
Retail Sales ex-automobiles
Initial Jobless Claims
 Feb.
March
March
March
March
March
March
Latest week.
04-14-069:15
9:15
 Capacity Utilization
Industrial Production
 March
March

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
4/10/2006AA
4/10/2006MU
4/10/2006SCHN
4/10/2006SGR
4/11/2006NFLD
4/11/2006DNA
4/12/2006AMD
4/12/2006GCI
4/12/2006HDI
4/12/2006IFIN
4/12/2006LRCX
4/12/2006CBH
4/12/2006CC
4/13/2006FAST
4/13/2006MTG
4/13/2006PGR
4/13/2006PII
4/13/2006VIP
4/13/2006GE
4/13/2006RMBS

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event
4/14/2006 Markets closed in observance of Good Friday.

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 11,120.40 11,201.43 11,067.47 10,719.27
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,295.50 1,300.21 1,287.66 1,245.77
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,303.90 1,307.23 1,291.78 1,249.36
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,723.50 1,691.43 1,682.40 1,631.64
S&P; 100 Index OEX 586.72 590.77 584.63 572.60

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   04/03/2006 - 04/07/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Apr, 2006 70 21,009
2   Sun Microsystems Inc. 2 SUQ Jul, 2006 5 19,031
3   Lucent Technologies Inc. 5 YXL Jan, 2008 2.5 15,538
4   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Apr, 2006 37.5 15,131
5   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Jun, 2006 15 15,000
6   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Apr, 2006 72.5 13,394
7   Micron Technology Inc. 4 MU Apr, 2006 15 11,735
8   Apple Computer, Inc. 6 QAA Apr, 2006 70 11,461
9   Lucent Technologies Inc. 5 LU Apr, 2006 3 11,268
10   Weatherford International Inc. 9 WFT Aug, 2006 50 10,837

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   04/03/2006 - 04/07/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Aug, 2006 76 32,367
2   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW May, 2006 74 20,156
3   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 10 14,978
4   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 12.5 13,115
5   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW Apr, 2006 75 12,553
6   Oil Service HOLDRs 4 OIH Apr, 2006 145 11,024
7   General Motors Corp. 9 VGN Jan, 2007 10 10,652
8   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 IOW May, 2006 76 10,559
9   Ford Motor Company 1 WFO Jan, 2008 5 10,331
10   General Motors Corp. 9 WGM Jan, 2008 17.5 10,010
 


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