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August 21, 2006 - August 25, 2006

ISE SENTIMENT INDEX (ISEE) FOR   08/14/2006 - 08/18/2006
 Date Index
8/18/2006 77
8/17/2006 104
8/16/2006 145
8/15/2006 100
8/14/2006 103

ECONOMIC EVENTS
Release Date Release Time Indicator Period
08-21-06 none
08-22-06 none
08-23-0610:00
Existing Home Sales
July
08-24-068:30
8:30
10:00
Orders for Durable Goods
Initial Jobless Claims
New Home Sales
July
Latest week.
July
08-25-06 none

EXPECTED EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date Symbol
8/21/2006PRX
8/21/2006BOL
8/22/2006MYGN
8/22/2006TOL
8/22/2006INTU
8/22/2006MDT
8/23/2006MIK
8/23/2006PTR
8/23/2006BHP
8/23/2006CWTR
8/24/2006PCYC
8/24/2006PDCO
8/24/2006WSM

MAJOR MARKET EVENTS
Date Event

MARKET BENCHMARKS
Benchmark Symbol Level 21-dma 50-dma 200-dma
Dow Jones Industrial Average INDU 11,381.47 11,166.35 11,060.78 11,030.37
S&P; 500 Index SPX 1,302.30 1,274.61 1,261.32 1,273.39
S&P; 500 Index Futures SP1601 1,307.10 1,279.79 1,267.48 1,277.83
NASDAQ 100 Index NDX 1,576.45 1,505.07 1,520.78 1,636.66
S&P; 100 Index OEX 601.50 588.00 579.67 581.52

ISE MOST ACTIVE CALL SERIES FOR   08/14/2006 - 08/18/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Semiconductor HOLDRs 4 SMH Sep, 2006 35 41,472
2   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Aug, 2006 25 29,946
3   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Aug, 2006 25 28,808
4   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Oct, 2006 25 24,414
5   Intel Corporation 6 NQ Sep, 2006 20 24,025
6   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 DIW Aug, 2006 70 19,510
7   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 DIW Aug, 2006 70 19,227
8   Microsoft Corporation 10 MSQ Aug, 2006 25 16,936
9   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Sep, 2006 22.5 16,809
10   Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 8 WMT Aug, 2006 45 15,774

ISE MOST ACTIVE PUT SERIES FOR   08/14/2006 - 08/18/2006
 Rank   Issuer   Bin   Option Symbol   Expiration   Strike   Volume 
1   Altria Group Inc. 1 MO Aug, 2006 75 29,930
2   Altria Group Inc. 1 MO Aug, 2006 80 28,250
3   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 DIW Aug, 2006 68 19,792
4   Dell Computer Corporation 1 DLQ Aug, 2006 22.5 17,197
5   Oracle Corporation 5 ORQ Dec, 2006 15 13,964
6   Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund 10 XLF Aug, 2006 32 12,745
7   iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund 7 DIW Aug, 2006 70 12,072
8   Hewlett-Packard Company 9 HPQ Aug, 2006 32.5 11,359
9   General Motors Corp. 9 GM Sep, 2006 27.5 11,339
10   Marvell Technologies Ltd. 10 UVM Aug, 2006 20 10,615
 


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