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The ISE 250 Index tracks the top 250 U.S. stocks trading on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ. The companies represented have an adjusted market capitalization of approximately $9 trillion.
Historical Index Values
Index Methodology Guide

ISE 250 (IXZ)
Closing Price: 201.90
Settlement Value: 08/2010 - 199.01
Daily Change0.8148Year-to-date Return-3.26
Divisor42144845611.865600001 yr Return7.87
Daily high/low201.90/200.213 yr Return-27.02
52-wk high/low225.36/187.165 yr Return-11.65
Month-to-date Return3.70Annualized Volatility19.01
Index Changes for ISE 250 (IXZ)

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DateTitle
08-25-20102010-201 IXZ Share Adjustment and Component Change
08-17-20102010-195 IXZ Share Adjustment
08-10-20102010-190 IXZ Share Adjustment
08-09-20102010-189 IXZ Share Adjustment
08-03-20102010-186 IXZ Share Adjustment
07-29-20102010-185 IXZ Share Adjustment
07-27-20102010-178 IXZ Share Adjustment
06-30-20102010-157 IXZ Share Adjustment
06-29-20102010-155 IXZ Share Adjustment
06-25-20102010-153 IXZ Component Chg Shr Adj
06-19-20102010-131 IXZ Divisor
06-17-20102010-117 IXZ June Rebalance
06-10-20102010-091 IXZ Share Adjustment
06-08-20102010-089 IXZ Share Adj IWF Chg
06-07-20102010-087 IXZ Share Adjustment
06-04-2010Index 2010-083 IXZ Share Adjustment
05-11-20102010-073 IXZ Share Adjustment
04-29-20102010-066 IXZ Share Adjustment
03-30-20102010-058 IXZ Share Adjustment
03-20-20102010-051 IXZ Divisor
02-25-20102010-021 IXZ Share Adjustment
02-23-20102010-018 IXZ Share Adjustment ex-date chg
02-22-20102010-018 IXZ Share Adjustment
02-11-20102010-017 IXZ Comp Chg Share Adjustments
02-09-20102010-014 IXZ Share Adjustment
01-19-20102010-011 IXZ Share Adjustment

ISE 250 (IXZ)
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
Symbol IXZ
 
Index Description The ISE 250 Index tracks the top 250 U.S. stocks trading on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ. The companies represented have an adjusted market capitalization of approximately $9 trillion.
 
Index Multiplier 100. The index multiplier means that the options premiums are multiplied by 100 to obtain the actual premium amount.
 
Price Interval Strike price intervals are at least $2.50.
 
Minimum Trading  
Increments		 The minimum trading increment for an options contract trading at less than $3.00 is $0.05. The minimum trading increment for an options contract trading at $3.00 or higher is $0.10.
 
Expiration Date Saturday following the third Friday of the expiration month.
 
Expiration Months Up to three near-term months followed by three additional months from the March quarterly cycle (March, June, September and December).
 
Exercise Style European. Options generally may be exercised only on the last business day before expiration.
 
Last Trading Day Trading will ordinarily cease on the business day (usually a Thursday) preceding the day on which the exercise-settlement value is calculated.
 
Settlement Type A.M., cash settlement
 
Settlement Value  
Symbol		 SUZ
 
Settlement Value The exercise-settlement value is calculated using the opening (first) reported sales price in the primary market of each component stock on the last business day (usually a Friday) before the expiration date. If a stock in the index does not open on the day in which the exercise-settlement value is determined, the last reported sales price will be used in calculating the exercise-settlement value. The exercise-settlement amount is equal to the difference between the exercise-settlement value and the exercise price of the option, multiplied by $100. Exercise will result in delivery of cash on the business day following expiration.
 
Position and Exercise  
Limits		 The position and exercise limits are 50,000 contracts on the same side of the market with no more than 30,000 of such contracts in the near-term month. An index option hedge exemption for public customers may be available for certain diversified portfolios, which may expand the position limit up to an additional 75,000 contracts. Additionally, proprietary accounts of member organizations may receive an exemption of up to 200,000 contracts for the purpose of facilitating public customers’ orders. Position and Exercise limits are subject to change.
 
Trading Hours 9:30 A.M. - 4:15 P.M. Eastern Time (New York time). This options product is exclusively traded at the ISE. In the event of a wide-scale disruption to the ISE Options Market, this product will be temporarily unavailable for trading. ISE will communicate with market participants in the event of a wide-scale disruption so that investors holding open positions in an exclusively traded product are made aware of such an event.
 
ISE 250 (IXZ)


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Divisor: 42144845611.86560000

 As of: 09-03-10
 
TICKER NAME PRICE SECTOR
AAgilent Technologies Inc29.21Information Technology
AAAlcoa Inc10.83Materials
AAPLApple Inc.252.17Information Technology
ABTAbbott Laboratories50.61Health Care
ADBEAdobe Systems Inc29.42Information Technology
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co31.54Consumer Staples
ADPAutomatic Data Processing39.69Information Technology
AEPAmerican Electric Power35.86Utilities
AETAetna Inc28.41Health Care
AFLAFLAC Inc50.02Financials
AGNAllergan Inc63.67Health Care
ALLAllstate Corp28.62Financials
AMATApplied Materials Inc10.79Information Technology
AMGNAmgen Inc52.51Health Care
AMPAmeriprise Financial Inc46.17Financials
AMTAmerican Tower Corp A47.84Telecommunication Services
AMZNAmazon.com Inc135.21Consumer Discretionary
AONAon Corp37.8Financials
APAApache Corp91.3Energy
APCAnadarko Petroleum Corp50.24Energy
APDAir Products & Chemicals Inc77.19Materials
AVPAvon Products29.92Consumer Staples
AXPAmerican Express Co40.88Financials
AZOAutoZone Inc216.94Consumer Discretionary
BABoeing Co63.39Industrials
BACBank of America Corp13.28Financials
BAXBaxter Intl Inc44Health Care
BBBYBed Bath & Beyond Inc38.49Consumer Discretionary
BBTBB&T Corp23.12Financials
BBYBest Buy Co Inc33.46Consumer Discretionary
BDXBecton, Dickinson & Co70.27Health Care
BENFranklin Resources Inc101.06Financials
BHIBaker Hughes Inc39.71Energy
BIIBBiogen Idec Inc55.25Health Care
BKThe Bank of New York Mellon Corp25.27Financials
BLKBlackRock Inc149.3Financials
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb26.43Health Care
BRCMBroadcom Corp A32.71Information Technology
BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway B81.19Financials
BTUPeabody Energy Corp45.61Energy
CCitigroup Inc3.88Financials
CACA Inc18.67Information Technology
CAGConAgra Foods Inc21.96Consumer Staples
CAHCardinal Health Inc30.94Health Care
CATCaterpillar Inc68.54Industrials
CBChubb Corp55.63Financials
CBSCBS Corp B14.95Consumer Discretionary
CCECoca-Cola Enterprises29Consumer Staples
CCICrown Castle Intl Corp40.93Telecommunication Services
CELGCelgene Corp53.03Health Care
CHKChesapeake Energy Corp21.38Energy
CHRWCH Robinson Worldwide Inc67.23Industrials
CICIGNA Corp33.02Health Care
CLColgate-Palmolive Co74.83Consumer Staples
CLXClorox Co65.85Consumer Staples
CMCSAComcast Corp A18.08Consumer Discretionary
CMEChicago Mercantile Exchange262.45Financials
CMICummins Inc81.8Industrials
COFCapital One Financial39.52Financials
COHCoach Inc38.16Consumer Discretionary
COPConocoPhillips54.43Energy
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp58.59Consumer Staples
CPBCampbell Soup Co37.32Consumer Staples
CRMSalesforce.com119.12Information Technology
CSCOCisco Systems Inc20.52Information Technology
CSXCSX Corp52.86Industrials
CTLCenturyLink Inc36.17Telecommunication Services
CTSHCognizant Tech Solutions Corp60.92Information Technology
CVSCVS Caremark Corp.28.31Consumer Staples
CVXChevron Corp77.45Energy
DDominion Resources Inc43.58Utilities
DALDelta Air Lines10.84Industrials
DDDuPont, E.I. de Nemours42.09Materials
DEDeere & Co67.75Industrials
DELLDell Inc12.36Information Technology
DGXQuest Diagnostics45Health Care
DHRDanaher Corp38.46Industrials
DISWalt Disney Co33.91Consumer Discretionary
DISCADiscovery Communications Inc39.44Consumer Discretionary
DISCKDiscovery Communications C35.36Consumer Discretionary
DISHDISH Network Corp18.43Consumer Discretionary
DOWDow Chemical25.88Materials
DPSDr Pepper Snapple Group38.05Consumer Staples
DTVDIRECTV Class A38.54Consumer Discretionary
DUKDuke Energy Corp17.28Utilities
DVNDevon Energy Corp62.94Energy
EBAYeBay Inc.24.06Information Technology
ECLEcolab Inc49.15Materials
EDConsolidated Edison Inc48.25Utilities
EIXEdison Intl34.61Utilities
ELEstee Lauder Cos.58.36Consumer Staples
EMCEMC Corp19.57Information Technology
EMREmerson Electric Co49.13Industrials
EOGEOG Resources89.49Energy
ESRXExpress Scripts Inc43.79Health Care
ETNEaton Corp76.06Industrials
ETREntergy Corp79.93Utilities
EXCExelon Corp41.72Utilities
FFord Motor Co11.71Consumer Discretionary
FCXFreeport McMoRan Copper & Gold76.96Materials
FDXFedEx Corp81.72Industrials
FEFirstEnergy Corp37.46Utilities
FISFidelity National Information27.25Information Technology
FITBFifth Third Bancorp (OH)11.72Financials
FSLRFirst Solar Inc134.89Information Technology
GDGeneral Dynamics58.95Industrials
GEGeneral Electric Co15.15Industrials
GENZGenzyme Corp70.8Health Care
GILDGilead Sciences Inc33.15Health Care
GISGeneral Mills Inc36.17Consumer Staples
GLWCorning Inc16.45Information Technology
GOOGGoogle Inc463.18Information Technology
GPSGap Inc17.43Consumer Discretionary
GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc139.78Financials
HALHalliburton Co30.13Energy
HDHome Depot Inc29.41Consumer Discretionary
HESHess Corp54.89Energy
HIGHartford Finl Services Group21.77Financials
HNZHeinz, H.J. Co46.7Consumer Staples
HONHoneywell Intl Inc42.01Industrials
HPQHewlett-Packard Co39.68Information Technology
HSYHershey Foods Corp46.99Consumer Staples
IBMIntl Business Machines Corp125.04Information Technology
INTCIntel Corp18.28Information Technology
INTUIntuit Inc44Information Technology
IPIntl Paper Co21.99Materials
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc277.32Health Care
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc44.26Industrials
JCIJohnson Controls Inc28.3Consumer Discretionary
JNJJohnson & Johnson58.61Health Care
JNPRJuniper Networks Inc28.28Information Technology
JPMJP Morgan Chase & Co38.16Financials
KKellogg Co50.02Consumer Staples
KFTKraft Foods Inc A30.35Consumer Staples
KMBKimberly-Clark65.89Consumer Staples
KOCoca-Cola Co57.38Consumer Staples
KRKroger Co20.38Consumer Staples
KSSKohl's Corp49.31Consumer Discretionary
LLoews Corp36.25Financials
LLLL-3 Communications Holdings69.91Industrials
LLYLilly, Eli & Co34.31Health Care
LMTLockheed Martin70.32Industrials
LOLorillard Inc79.9Consumer Staples
LOWLowe's Cos Inc21.94Consumer Discretionary
LUVSouthwest Airlines Co11.53Industrials
MAMastercard Inc A204.73Information Technology
MARMarriott Intl A34.71Consumer Discretionary
MCDMcDonald's Corp75.02Consumer Discretionary
MCKMcKesson Corp59.5Health Care
MDTMedtronic Inc32.38Health Care
METMetlife Inc40.13Financials
MHPMcGraw-Hill Cos Inc29.35Consumer Discretionary
MHSMedco Health Solutions Inc44.52Health Care
MJNMead Johnson Nutrition Co55.37Consumer Staples
MMCMarsh & McLennan Companies24.3Financials
MMM3M Co81.87Industrials
MOAltria Group Inc22.79Consumer Staples
MONMonsanto Co.54.35Materials
MOTMotorola Inc7.86Information Technology
MRKMerck & Co Inc35.35Health Care
MROMarathon Oil Corp31.87Energy
MSMorgan Stanley25.68Financials
MSFTMicrosoft Corp23.94Information Technology
MTBM&T Bank Corp87.28Financials
MURMurphy Oil Corp57.08Energy
NBLNoble Energy Inc72.67Energy
NEENextEra Energy Inc54.64Utilities
NEMNewmont Mining Corp61.53Materials
NKENIKE Inc B72.96Consumer Discretionary
NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp57.67Industrials
NOVNational Oilwell Varco Inc39.79Energy
NSCNorfolk Southern Corp57.13Industrials
NTAPNetApp Inc43.07Information Technology
NTRSNorthern Trust Corp (IL)47.22Financials
NUENucor Corp38.44Materials
NWSANews Corporation A13.26Consumer Discretionary
OMCOmnicom Group36.05Consumer Discretionary
ORCLOracle Corp22.48Information Technology
OXYOccidental Petroleum77.84Energy
PAYXPaychex Inc26Information Technology
PCARPACCAR Inc44.4Industrials
PCGPG&E Corporation47.7Utilities
PCPPrecision Castparts Corp121.61Industrials
PEGPublic Service Enterprise Grp32.62Utilities
PEPPepsiCo Inc64.97Consumer Staples
PFEPfizer Inc16.4Health Care
PGProcter & Gamble60.07Consumer Staples
PGNProgress Energy Inc43.65Utilities
PGRProgressive Corp20.55Financials
PHParker-Hannifin Corp63.7Industrials
PMPhilip Morris International53.29Consumer Staples
PNCPNC Finl Services Group54.11Financials
PPGPPG Industries Inc68.92Materials
PPLPPL Corp27.65Utilities
PRUPrudential Financial Inc53.51Financials
PXPraxair Inc86.15Materials
QQwest Communications Intl Inc5.82Telecommunication Services
QCOMQUALCOMM Inc40.02Information Technology
RAIReynolds American Inc56.35Consumer Staples
RSGRepublic Services Inc30.78Industrials
RTNRaytheon Co45.66Industrials
SSprint Nextel Corp4.34Telecommunication Services
SBUXStarbucks Corp24.66Consumer Discretionary
SCHWSchwab, Charles Corp13.77Financials
SESpectra Energy Corp21.32Energy
SLBSchlumberger Ltd56.42Energy
SLESara Lee Corp14.45Consumer Staples
SNDKSanDisk Corp36.01Information Technology
SOSouthern Co36.84Utilities
SPLSStaples Inc18.74Consumer Discretionary
SRESempra Energy53.44Utilities
STISunTrust Banks Inc (GA)23.95Financials
STJSt Jude Medical Inc35.4Health Care
STTState Street Corp36.43Financials
SWNSouthwestern Energy Co33.78Energy
SYKStryker Corp45.72Health Care
SYMCSymantec Corp13.97Information Technology
SYYSysco Corp28.44Consumer Staples
TAT&T Inc27.4Telecommunication Services
TGTTarget Corp52.55Consumer Discretionary
TJXTJX Cos Inc41.45Consumer Discretionary
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific44.21Health Care
TROWT Rowe Price Group Inc46.65Financials
TRVTravelers Cos Inc50.22Financials
TWCTime Warner Cable Inc54.7Consumer Discretionary
TWXTime Warner Inc31.4Consumer Discretionary
TXNTexas Instruments Inc24.04Information Technology
UNHUnitedhealth Group Inc32.86Health Care
UNPUnion Pacific Corp77.31Industrials
UPSUnited Parcel Service Inc B67.12Industrials
USBUS Bancorp22.12Financials
UTXUnited Technologies Corp67.44Industrials
VVisa Inc71.98Information Technology
VIA.BViacom Inc B (New)32.47Consumer Discretionary
VLOValero Energy Corp16.64Energy
VZVerizon Communications Inc30.11Telecommunication Services
WAGWalgreen Co28.3Consumer Staples
WFCWells Fargo & Co25.1Financials
WLPWellPoint Inc51.82Health Care
WMWaste Management Inc33.84Industrials
WMBWilliams Cos Inc19.13Energy
WMTWal-Mart Stores51.76Consumer Staples
WUWestern Union Co16.46Information Technology
WYNNWynn Resorts Ltd84.67Consumer Discretionary
XELXcel Energy Inc22.69Utilities
XOMExxon Mobil Corp61.06Energy
XRXXerox Corp8.93Information Technology
YHOOYahoo Inc13.51Information Technology
YUMYum! Brands Inc43.85Consumer Discretionary
ZMHZimmer Holdings Inc48.55Health Care