The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today celebrates its 10th anniversary and a decade of innovation and leadership in the options industry. ISE launched trading as the first all-electronic options exchange in the U.S. on May 26, 2000, and revolutionized the industry by introducing low fees, transparent markets, and an innovative new market structure. The efficiency and transparency that ISE introduced, combined with its commitment to investor education, helped modernize the options industry. Today, options products are an accessible, mainstream investment vehicle that retail and institutional investors can use to hedge risk and enhance returns in their investment portfolios.

To commemorate ISE’s 10th anniversary, New York City’s Deputy Mayor Robert Lieber opened the exchange for trading and presented ISE with a proclamation from the City of New York.

“I would like to express my sincere appreciation to ISE’s employees, members, Board members, and its parent company, Eurex, for their dedication throughout the last decade. This significant milestone is only possible because of their unwavering support,” said David Krell, co-founder and Chairman of ISE. “From the beginning, we have viewed all of ISE’s stakeholders as our partners, and that partnership philosophy will continue to be a key driver of our success.”

“As we celebrate this exciting anniversary, I would like to thank everyone who has helped build ISE and transform the U.S. options industry,” said Gary Katz, co-founder and President and Chief Executive Officer of ISE. “I strongly believe that ISE’s 10th anniversary is as much about looking to a bright future as it is about acknowledging the strong foundation we have built over the last decade. ISE has served as a thought leader and innovative agent of change for the industry for the last 10 years, and we remain committed to these principles as we look forward.”

“New York City is the center of the Financial Services industry and it is my pleasure to congratulate the International Securities Exchange on 10 years of innovation and creativity,” said Deputy Mayor Robert C. Lieber. “As a leader in the industry, ISE has worked to make the sector more transparent, more nimble and user friendly and we look forward to their next 10 years in New York.”

In honor of this milestone, ISE has launched a special anniversary section on its website that includes links to its 2010 expiration calendar and updates on its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Ten in Twenty-Ten. In addition, ISE has published its 2009 Annual Review, which features a virtual roundtable of industry leaders discussing ISE’s first decade in the industry. For more information, visit www.ise.com/2010.

About ISE

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) operates a leading U.S. options exchange and offers options trading on over 2,000 underlying equity, ETF, index, and FX products. As the first all-electronic options exchange in the U.S., ISE transformed the options industry by creating efficient markets through innovative market structure and technology. Regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member-owner of The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), ISE provides investors with a transparent marketplace for price and liquidity discovery on centrally cleared options products. ISE continues to expand its marketplace through the ongoing development of enhanced trading functionality, new products, and market data services. As a complement to its options business, ISE has expanded its reach into multiple asset classes through strategic investments in financial marketplaces and services that foster technology innovation and market efficiency. Through minority investments, ISE participates in the securities lending and equities markets. ISE also licenses its proprietary Longitude technology for trading in event-driven derivatives markets.

ISE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurex, a leading global derivatives exchange. Eurex itself is jointly operated by Deutsche B�rse AG (Ticker: DB1) and SIX Swiss Exchange AG. Together, Eurex and ISE are the global market leader in individual equity and equity index derivatives. For more information, visit www.ise.com.

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