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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$202.0M
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Dow Jones Description

Equity Options Exchange

President & CEO
Gary Katz
Number of Employees 216
Contact Information

60 Broad St

New York, New York 10004

www.iseoptions....

(212) 943-2400

NAICS Code Securities and Commodity Exchanges: 523210

Recent Events

  • International Securities Exchange and Weather Risk Solutions Announce Strategic Agreement

    8/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • ISE Announces Selection of Equinix as Primary Data Center

    6/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gary Katz President & CEO
Bruce Cooperman CFO & Treasurer
Cooperman Bruce Cfo & Treasurer
Michael J. Simon General Counsel, Chief Regulatory Officer & Secretary
Bruce Goldberg Senior Vice President, Marketing
Edward Boyle Vice President
Richard T. Pombonyo Vice President, Member Relations
Robert Cornish Vice President, Technology
Marty Averbuch founder
Molly H. McGregor Director, Corp Affairs
Boris Ilyevsky Head of Business Development
Brian P Donnelly
John A Koltes III
Steve Meizinger Market Operations Specialist
Thomas Gibbons
Kenneth A. Vecchione Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Andreas Preuss Board of Directors
David J Young Board of Directors
Frank J. Jones Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
John F. Marshall Vice Chairman
Jurg Spillmann Board of Directors
Ralph Reynolds Board of Directors
Richard R. Lindsey Board of Directors
Richard Schmalensee Board of Directors
Thomas R. Cardello Board of Directors

Mr. Katz is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ISE and a director of ISE since January 1, 2008. Mr. Katz is also the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. From 2001 to December 31, 2007, Mr. Katz was the Chief Operating Officer of ISE and International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. Mr. Katz co-founded ISE in October, 1997. From 1997 to 2001, he was Senior Vice President, Marketing at ISE. From 1997 to 1998, he was President and co-founder of K-Squared Research, LLC, a financial services consulting firm. From 1986 to 1997, Mr. Katz was Managing Director, Options and Index Products, at the NYSE. Mr. Katz is a co-founder of The Options Industry Council. Mr. Katz serves on the Executive Board of Eurex and also represents ISE on the Board of Directors of The Options Clearing Corporation, or OCC, and Direct Edge Holdings, LLC. Mr. Katz has an M.S. in Statistics with Distinction from New York University and a B.A. from Queens College.

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. President & CEO Current
Longitude Co President & CEO Current
ISE Limited Chief Operating Officer Current
The Options Clearing Corp. Board of Directors Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Longitude Co Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Ise, Llc and Ise Holdings Former
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Founder and Chief Operating Officer Former
NYSE Group, Inc. Managing Director, Options and Index Products Former
ISE Limited founder Former
New York University Adjunct Professor Former
ISE Limited Principal Former
New York Institute of Finance Former
New York University Ms In Statistics With Distinction Former
Queens College Ba Former

Bruce Cooperman is the Chief Financial Officer of ISE. From 1997 to 1999, he was Senior Vice President at the Board of Trade of the City of New York (NYBOT). During his tenure, he was Chief Financial Officer of the New York Cotton Exchange (subsidiary of NYBOT) and played a lead role in developing the first electronic marketplace for trading U.S. Treasury futures contracts. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Cooperman was Director of Finance and Information Technology at Fischer, Francis, Trees and Watts where he directed the global operations of the finance and technology divisions. From 1984 to 1993, he was a Vice President in the Finance Division of CS First Boston, where he supervised the management reporting and budgeting effort. Mr. Cooperman is a graduate of Ohio State University, where he received B.S. degrees in accounting and computer science.

Organization Position Status
ISE Limited Chief Financial Officer Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. CFO & Treasurer Current
Longitude Co Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Treasurer Current
New York Board of Trade President Former
ISE Limited Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration Former
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance, Administration Former
Credit Suisse Vice President Former
CS First Boston, Inc. Vice President Former
Fischer Francis Trees & Watts Director of Finance and Information Technology Former
New York Board of Trade Officer Former
The Ohio State University B.S. Degrees In Accounting and Computer Science. Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Cfo & Treasurer Current

"Michael Simon is the General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Regulatory Officer of ISE, LLC and Secretary of ISE Holdings. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Simon was ""Of Counsel"" to Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. He had previously been Senior Attorney and an Associate with the firm since 1988. Mr. Simon practiced in the firm’s Corporate and Banking Department, where for six years he had primary responsibility for representation of the New York Stock Exchange, focusing on corporate listings, market structure and regulation. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Simon was Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the National Securities Clearing Corporation, where he handled general corporate and regulatory matters. There, he also worked on international clearance and settlement and on the development of the first clearance and settlement facility for government securities. From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Simon was with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he was Assistant Director for Over-the-Counter Market Regulation and Structure. Mr. Simon is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the University of Rochester, and is a member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Simon is a member of the Board of Directors of Direct Edge Holdings, LLC."

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. General Counsel, Chief Regulatory Officer & Secretary Current
Longitude Co General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Regulatory Officer Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ISE Limited Chief Regulatory Officer Former
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Senior Vice President, Legal Former
National Securities Clearing Corporation Vice President Former
Over-The-Counter.Com Assistant Director Former
National Securities Clearing Corporation Associate General Counsel Former
ISE Limited Secretary Former
University of Pittsburgh School of Law Former

Organization Position Status
Longitude Co Chief Marketing Officer Current
Optionsinc Senior Vice President, Marketing, Ise Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current
888OPTIONS.Com Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Cmo Former
Brink's Home Security Inc. Senior Vice President Former
ISE Limited Senior Vice President Former
Chicago Board Options Exchange Vice President of Retail Marketing and Sales Former
Optionsinc Co-Founder Former
Cornell University MBA in Marketing, Finance Former
Union College BS in Psychology Former

Organization Position Status
The Options Clearing Corp. Senior Vice President, Director, Nyse Arca Options Exchange Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Vice President Current
TD Securities, Inc. Vice President Former
TD Securities, Inc. Director of Business Development Former
Platinum Trading, LLC Trader Former
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Vice President, Member Relations Current
Optionsinc Vice President, Member Relations, for The International Securities Exchange (Ise). Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Officer, Member Relations Current
888OPTIONS.Com Current
Rtp and Associates President Former
NYSE Group, Inc. Former
FINRA Former
Hofstra University MBA In Corporate Finance Former
Long Island University B.A. in Economics Former
C.W. Post College BA In Economics Former

Robert Cornish is the Technology Infrastructure and Development Officer. Mr. Cornish joined ISE, LLC in March 1999 as a consultant in the Software Quality Management group to provide technical support to the quality assurance process. He became an employee of ISE in October of 2000 with the responsibility of forming an internal development group. Prior to working at ISE, Mr. Cornish was a software development consultant for Prudential Investments.

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Vice President, Technology Current
Longitude Co Technology Infrastructure and Development Officer Current
ISE Limited Consultant Former
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Head, Technology Infrastructure & Dev Former
Prudential Investments LLC Software Development Consultant Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. founder Current
The University of Chicago Law School member Former
University of Pennsylvania Former
University of Chicago M.B.A. degrees Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania B.S. in Economics Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Director, Corp Affairs Current

Organization Position Status
888OPTIONS.Com Head of Business Development, Ise Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Head of Business Development Current
Optionsinc Head of Business Development, Ise Current
New York University Bachelor of Arts Degrees In Economics and Politics Former
New York University Degrees In Economics and Politics Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Current
UBS Securities LLC Global Head of Electronic Volatility Trading Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Current
ISE Limited Director Former
Archelon LLC Executive Manager Former
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP Senior Tax Associate Former
New York University LLM in Tax Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Market Operations Specialist Current
Optionsinc Instructor Current

Thomas Gibbons is the Investor Relations Officer of ISE, LLC. Mr. Gibbons joined ISE in January 2005. Prior to joining ISE, he was Vice President of Investor Relations for World Wrestling Entertainment. He also worked in a number of positions at Bankers Trust Company, including investor relations, investment banking and global markets. Mr. Gibbons also worked for Joseph E. Seagram & Sons and General Electric in various financial and strategic planning roles. Mr. Gibbons is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and Boston College .

Organization Position Status
Longitude Co Investor Relations Officer Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Current
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Vice President of Investor Relations Former

Organization Position Status
Deutsche Boerse AG Deputy Chief Executive Officer Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Spectrum Global Fund Administration L.L.C Senior Executive Current
Spectrum Global Fund Administration L.L.C Vice Chairman Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Member Current
Spectrum Global Fund Administration L.L.C President Former
The Arbitrage Group, Inc Chief Financial Officer Former
North Central College B.S In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Longitude Co Chairman Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Human Capital Assets Board of Directors Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ISE Limited Vice Chairman Current
Guardian Insurance Company CIO Former
CME Group, Inc. Chief Economist Former
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Chief Investment Officer Former
Guardian Insurance Company Executive Vice President Former
NYSE Group, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
CME Group, Inc. Vice President Former
Eco-Nomics, Inc. Managing Director Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Managing Director Former
Newlight Capital, LLC Advisory Member Former
Financial Analysts Journal Advisory Member Former
ISE Limited Director Former
Stanford University Ph.D. in Economics Former
University of Pittsburgh M.B.A. Former
Cornell University M.S. in Nuclear Engineering Former
University of Notre Dame B.A. Former
University of Notre Dame undergraduate degree Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Iafe Board of Directors Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Former
ISE Limited Board of Directors Former
St. John's University M.B.A. In Finance Former
State University of New York at Stony Brook M.A.in Quantitative Economics Former
Fordham University Undergraduate Degree In Biology, Chemistry Former

Jürg Spillmann has been Head of the SIX Group Executive Committee since October 2002. As of 1995, he became a member of the Management Committee and CIO of SIX Swiss Exchange AG. Jürg Spillmann has held the same positions as well as the post of Deputy Chairman at Eurex since 1997. From 1988 to 1995, he was CIO of SOFFEX and also acted in the capacity of Executive Committee member in the Eurex/CBOT joint venture from 1999 through 2000. Jürg Spillmann played an instrumental role in the development of the fully electronic trading system that represents the centrepiece of today's SIX Swiss Exchange AG. Under his leadership, the IT platform for SOFFEX (now Eurex) was developed and successfully introduced to the market. Jürg Spillmann completed his studies in mathematics at the ETH Zurich in 1978.

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Kenneth A. Vecchione (age 54) has been a director of the Company since October 2007. Mr. Vecchione is the Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Global Management, L.P., one of the largest private equity firms in the United States, and is the former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of MBNA Corporation with prior work experience at AT&T Universal Card, First Data Corp and Citicorp Credit Card Services. Mr. Vecchione serves as a Director of Affinion Group, and is the Chairman of its Audit Committee, in addition to being a Director of International Securities Exchange. Mr. Vecchione is a graduate of the State University of New York.

Organization Position Status
Affinion Group Director Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Director Current
Western Alliance Bancorporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Eco-Nomics, Inc. Professor Current
Lecg Global Competition Policy Current
Longitude Co Board of Directors Current
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Econometric Society Fellow Current
MIT Sloan School of Management John C Head III Dean Former
University of California, San Diego Associate Professor Former
MFS Investment Management Board of Directors Former
ISE Limited Director Former

Organization Position Status
International Securities Exchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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