Comprehensive Suite of Educational Resources for Options Trading Now Available for Traders of All Experience Levels

NEW YORK (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) December 3, 2008 -- The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that it has launched a new options trading education section on its website, offering a comprehensive suite of enhanced educational tools and content for traders of all levels of options trading experience. New features include access to ISE’s webcasts, podcasts and YouTube videos that feature a wide spectrum of seminars on topics ranging from basic options, to FX options and index options, to advanced trading strategies as well as online education classes through the Options Industry Council (OIC). In addition, ISE has created an “Ask the Experts” tool, allowing investors to directly contact ISE’s renowned in-house educators, Alex Jacobson and Steve Meizinger, to ask the options trading questions that are most relevant to their individual needs.

Educating investors about how to use options as an effective tool to hedge risk within a portfolio has never been more important given the uncertainty and turbulence in the current market environment

ISE has been committed to providing investors with timely, high-quality options trading education since its inception, and our enhanced website offers even more efficient access to a broad range of educational tools through an expanded number of convenient mediums.

“Educating investors about how to use options as an effective tool to hedge risk within a portfolio has never been more important given the uncertainty and turbulence in the current market environment,” said Bruce Goldberg, Chief Marketing Officer of ISE. “ISE has been committed to providing investors with timely, high-quality options trading education since its inception, and our enhanced website offers even more efficient access to a broad range of educational tools through an expanded number of convenient mediums.”

As a member of the OIC, a non-profit joint venture by the seven U.S. options exchanges and The Options Clearing Corporation that is dedicated to options education, ISE creates and delivers programs designed to reach investors and brokers alike. ISE’s suite of educational resources includes live seminars and webinars on a wide range of topics, new trading tools, and current articles from its education experts. To view the new education section of ISE’s website, please visit www.ise.com/education.

ISE Background

The International Securities Exchange operates a family of fully electronic trading platforms, creating efficient markets through innovative technology and market structure. ISE’s markets portfolio consists of an options exchange and a stock exchange. As the world’s largest equity options trading venue, ISE offers options on equities, ETFs, indexes, and FX. The ISE Stock Exchange trades approximately 6,000 products, and is the only fully electronic equities platform that provides the opportunity for continuous price improvement through the interaction of its non-displayed liquidity pool, MidPoint Match, and its displayed stock market. To complement its markets and enable investors to trade smarter, ISE creates innovative new products including a portfolio of proprietary indexes and enhanced market data for sophisticated investors.

ISE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurex, a leading global derivatives exchange. Eurex itself is jointly owned by Deutsche Börse AG (Ticker: DB1) and SIX Swiss Exchange. Together, Eurex and ISE are the global market leader in individual equity and equity index derivatives.

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