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ISE Gemini Trades 20 Millionth Options Contract

Date 19/11/2013

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that ISE GeminiTM traded its 20 millionth contract, continuing the exchange's consistent growth in volume and industry market share since launching on August 5, 2013. ISE Gemini has averaged 2.8 percent equity options market share during the month of November, with average daily volume nearing half a million contracts. 

"ISE Gemini's unique customer priority, pro-rata market structure, innovative technology, and competitive fee model have played key roles in this notable milestone," said Boris Ilyevsky, Managing Director of ISE's options exchanges. "We are very pleased with how well received ISE Gemini has been by our customers, and we look forward to the continued development and growth of our second exchange."

ISE Gemini has approximately 700 total products listed that together represent over ninety percent of equity and ETF options industry volume. To learn more about ISE Gemini, please visit www.ISE.com/Gemini.