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ISE Appoints Andrew F. Brenner Managing Director Of ISE Stock Exchange

Date 31/05/2006

The International Securities Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ISE) said today that Andrew F. Brenner has been appointed Managing Director of the ISE Stock Exchange, LLC. The ISE Stock Exchange marks ISE's entry into the equities markets with the introduction of a MidPoint Match platform, scheduled for the third quarter of 2006 and a fully displayed market, planned for the fourth quarter of 2006.

The ISE Stock Exchange project was managed by Thomas Ascher, Chief Strategy Officer, Corporate Initiatives. The Corporate Initiatives division is responsible for the development and incubation of new product initiatives. As ISE Stock Exchange is preparing to launch, this business will now be operated as a separate unit under Mr. Brenner.

Mr. Brenner, a twenty-five year industry veteran, joins ISE after most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Manager, Portfolio Trading and Analytics of Fidelity Investments. He previously had been Managing Director of Sales at Access Securities. He also has held senior positions in derivatives and program trading at Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.