International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc

International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ISE), through its subsidiaries, operates a family of innovative securities markets. ISE is founded on the principle that technology and competition create better, more efficient markets for investors and consists of an options exchange, a stock exchange and an alternative markets platform.

ISE continually enhances its trading systems and develops new products to provide investors with the best marketplace and investment tools to trade smarter. ISE developed a unique market structure for advanced screen-based trading systems and in May 2000 launched the first fully electronic U.S. options exchange. Currently, ISE operates the largest equity options exchange in the world. ISE offers index options, including a portfolio of proprietary index products, and enhanced market data products for sophisticated investors. ISE FX OptionsSM launched in the second quarter of 2007.

The ISE Stock Exchange, launched in September 2006 with strategic partners, includes an innovative MidPoint MatchSM platform which offers investors continuous price improvement. MidPoint Match was integrated with a fully displayed Best Bid Offer market in the fourth quarter of 2006.

ISE's Alternative Markets business currently consists of an events market trading platform known as Longitude®. Longitude's patented and proprietary technology provides a unique parimutuel structure for derivatives auctions which results in greater trading and pricing flexibility for market participants.

Breakout Sessions

Effective Trading Tactics using FX Options

Alex Jacobson, ISE
The goal of this presentation is to help you develop an effective trading strategy for FX Options, one of the market's lowest volatility products. Understand how to use longer-term FX trading techniques for selecting the right currency pair, depending on your risk tolerance. FX Options are an investment strategy that allow you to trade your views on the strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies. These exchange-listed securities are cash-settled in U.S. dollars and have a European style exercise.

Optimizing your spread trades in a high volatility market

Alex Jacobson, ISE
Volatility has spiked. Learn how you may be able to structure your spreads to benefit from volatility differences.

The re-pricing of risk, what does it mean for my trading?

Steve Meizinger, ISE
What are the opportunities and the potential risks in the current options marketplace? Currency options, equity options and narrow based index options will be used as examples of how a better understanding of volatility risk may enhance your portfolio.