ISE Names Director, Corporate Affairs

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) said
today that Molly H. McGregor has been appointed Director, Corporate
Affairs. She will report to Lenore Kantor-Hendrick, ISE's Head of
Marketing Communications.
   Ms. McGregor will be responsible for ISE's media relations and
government affairs. She joined ISE from the Institute of International
Finance, a Washington D.C.-based association of global financial
services firms, where she was Policy Advisor in the Regulatory Affairs
Department.

   ISE Background

   The International Securities Exchange (ISE) is an innovative
securities market, founded on the principle that technology and
competition create better, more efficient markets for investors. ISE
is the largest equity options exchange and is among the leading
options exchanges in the world. ISE developed a unique market
structure for advanced screen-based trading systems and in May 2000
launched the first fully electronic US options exchange. The ISE Stock
Exchange LLC will launch in the third quarter of 2006 with strategic
partners, offering an innovative MidPoint Match(TM) platform, followed
by a fully integrated displayed Best Bid Offer (BBO) market in the
fourth quarter. ISE is also a majority owner of Longitude LLC, an
innovative platform for events markets trading, and offers enhanced
market data products for sophisticated investors.
   ISE continually enhances its trading systems and develops new
products, including index options and market data, to provide
investors with the best marketplace and investment tools to trade
smarter. For more information about ISE, its options products and its
technology, visit www.iseoptions.com and for more information about
the ISE Stock Exchange LLC, visit www.isestock.com.