December 18, 2000

Securities Week:

—2000 Sees First New Exchange in Years, as Three Others Line Up for Their Own

November 27, 2000

Security Industry News:

—IXnet Providing Links to New ISE Electronic Members

November 13, 2000

Wall Street Letter:

—Options Exchange Chips at Chinese Wall

November 6, 2000

Wall Street Letter:

—PHLX Backs ISE's Payment For Order Flow Proposal

October 2000

e-Securities:

—ISE: Optimism And Expectations Of Volume

October 2000

CIO Magazine:

—The ISE Men Cometh

October 2000

Leaders:

—The Catalyst Behind Electronic Trading

October 2, 2000

Barron's:

—New Kid on the Block; How to use the new electronic options market

September 4, 2000

Securities Week:

—ISE Announces New Primary Market Maker

August 28, 2000

Securities Industry News:

—All Systems Go For Decimalization Launch

August 11, 2000

Securities Week:

—ISE Continues to Grow

July 17, 2000

Wall Street Interactive Edition:

—Electronic Options Mart's Early Days Bring Some Real Action

July, 2000

Wall Street & Technology:

—All-Electronic Options Market Makes Debut

June 19, 2000

Futures & Options Week:

—ISE Welcomes New Market Makers

May 31, 2000

CBS Marketwatch.com:

—ISE Takes Flight

May 30, 2000

Financial Engineering News:

— ISE Begins Trading

May 29, 2000

Securities Industry News:

— All-Electronic ISE Debuts With Three Options Contracts

May 29, 2000

Computerworld:

— First U.S. All-Electronic Options Exchange Opens

May 26, 2000

DowJones.com:

— International Securities Exchange Launches Electronic Options Trading

May 26, 2000

Optionetics:

— ISE: Altering the Financial Landscape

May 26, 2000

Wall Street Journal - Interactive Edition:

— New Electronic Options Market Is Bringing Changes to Industry

April 17, 2000

Wall Street Letter:

— ISE Becomes The First Exchange to Outsource Compliance

April 3, 2000

Futures & Options Week:

— Adirondack Partners KBC To Form ISE Heavyweight

April 2000

Wall Street & Technolgoy:

— SEC Gives Green Light to Fully Automated Options Market

March 27, 2000

Futures & Options Week:

— ISE Gears Up For May Launch

March 6, 2000

Futures & Options Week:

— ISE Gets Green Light

March 6, 2000

Securities Industry News:

— Objections to ISE Application Don't Impress SEC

February 24, 2000

CBS MarketWatch:

— ISE Exchange Application Approved: Electronic Options Marketplace First New One in 27 Years

February 10, 2000

CNNfn:

— ISE Lands Banc of America: Prospective Options Exchange Finalizes Final Primary Market Maker.

January 3, 2000

Barron's:

— The Striking Price: Here Come Electronic Options Trades