International Securities Exchange - ISE Options Exchange

ISE Options Exchange

The ISE Options Exchange lists over 2,000 equity, index, ETF and quarterly options. ISE introduced index options in October 2003 and later in 2004 launched ISE Sector Indexes - industry indexes that track the performance of publicly traded companies in various industries. In 2007, ISE announced a partnership with First Trust to launch ETFs based on ISE proprietary indexes.

Since April 2007, the exchange also trades FX options, options based on foreign currency movements. These options are exchange-listed securities that can be accessed through most major brokerage accounts. All ISE FX Options have U.S. Dollar-based underlying values, which have an underlying value similar to traditional equity or index options and are cash-settled, eliminating the need to hold the actual foreign currency.

ISE offers educational content, including podcasts and webinars, which allow people to learn trading options strategies for individual and institutional investors.