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The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) announced today the launch of the ISE�REVERE Natural Gas Index�, a new sector benchmark for this growing industry which was developed with Revere Data LLC, a provider of independent research data and investment analytics. Additionally, ISE has listed cash-settled options based on this new index. Timber Hill LLC serves as the Primary Market Maker, and trading began today under the symbol FUM. The ISE�REVERE Natural Gas Index was developed in response to growing interest in natural gas as an environmentally-desirable alternative to oil. This fossil fuel is found naturally in oil fields, gas fields, and coal beds and is both safer to transport and cleaner burning than oil. For these reasons, natural gas consumption has increased 83% in U.S. Dollar terms over the past three years as residential, commercial and industrial consumers have turned to natural gas for use in a new generation of appliances and applications. The ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index currently contains 30 companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the exploration and production of natural gas, such as Apache Corporation (APA), Devon Energy Corporation (DVN), EnCana Corporation (USA) (ECA), and Williams Companies, Inc., (WMB). "ISE is pleased to partner with Revere Data to offer investors the ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index to track the performance of this fast-growing segment of the energy market. We have been at the forefront of developing and launching innovative indexes to anticipate market demand, and the ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index is a significant addition to our existing portfolio of proprietary index products. As interest in alternatives to oil grows, options on the ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index will provide investors with an opportunity to gain exposure to or hedge existing positions to protect against natural gas price movements," said Bruce D. Goldberg, ISE's Chief Marketing Officer. �We welcome the opportunity to work with the International Securities Exchange to assist investors to evaluate and reach market segments more easily and accurately through an index as well as an option,� Kevin O�Brien, Chief Executive Officer of Revere Data said. Using our unparalleled research methodology, we were able to identify natural gas companies that are truly representative of this sector in order to optimize the performance of the index and its ability to closely track the price of natural gas.� ISE and Revere Data collaborated on a rigorous screening process, thus enabling them to determine the most compelling portfolio of natural gas stocks to include in the index. Eligibility is limited to those companies that have a greater quantity of proven natural gas reserves compared to crude oil. These candidates were further measured against several stock performance metrics and by their correlation to natural gas futures prices. Additional information about these indexes, including methodology guides, component lists and weightings, performance metrics and historical data is freely available on ISE�s website, www.iseoptions.com, on the Products Traded / Index Options page. ISE Background The International Securities Exchange, LLC (ISE) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings). ISE operates 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 launched in September 2006 with strategic partners and offers an innovative MidPoint Match platform, which will be followed by a fully integrated displayed Best Bid Offer market in the fourth quarter. ISE Holdings is also a majority owner of Longitude LLC, which operates an innovative platform for events markets trading. Additionally, ISE 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, for more information about the ISE Stock Exchange, visit www.isestock.com and for more information about Longitude, visit www.longitude.com. About Revere Revere Data, LLC, provides finance and business professionals with superior data and analytics for all companies traded publicly on U.S. exchanges. The Revere approach is based on precise product and industry classification as well as identification of key business relationships such as customers, suppliers and competitors. Revere�s data feeds, research, and real-time trading applications feature unique content derived from its patented independent Revere Hierarchy�-- a classification system that provides unmatched detail in specifying a company's business activities and relationships. For more information, please visit www.reveredata.com. Forward Looking Statements Certain matters discussed in this press release are �forward looking statements� intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, to be materially different from those contemplated by the forward looking statements. We undertake no ongoing obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update these statements. Factors that could affect our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements and cause them to materially differ from those contained in the forward looking statements can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as amended. The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) announced today the launch of the ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index(TM), a new sector benchmark for this growing industry which was developed with Revere Data LLC, a provider of independent research data and investment analytics. Additionally, ISE has listed cash-settled options based on this new index. Timber Hill LLC serves as the Primary Market Maker, and trading began today under the symbol FUM. The ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index was developed in response to growing interest in natural gas as an environmentally-desirable alternative to oil. This fossil fuel is found naturally in oil fields, gas fields, and coal beds and is both safer to transport and cleaner burning than oil. For these reasons, natural gas consumption has increased 83% in U.S. Dollar terms over the past three years as residential, commercial and industrial consumers have turned to natural gas for use in a new generation of appliances and applications. The ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index currently contains 30 companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the exploration and production of natural gas, such as Apache Corporation (APA), Devon Energy Corporation (DVN), EnCana Corporation (USA) (ECA), and Williams Companies, Inc., (WMB). "ISE is pleased to partner with Revere Data to offer investors the ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index to track the performance of this fast-growing segment of the energy market. We have been at the forefront of developing and launching innovative indexes to anticipate market demand, and the ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index is a significant addition to our existing portfolio of proprietary index products. As interest in alternatives to oil grows, options on the ISE-REVERE Natural Gas Index will provide investors with an opportunity to gain exposure to or hedge existing positions to protect against natural gas price movements," said Bruce D. Goldberg, ISE's Chief Marketing Officer. "We welcome the opportunity to work with the International Securities Exchange to assist investors to evaluate and reach market segments more easily and accurately through an index as well as an option," Kevin O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer of Revere Data said. Using our unparalleled research methodology, we were able to identify natural gas companies that are truly representative of this sector in order to optimize the performance of the index and its ability to closely track the price of natural gas." ISE and Revere Data collaborated on a rigorous screening process, thus enabling them to determine the most compelling portfolio of natural gas stocks to include in the index. Eligibility is limited to those companies that have a greater quantity of proven natural gas reserves compared to crude oil. These candidates were further measured against several stock performance metrics and by their correlation to natural gas futures prices. Additional information about these indexes, including methodology guides, component lists and weightings, performance metrics and historical data is freely available on ISE's website, www.iseoptions.com, on the Products Traded / Index Options page. ISE Background The International Securities Exchange, LLC (ISE) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings). ISE operates 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 launched in September 2006 with strategic partners and offers an innovative MidPoint Match platform, which will be followed by a fully integrated displayed Best Bid Offer market in the fourth quarter. ISE Holdings is also a majority owner of Longitude LLC, which operates an innovative platform for events markets trading. Additionally, ISE 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, for more information about the ISE Stock Exchange, visit www.isestock.com and for more information about Longitude, visit www.longitude.com. About Revere Revere Data, LLC, provides finance and business professionals with superior data and analytics for all companies traded publicly on U.S. exchanges. The Revere approach is based on precise product and industry classification as well as identification of key business relationships such as customers, suppliers and competitors. Revere's data feeds, research, and real-time trading applications feature unique content derived from its patented independent Revere Hierarchy(TM)-- a classification system that provides unmatched detail in specifying a company's business activities and relationships. For more information, please visit www.reveredata.com. Forward Looking Statements Certain matters discussed in this press release are "forward looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, to be materially different from those contemplated by the forward looking statements. We undertake no ongoing obligation, other than that imposed by law, to update these statements. Factors that could affect our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements and cause them to materially differ from those contained in the forward looking statements can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as amended.