ISE Launches Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative in Partnership with Ronald McDonald House New York
May 13 2010 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that
in honor of its tenth anniversary, ISE has partnered with Ronald
McDonald House New York to launch its first Corporate Social
Responsibility Program, “Ten in Twenty-Ten.” Ronald McDonald House
New York provides temporary housing and support services for
pediatric cancer patients and their families, while they undergo
active treatment.
Under this initiative, ISE has organized ten different events to
benefit the families staying at Ronald McDonald House New York. The
activities planned for 2010 include hosting dinners for the
families staying at the House, sponsoring a summer outing, holding
a Wish List drive, performing a House clean-up service project, and
sponsoring a table at Ronald McDonald House New York’s Annual Gala
fundraiser. In addition, ISE is donating the profit it generated
from organizing the 2010 Options Industry Conference to Ronald
McDonald House New York on behalf of the entire U.S. options
industry.
“I am incredibly honored to partner with Ronald McDonald House
New York for our Ten in Twenty-Ten corporate social responsibility
initiative,” said Gary Katz, President and Chief Executive Officer
of ISE. “Ronald McDonald House New York provides a
home-away-from-home for families who have a child undergoing
pediatric cancer treatment in the city, and ISE is excited to serve
our community by supporting this very important organization. As
part of the global financial community, we are very proud to give
back by helping Ronald McDonald House New York to care for these
families during an extremely difficult time in their lives.”
About ISE
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) operates a leading
U.S. options exchange and offers options trading on over 2,000
underlying equity, ETF, index, and FX products. As the first
all-electronic options exchange in the U.S., ISE transformed the
options industry by creating efficient markets through innovative
market structure and technology. Regulated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member-owner of The Options
Clearing Corporation (OCC), ISE provides investors with a
transparent marketplace for price and liquidity discovery on
centrally cleared options products. ISE continues to expand its
marketplace through the ongoing development of enhanced trading
functionality, new products, and market data services. As a
complement to its options business, ISE has expanded its reach into
multiple asset classes through strategic investments in financial
marketplaces and services that foster technology innovation and
market efficiency. Through minority investments, ISE participates
in the securities lending and equities markets. ISE also licenses
its proprietary Longitude technology for trading in event-driven
derivatives markets.
ISE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurex, a leading global
derivatives exchange. Eurex itself is jointly operated by Deutsche
B�rse AG (Ticker: DB1) and SIX Swiss Exchange AG. Together, Eurex
and ISE are the global market leader in individual equity and
equity index derivatives. For more information, visit
www.ise.com.
About Ronald McDonald House New York
Ronald McDonald House New York provides temporary housing for
pediatric cancer patients and their families in a strong,
supportive and caring environment which encourages and nurtures the
development of child-to-child and parent-to-parent support systems.
Ronald McDonald House New York is the largest facility of its type
in the world. The House can accommodate 84 families, and it is
filled to capacity almost every night. The House’s location in
Manhattan, in close proximity to 14 major cancer treatment centers,
draws children and families from across the country and the world,
as well as from the metropolitan New York City area. Since its
founding, more than 25,000 families have stayed at Ronald McDonald
House New York. For more information, visit www.rmdh.org.
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