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Thomas Ascher
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Occupation Chief Strategy Officer
Employer International Securities Exchange
Location New York, NY USA
Web site www.ise.com
http://www.ise.com/
Thomas Ascher is the chief strategy officer and head of the Corporate Initiatives Division of International Securities Exchange.[1] He is responsible for identifying, analyzing and instituting businesses that may provide ISE with growth opportunities. The corporate initiatives division manages ISE’s new business development, including strategic planning.[2]

Background

Prior to joining ISE, Ascher served as CEO of NQLX, Nasdaq Liffe Markets LLC, one of two single stock futures exchanges.[3][4]

Before NQLX Ascher served as an Executive Vice President of Interactive Brokers LLC, part of the Interactive Brokers Group LLC. He was a member of Interactive Brokers’ steering committee and oversaw the company’s initiative to offer options linkage.[5]

He also has worked as an options market maker at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, where he served as vice chairman of the Board,[6] and chairman of the Executive Committee.

Additionally, Ascher served on the Options Clearing Corporation nominating committee (2001-2002), was a trustee on the Cincinnati Stock Exchange (1997-2001), and a member and committee chairman of the Economic Club of Chicago.[7]

Before 1986, Ascher was with the Pillsbury Company in New York, where he traded spot and forward cash market commodities from 1984 to 1986.[8]

Eductation

He is a graduate of Carleton College in Minnesota.[9] Ascher also attended University de Pau, Pau, France.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Management Team. Internatonal Securities Exchange. Retrieved on March 5, 2008.
  2. ↑ Thomas Ascher. Futures Industry Association. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
  3. ↑ Nasdaq Liffe Markets names Thomas Ascher CEO. Finextra. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
  4. ↑ Tom Ascher Resigns as CEO of NQLX; Fitzsimmons named CEO, Fay named EVP; NQLX Continues. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
  5. ↑ Thomas Ascher. Futures Industry Association. Retrieved on March 7, 200*.
  6. ↑ Thomas A. Ascher Assumes Post as CBOE Vice Chairman. Highbeam Research. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
  7. ↑ Thomas Ascher. Futures Industry Association. Retrieved on March 7, 200*.
  8. ↑ Thomas A. Ascher Re-elected as Vice Chairman at CBOE. CBOE. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
  9. ↑ ISE Appoints Thomas Ascher Chief Strategy Officer. Mondovision. Retrieved on March 5, 2008.
  10. ↑ Thomas Ascher. Futures Industry Association. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
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