We continue to focus our attention on absolute volume growth driven by Customer and Firm trading activity. Ultimately, the success of an exchange must be based on its acceptance by these two constituencies. I am pleased to note that ISE remains the number one venue for Customer and Firm combined trading activity in equity options. David Krell
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[That brings good news for all the options markets, including the ISE, he believes. Back when the four founders helped float the idea of the ISE,] we said options volume would double in two years. We were wrong. It doubled in six months, ... We think it will double again. - David Krell Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoYXQgYnJpbmdzIGdvb2QgbmV3cyBmb3IgYWxsIHRoZSBvcHRpb25zIG1hcmtldHMsIGluY2x1ZGluZyB0aGUgSVNFLCBoZSBiZWxpZXZlcy4gQmFjayB3aGVuIHRoZSBmb3VyIGZvdW5kZXJzIGhlbHBlZCBmbG9hdCB0aGUgaWRlYSBvZiB0aGUgSVNFLF0gd2Ugc2FpZCBvcHRpb25zIHZvbHVtZSB3b3VsZCBkb3VibGUgaW4gdHdvIHllYXJzLiBXZSB3ZXJlIHdyb25nLiBJdCBkb3VibGVkIGluIHNpeCBtb250aHMsIC4uLiBXZSB0aGluayBpdCB3aWxsIGRvdWJsZSBhZ2Fpbi4g&author=ICBEYXZpZCBLcmVsbCAgICA=&num=10 "[That brings good news for all the options markets, including the ISE, he believes. Back when the four founders helped float the idea of the ISE,] we said options volume would double in two years. We were wrong. It doubled in six months, ... We think it will double again. - David Krell Quotes")
![[And the ISE will keep working to develop its electronic systems, keeping its staff small, without paying too much attention to what the competition is up to.] We've got a Silicon Valley mentality, a startup feel, long days, weekends -- that's the culture we want to promote, ... We've never really looked at what anybody else was going to do. - David Krell Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0FuZCB0aGUgSVNFIHdpbGwga2VlcCB3b3JraW5nIHRvIGRldmVsb3AgaXRzIGVsZWN0cm9uaWMgc3lzdGVtcywga2VlcGluZyBpdHMgc3RhZmYgc21hbGwsIHdpdGhvdXQgcGF5aW5nIHRvbyBtdWNoIGF0dGVudGlvbiB0byB3aGF0IHRoZSBjb21wZXRpdGlvbiBpcyB1cCB0by5dIFdlJ3ZlIGdvdCBhIFNpbGljb24gVmFsbGV5IG1lbnRhbGl0eSwgYSBzdGFydHVwIGZlZWwsIGxvbmcgZGF5cywgd2Vla2VuZHMgLS0gdGhhdCdzIHRoZSBjdWx0dXJlIHdlIHdhbnQgdG8gcHJvbW90ZSwgLi4uIFdlJ3ZlIG5ldmVyIHJlYWxseSBsb29rZWQgYXQgd2hhdCBhbnlib2R5IGVsc2Ugd2FzIGdvaW5nIHRvIGRvLiA=&author=ICBEYXZpZCBLcmVsbCAgICA=&num=9 "[And the ISE will keep working to develop its electronic systems, keeping its staff small, without paying too much attention to what the competition is up to.] We've got a Silicon Valley mentality, a startup feel, long days, weekends -- that's the culture we want to promote, ... We've never really looked at what anybody else was going to do. - David Krell Quotes")
