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Alex Jacobson is Vice President of education at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), the country's newest options exchange and the nation's only all electronic options exchange. In addition to his responsibilities at ISE, Mr. Jacobson serves as an Instructor for The Options Industry Council (OIC). Prior to joining ISE, he spent 16 years at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) where he was a founding member of CBOE's Options Institute. Mr. Jacobson began his career in the financial community as a broker with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch). He became a top producing broker at Merrill Lynch where he also had responsibility for training both new and seasoned brokers. He also conducts training for portfolio managers, desk traders, financial consultants and individual investors. Mr. Jacobson is frequently quoted in Barrons, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week and other publications and has appeared on CNBC and CNN. | 