Thomas A. Ascher
Corporate Officer/Principal at International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc.
Profile
Thomas A.
Ascher is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at Nasdaq ISE LLC, International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc., and ISE Stock Exchange LLC.
He is also an Advisor at Centana Management LLC since 2017.
In the past, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at NQLX LLC from 2002 to 2003, Vice Chairman at Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois) from 1986 to 1998, and Executive Vice President at Interactive Brokers LLC from 1999 to 2002.
He also held director positions at Quadriserv, Inc. and Direct Edge Holdings LLC.
Ascher earned his undergraduate degree from Carleton College.
Thomas A. Ascher active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc.
 International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. operates and regulates a registered national securities exchange. The company was founded in September 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
ISE Stock Exchange LLC
 ISE Stock Exchange LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance ISE Stock Exchange LLC provides an equity trading platform to support electronic trading for market participants. It offers midpoint match an automated and instantaneous platform for trading equity securities, ETFs, as well as for trading stocks listed on NYSE, Amex, and NASDAQ. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Nasdaq ISE LLC
 Nasdaq ISE LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Nasdaq ISE LLC operates equity and trading options exchange. It transformed the options industry by creating efficient markets through innovative market structure and technology. It provides investors with a transparent marketplace for price and liquidity discovery on centrally cleared options products. The company was founded by David Krell in May 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Centana Management LLC
 Centana Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Centana Management LLC (Centana Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Ben Cukier, Eric Byunn and Steve Swain. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional office in Palo Alto. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/07/2017 |
Former positions of Thomas A. Ascher
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| International Securities Exchange, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 04/09/2006 |
NQLX LLC
 NQLX LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance NQLX LLC is a company that trades futures products. The company is based in New York, NY. | President | 31/10/2003 |
Interactive Brokers LLC
 Interactive Brokers LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of IBG Holdings LLC, Interactive Brokers LLC is a brokerage company. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. The CEO of the company is Milan Galik. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2001 |
Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois)
 Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/1997 |
Direct Edge Holdings LLC
 Direct Edge Holdings LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Direct Edge Holdings LLC operates an electronic communication network for trading financial products. It trades all listed U.S. equities with a market share in the, the company regularly trades shares, fluctuating with the overall market volume. It operates two separate platforms, EDGA Exchange and EDGX Exchange. The EDGA Exchange is a low cost exchange with a taker and maker pricing model. The EDGX Exchange is an exchange with maker and taker pricing model offering high rebates for liquidity providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Thomas A. Ascher
| Carleton College | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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| International Securities Exchange, Inc. | Commercial Services |
Quadriserv, Inc.
 Quadriserv, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Quadriserv, Inc. engages in the provision of securities finance activities. The company was founded by Martin Hakker, Gregory W. DePetris, Sean McNamara, and Joseph Charles Weinhoffer and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Nasdaq ISE LLC
Nasdaq ISE LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Nasdaq ISE LLC operates equity and trading options exchange. It transformed the options industry by creating efficient markets through innovative market structure and technology. It provides investors with a transparent marketplace for price and liquidity discovery on centrally cleared options products. The company was founded by David Krell in May 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Direct Edge Holdings LLC
Direct Edge Holdings LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Direct Edge Holdings LLC operates an electronic communication network for trading financial products. It trades all listed U.S. equities with a market share in the, the company regularly trades shares, fluctuating with the overall market volume. It operates two separate platforms, EDGA Exchange and EDGX Exchange. The EDGA Exchange is a low cost exchange with a taker and maker pricing model. The EDGX Exchange is an exchange with maker and taker pricing model offering high rebates for liquidity providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ. | Finance |
Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois)
Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Finance |
NQLX LLC
NQLX LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance NQLX LLC is a company that trades futures products. The company is based in New York, NY. | Finance |
International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc.
International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. operates and regulates a registered national securities exchange. The company was founded in September 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Interactive Brokers LLC
Interactive Brokers LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of IBG Holdings LLC, Interactive Brokers LLC is a brokerage company. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. The CEO of the company is Milan Galik. | Finance |
ISE Stock Exchange LLC
ISE Stock Exchange LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance ISE Stock Exchange LLC provides an equity trading platform to support electronic trading for market participants. It offers midpoint match an automated and instantaneous platform for trading equity securities, ETFs, as well as for trading stocks listed on NYSE, Amex, and NASDAQ. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY | Finance |
Centana Management LLC
Centana Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Centana Management LLC (Centana Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Ben Cukier, Eric Byunn and Steve Swain. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional office in Palo Alto. | Finance |
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