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Edward G. Boyle Joins NYSE Euronext as Vice President, NYSE Arca Options

New York, Sept. 20, 2007 – NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) today announced that Edward G. Boyle has been appointed to the position of Vice President, NYSE Arca Options, beginning Oct. 1, 2007. Mr. Boyle, 45, comes to NYSE Euronext from TD Securities, where he was Vice President and Director, Equity Derivatives.

“Ed is a very a knowledgeable and well-respected professional in the U.S. options and futures industry,” said Lawrence Leibowitz, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer , U.S. Products. “We are very excited to have Ed join our team and we are confident that he will complement and enhance the strengths and growth opportunities before NYSE Arca Options, including further developing strong client relationships and continued market structure leadership.”

“As the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. financial marketplace, options trading is a central piece of NYSE Euronext’s domestic operations and an important component of the multi-asset class exchange model,” said Mr. Boyle. “I am enthusiastic about the prospects ahead as we continue to build upon the strong growth and unique market structure of the technologically advanced NYSE Arca Options platform in today’s dynamically changing options environment.”

Mr. Boyle, who serves on the Board of Directors of the International Securities Exchange as an industry director, has also been a member of the SIA Options Committee since 2003. He has previously held memberships and committee appointments on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. Before joining TD Securities, Mr. Boyle was Managing Director, Business Development, LETCO Trading Companies in 2002 and a Partner at Platinum Trading, LLC in 1999.

About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext, a holding company created by the combination of NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V., commenced trading on April 4, 2007 . NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) operates the world’s largest and most liquid exchange group and offers the most diverse array of financial products and services. NYSE Euronext, which brings together six cash equities exchanges in five countries and six derivatives exchanges in six countries, is a world leader for listings, trading in cash equities, equity and interest rate derivatives, bonds and the distribution of market data. Representing a combined $30.8 trillion/€22.8 trillion total market capitalization of listed companies and average daily trading value of approximately $127.0 billion/€94.0 billion (as of June 29, 2007), NYSE Euronext seeks to provide the highest standards of market quality and integrity, innovative products and services to investors, issuers, and all users of its markets.

Contact: Eric Ryan
Phone: 212.656.2411
Email: eryan@nyse.com

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