CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 5, 2007 – OptionsHouse, Inc. (“OptionsHouse”), an online retail and institutional brokerage firm, today announced the appointment of Scott Brueggeman to Chief Marketing Officer. Brueggeman brings 20-plus years of marketing experience from his leadership positions at CareerBuilder.com, AT&T, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble.

“Scott brings a wealth of expertise to OptionsHouse from his years of marketing experience at a number of Fortune 100 companies, as well from CareerBuilder.com,” said OptionsHouse Chief Executive Officer John Hass. “He has already made an impact here through his public roll out of our new flat rate stock commission and free trade offer. We are excited to have him lead our marketing efforts.”

As his first order of business, Brueggeman helped launch OptionsHouse’s new $4.95 flat-rate commission on all stock trades, regardless of size. OptionsHouse had previously charged $9.95 per stock trade. In addition, Brueggeman helped institute the company’s new 50-free-trades offer targeting customers of optionsXpress and other brokerages.

“I will work across the company to help continue to build OptionsHouse into a world-class brand by delivering innovative services that exceed customer expectations, leading to the rapid acquisition of profitable new customers,” Brueggeman said. “Our new $4.95 flat-rate stock commission is a natural extension of our focus on active traders, while building upon our industry defining $9.95 flat-rate option commission.”
Brueggeman brings a trader’s perspective to OptionsHouse, having traded government securities as a proprietary trader with Penson GHCO, a registered futures commission merchant.

Prior to Penson GHCO, Brueggeman was vice president of marketing at CareerBuilder.com, the renowned national Internet job site, where he established the site as the leading choice for job seekers by significantly increasing site traffic, brand awareness and market share.
During his six years at AT&T, Brueggeman led marketing in several key areas including its start-up SBC Cable TV Group, Cellular and Paging Division, and Consumer Services Organization. Previously, Brueggeman spearheaded marketing and sales efforts in several domestic and international locations for PepsiCo. He began his marketing career at Procter & Gamble in brand management.

Brueggeman, who graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, went on to earn his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management

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Beth Gaston Moon

312-676-8800

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About OptionsHouse:
OptionsHouse, LLC, is an online stock and option broker delivering a fast, streamlined trading experience on its professional-grade trading platform, accessible at OptionsHouse.com. OptionsHouse’s flat-rate commission structure offers online trading of $9.95 per option trade and $4.95 per stock trade, with no escalating fees, regardless of size.*

In Barron’s 2008 survey of Online Brokers, OptionsHouse earned a four-star rating and its innovative platform was ranked number-one for “usability.”^** A licensed FINRA broker-dealer, OptionsHouse, LLC was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of proprietary option-trading firm, PEAK6 Investments, L.P.

About PEAK6:
Established in 1997, PEAK6 Investments, L.P. (“PEAK6″) is a leading financial institution in Chicago with an established track record of success in proprietary trading. PEAK6 is also rapidly expanding its commercial focus to include innovative initiatives in asset management and online media.