William A. Porter
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1928 –
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Who is William A. Porter?
In 1982, William A. Porter and Bernie Newcomb founded the first ever electronic stock brokerage, E*TRADE; heralding both the demise of the ticker tape and the advent of the electronic trading age.
After the success of E*TRADE, Porter also co-founded International Securities Exchange with Marty Averbuch and became chairman of ISE on his 70th birthday in 1998. Porter is former chief executive officer, current board member, and chairman emeritus of E*TRADE.
In 2000, CNN called Porter the "forefather of online trading".
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1928
- Also known as
- William Porter
- William A Porter
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MIT Sloan School of Management
- Adams State University
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on July 23, 2013
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