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In 1982, William A. Porter (born November 10, 1928) 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 (ISE) with Marty Averbuch 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= ISE History of Leadership )〕 and became (the first) chairman of ISE on his 70th birthday in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= E-Trade Founder Unveils Electronic Options Exchange )〕 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". "He (also) funneled generous portions of his fortune into businesses and nonprofits benefiting organic farming, recreation and community building on Kauai’s North Shore, died Wednesday at his home in Princeville, surrounded by family and friends." 〔 ==Early life== Porter was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= A Significant Gift )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= 2002 Ernest Fox Nichols Lecture, Applying Physics for the Betterment of Humankind )〕 and spent his childhood summers as a cowboy on a Colorado ranch.〔 He quit high school to join the Navy during WWII and was expelled from the Navy when they learned he was only sixteen. Porter later put himself through college, finishing undergraduate work in three years 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Adams Billy Adams Award, 2005, William Porter )〕 and working nights as a crew dispatcher on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Adams State alumnus gives $5.8 million for science and math scholarships )〕 According to a 2000 CNN interview, Porter attributes his self-confidence to his work as a young cowboy: As a student at Adams State College, Porter and other students would take turns visiting and reading aloud to the aged and infirmed former governor of Colorado, Billy Adams.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William A. Porter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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