Named the Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange from its 1888 founding until 1972, the company was acquired by Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) in 1986, ceased operating and became dormant.
[3] The Exchange had its largest trading volumes during the 1920s, and particularly during the uranium boom of the 1950s.
[4][5] The companies listed on the Exchange tended to be speculative oil and mining penny stocks.
Despite renewed optimism by management,[7][8] trading volumes continued to dwindle until the Exchange was acquired in 1986 and all ISE-listed securities were delisted.
[9][10] The company was acquired by Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) in 1986, ceased operating and became dormant.