Knight Capital Group Completes Acquisition of EdgeTrade, a Leading Agency-Only Trade Execution and Algorithmic Software Firm
15 Janeiro 2008 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
EdgeTrade Algorithms Now Available on Knight Direct; Knight to
Change Name of Knight Direct to Knight Direct EMS(TM) JERSEY CITY,
N.J., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ:NITE) today announced the completion of the acquisition of
EdgeTrade Inc., a privately-held firm for $59.5 million comprising
$29.5 million in cash and approximately 2,285,000 shares of
unregistered Knight stock. EdgeTrade is a leading agency-only trade
execution and algorithmic software firm that allows buy- and
sell-side clients to more effectively source liquidity and manage
the trading process as well as maintain anonymity, reduce market
impact and lower transaction costs. "In an increasingly fragmented
marketplace, buy- and sell-side firms want sophisticated algorithms
that facilitate anonymous and efficient trading," said Thomas M.
Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Knight Capital Group.
"The EdgeTrade acquisition clearly strengthens our electronic trade
execution services in 2008. We're pleased to note the integration
is underway and are excited about the future development of our
next generation algorithms." Knight also announced that EdgeTrade's
algorithms, including smart order execution, benchmark and
participation strategies, are now available on its broker-neutral
trading platform Knight Direct. Further, Knight will change the
name of Knight Direct, which provides clients with access to
liquidity by means of multiple destinations across multiple asset
classes, to Knight Direct EMS(TM). About Knight Capital Group
Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) is a leading financial
services firm that provides electronic and voice access to the
capital markets across multiple asset classes for buy-side,
sell-side and corporate clients, and asset management for
institutions and private clients. Our Global Markets business
offers superior execution quality through natural liquidity,
capital facilitation and trading technology, with comprehensive
products and services that support the capital formation process.
Our Asset Management business, Deephaven Capital Management, is a
global multi-strategy alternative investment manager focused on
delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns with low correlation to
the broader markets. More information about Knight can be found at
http://www.knight.com/. Certain statements contained herein
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based
on current expectations, estimates and projections about the
Company's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions
made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, readers are
cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict
including, without limitation, risks associated with the costs,
integration, performance and operation of the business acquired by
the Company. Since such statements involve risks and uncertainties,
the actual results and performance of the Company may turn out to
be materially different from the results expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
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disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or
uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions
to the forward-looking statements made herein. Readers should
carefully review the risks and uncertainties detailed under the
headings "Certain Factors Affecting Results of Operations" and
"Risks Affecting our Business" in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K and under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's
Form 10-Q's for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2007 and
September 30, 2007, respectively, and in other reports or documents
the Company files from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Knight Capital Group, Inc.
CONTACT: Margaret Wyrwas, Senior Managing Director, Corporate
Communications & Investor Relations, +1-201-557-6954, ; or Kara
Fitzsimmons, Director, Media Relations, +1-201-356-1523, ; or
Jonathan Mairs, Vice President, Corporate Communications,
+1-201-356-1529, , all of Knight Capital Group, Inc. Web site:
http://www.knight.com/
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