TRADING TECHNOLOGIES TO CONNECT WITH JAPANESE FUTURES EXCHANGE

Posted March 12, 2008

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Trading Technologies International, Inc. plans to add a gateway to connect its X_Trader derivatives trading platform to the Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), the largest financial futures exchange in Japan.

The new gateway will enable platform users to trade the TFX’s benchmark three-month Euro-Yen short-term interest-rate futures contract, as well as Euro-Yen short-term interest-rate options, call rate futures and repo rate futures.

“With its advanced technologies and sophisticated customers around the world, we believe that Trading Technologies’ participation will bring more energy and excitement to our market,” says Jiro Saito, President and Chief Executive Officer of TFX.

X_Trader clients will have the option to spread TFX products against contracts listed on other Trading Technologies-supported exchanges. Trading Technologies’ customers will be able to host TFX gateways internally or outsource connectivity to TTNet, its fully managed hosting solution. TTNet gateways will be located close to the TFX at Trading Technologies’ Tokyo hub.

“Trading Technologies’ customers are very interested in gaining access to Tokyo Financial Exchange through X_Trader,” says Harris Brumfield, Chief Executive Officer, Trading Technologies. “The exchange’s surging volume is evidence of its appeal, and we are very happy that we will be offering connectivity to our customers.”

Trading Technologies connects to more than 20 exchanges worldwide, and in Asia connects to the Singapore Exchange and Sydney Futures Exchange. Trading Technologies is also developing gateways to the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) and Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM).