CHICAGO, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --

- Direct market access to Nordic equities markets and specialist 
execution now available through Townsend's RealTick execution management 
system (EMS)

Townsend Analytics (http://www.townsendanalytics.com), a leading provider 
of multi-broker, multi-asset, multi-region, and multi-route electronic 
trading solutions for the global capital markets, has added Nordic investment 
bank SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken) to its international multi-broker 
network.

Users of Townsend's broker-neutral RealTick(R) (http://www.realtick.com)
EMS can now route DMA and worked orders through SEB's market-maker and
specialist unit SEB Enskilda Equities, taking advantage of its regional
expertise in the Nordic markets. Consistently ranked as the top investment
bank in Scandinavia, SEB also offers access to equity exchanges and ATSs in
Europe and the U.S.

"SEB is pleased to further strengthen its DMA & algorithmic trading
offering with such a reliable and high-performance product as RealTick,"
states Daniel Wendin, Electronic Trading Services at SEB. "This partnership
benefits our current buy-side customers -- and also allows us to offer our
local expertise to RealTick's substantial global user base," he adds.

Rustam Lam, Executive Director for Townsend Analytics, comments: "Adding
such a dominant regional force as SEB Enskilda Equities to our connectivity
network underlines our commitment to including specialists with local
expertise as well as tier-one brokers with global reach. Our ongoing strategy
is to provide our users with the greatest possible choice of trading venues
and the tools they need for accessing global liquidity."

SEB Enskilda Equities joins other recent additions to Townsend's global
multi-broker network, including BNY ConvergEx, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Instinet,
Merrill Lynch and UBS. Townsend's RealTick platform aggregates multiple
brokers, destinations and products onto a single-screen format. All are
accessible from customizable menus allowing for ease of use and fast
electronic order routing.

About RealTick

RealTick, created by Townsend Analytics, is the electronic trading
industry's premier multi-asset, multi-broker, and multi-route direct-access
trading platform. RealTick delivers real-time market data, news and
analytics; sophisticated trading tools; unrivaled access to brokers,
exchanges and ECNs; and risk management tools to institutions, broker-dealers
and individual investors. RealTick's advanced technical design is supported
by state-of-the-art data centers and a redundant network for market data and
orders. For more information, visit http://www.realtick.com.

- RealTick is a registered trademark of Townsend Analytics, Ltd.

About Townsend Analytics

Townsend Analytics has been changing the way the world trades since 1985.
The Chicago-based company created many technology innovations that are now
considered standards in the financial services industry. These include the
first real-time financial software under Microsoft Windows(R); the first
product to provide real-time streaming data over the Internet; the first
integrated solution for NASDAQ trading rooms; and the first Windows-based
direct-access trading solution. Townsend Analytics also developed Archipelago
and the Archipelago Exchange, the nation's first all-electronic, fully open
exchange. The firm has engineered direct-access solutions for money managers,
asset managers, hedge funds and mutual funds worldwide. The firm's four main
lines of business include Trading Services, Content Services, Exchange
Services, and Risk Management Services. Townsend Analytics, Ltd. is a wholly
owned, independently-operated subsidiary of Lehman Brothers. For more
information, visit http://www.taltrade.com.

About SEB

SEB is a North European financial group serving some 400,000 corporate
customers and institutions and five million private individuals. SEB has a
local presence in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Germany, the Ukraine and
Russia, and a global presence through its international network in another
ten countries. On 30 September 2007, the Group's total assets amounted to SEK
2,149bn while its assets under management totalled SEK 1,385bn. The Group has
about 20,000 employees. Read more about SEB at http://www.sebgroup.com.

SEB Enskilda Equities, the specialist unit for stock brokerage and
research, also acts as a market maker for equities-related derivatives in
Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The unit has the largest market share in the
Nordic region, and offers multi asset classes, and membership on the major
cash and derivatives markets. One of its strengths is the strong focus on the
Nordic domestic markets providing a well defined niche. SEB Enskilda Equities
is extremely proud to be ranked first among investment banks in the Nordic
region, year after year.

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