TORONTO, Canada, February 7 /PRNewswire/ --     Belzberg Technologies Inc. (TSX -BLZ), announced today the introduction 
of Deep Book(TM), the first options trading platform that sweeps the 
aggregate volumes of all orders and price levels, for all options contracts 
trading on US options exchanges. With the ever-growing list of options 
contracts now trading in pennies, Belzberg already has demand from customers 
who are eager to take delivery of the system.

"Deep Book(TM) is the only product on the market that allows traders to
properly handle large orders in the new penny-increment options environment,"
said Sid Belzberg, CEO of Belzberg Technologies.

Deep Book(TM) enables transparency beyond the NBBO (National Best Bid and
Offer), providing options traders with the same trading efficiencies provided
by leading-edge equities trading systems. The first exchange that has
provided their Depth of Market Feed for the system is the ISE. Comparable
depth of market feeds from the CBOE and the other options exchanges are
imminent, and will be integrated into the system as soon as they become
available.

About Belzberg Technologies

Belzberg Technologies Inc. is a provider of technology-based brokerage
services, trading equities and options through its wholly owned,
self-clearing broker-dealer, Electronic Brokerage Systems. Electronic
Brokerage Systems is a member of most North American stock exchanges, options
exchanges and clearing organizations, including the NYSE, NASDAQ, CBOE, NSCC
and OCC. Using Belzberg's suite of integrated trading tools and network
connectivity, Belzberg's customers have direct access to all North American
equities and options markets. The firm's client-base includes over 200
leading U.S and international brokerage houses and financial institutions.
Belzberg Technologies is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (Ticker - BLZ).
Additional information is available at http://www.belzberg.com.

Patent Information

In January 1999, Belzberg received a U.S. Patent Number 5,864,827,
recognizing its exclusive rights to intellectual property for a System and
Method for Providing a Protocol Transaction Gateway. This patent protects
Belzberg's Transactions Gateway, a system that translates the protocol of
incoming transaction messages from customers into the appropriate protocol
used by various exchanges and market makers. The technology facilitates
electronic stock trading by allowing customers to execute trades on any
market they choose from a single screen.

Forward looking statement disclaimer

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed
in this press release are based on forward-looking statements that involve
risk and uncertainty. A variety of important factors could cause results to
differ materially from such statements, including but not limited to
economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the
company's operation, markets, products, prices and other factors.