Börse Berlin to Open in Paris

BERLIN, LONDON and PARIS, February 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sales Support for Equiduct Trading at the French Marketplace

Starting today, Börse Berlin (the Berlin Stock Exchange) will open in the
French capital. Situated in a prime location on Hausmann boulevard, within
only a few hundred metres from the Paris Stock Exchange, the office will
start sales activities for the market segment Equiduct Trading as of today.

Gilles Monat, a renowned expert of the French financial industry and
stock market, has only recently joined Börse Berlin Equiduct Trading. Working
from this new location, Gilles Monat will now allow the world of finance to
familiarize itself with the unique benefits of the Berlin trading system. "We
know that our Equiduct Trading system is clearly the most suitable instrument
for all banks and traders as it meets the strict requirements set by the new
European Standards, i.e. the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive
(MiFID). We also know, however, that we must not present ourselves to the
foreign markets exclusively as a company from Berlin. Operating a local
office and having experts of the local marketplace working for us greatly
enhances our credibility as a provider of trading services" says Artur
Fischer, Chairman of Börse Berlin.

Vera Donner-Sander has recently joined Börse Berlin's head office located
on Fasanenstrasse in Berlin. After having managed international brands for
many years, she will now use her expertise to coordinate central marketing
activities for Börse Berlin Equiduct Trading. "We don't do things by halves.
We have developed Europe's best trading system. Furthermore, we have the best
specialists working for us here at our head office and in all important
marketplaces. Our goal is to make Equiduct Trading even more famous with
foreign clients than Knut, the polar bear cub, both being, by the way, from
Berlin" states Artur Fischer.

About Börse Berlin Equiduct Trading

Börse Berlin has adjusted its products and services consistently to the
requirements of modern exchange trading. As the majority shareholder of
EASDAQ NV, whose 100 percent subsidiary Equiduct Systems provides the
transaction services, Börse Berlin is realigning its position with a new
market model under the brand Equiduct Trading. The aim is to provide the best
possible MiFID services to European customers.

For more information please visit http://www.boerse-berlin.com

About Börse Berlin Equiduct Systems

Equiduct Systems, located in London, is the exclusive provider
of transaction services for Börse Berlin. The unique Equiduct market model
covers the four key requirements of best execution required by MiFID. It
guarantees likelihood of execution, at the lowest cost and at the best price
in a less than 10 milliseconds turnaround time.

For more information please visit http://www.equiduct.eu

Börse Berlin Equiduct Trading
    Public Relations
    Eva Klose
    Phone: +49(0)30-31-10-91-25
    E-Mail: Eva.Klose@boerse-berlin.de