LONDON and FRANKFURT, Germany, April 22 /PRNewswire/ --

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading trading solutions provider,
announced that it has committed to provide connectivity to the new European
equity trading venue, Turquoise, which will be launched in September.

Turquoise, which under the new MiFID regulation is defined as a
multi-lateral trading facility (MTF), was established by nine leading
European investment banks as a pan-European, open equity trading platform on
which all participants will have equal access. The nine backers have also
committed to make markets in Europe's leading stocks so that Turquoise will
have an immediate critical mass of natural liquidity from day one.

"RTS is pleased once again to provide access to a new trading venue that
offers our customers the ability to tap into new trading opportunities
throughout the European equity marketplace," said Steffen Gemuenden, Co-CEO
and President of RTS.

Eli Lederman, Chief Executive Officer of Turquoise, said: "Turquoise will
transform the European equity marketplace when it starts trading in early
September, and we are pleased that RTS has agreed to be a participant from
the start. It is through partners such as RTS that Turquoise will benefit
from access to a further important market segment and swiftly establish the
platform as a real force in European equity trading."

Turquoise will begin trading in 1,500 stocks across 14 countries in
September. The exchange will be composed of two segments. Three hundred
stocks will be traded in the integrated market segment where visible and dark
orders will interact continuously. A further 1,200 stocks will trade in the
dark only market.

RTS offers access through its Realtime Trading Desktop (RTD) portfolio,
including its RTD-API's, the RTD front-end trading system, and RTD Tango, its
high performance automated algorithmic trading solution.

Additionally, RTS will be proving direct market access to the new
marketplace in its data center and hosting facilities across the world.

About RTS Realtime Systems Group

RTS is a leading solutions provider with offices in Amsterdam, Chicago,
Frankfurt, London, New York, Paris, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, and
distribution partners in Greece, India, Italy and Japan. Founded in 1992, RTS
is a pioneer in the design and creation of high performance, functionally
rich, multi-asset electronic trading software, with thousands of user
connections to nearly 100 exchanges.

For more information, please visit www.rtsgroup.net

About Turquoise

Turquoise is an entrepreneurial, independent company that will provide an
innovative, pan-European and open trading platform treating all participants
equally. Backed by the largest investment banks in Europe, Turquoise will
have a critical mass of natural liquidity from day one: a venue that every
trader will need to access.

For further information, please visit www.tradeturquoise.com

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