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2009 Press Release Archive

Ivy Securities Signs Sponsorship Agreement with BIDS Trading

December 15, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – December 15, 2009 – Ivy Securities, a New York-based agency broker for institutional investors, and BIDS Trading, the alternative trading system (ATS) designed to increase competition and liquidity in the U.S. equity block trading market, are pleased to announce the signing of a sponsorship agreement. This agreement provides Ivy Securities’ clients with anonymous, direct access to liquidity in BIDS Trading’s crossing network while earning minority credits.

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Average Daily Volume on BIDS Trading Surpasses 29 Million Shares*

November 2, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – November 2, 2009 – BIDS Trading, the alternative trading system (ATS) designed to increase competition and liquidity in the U.S. equity block trading market, achieved a record average daily volume of over 29 million shares* in October. In addition to achieving this milestone, average buy-side fill rates in BIDS Trading surpassed 44%, with record buy-side trading volumes and record participant numbers.

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BIDS Trading Selects NYSE Technologies’ SuperFeed for Global Data Feeds

June 5, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – May 18, 2009 – NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext (NYX) and a world leader in microsecond feed handlers, announced that BIDS Trading has implemented its SuperFeed™ product. SuperFeed is NYSE Technologies’ fully-managed data ticker plant offering the extensive global market coverage of the SFTI network combined with the proven microsecond latency and unmatched flexibility of the Data Fabric middleware.

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Advent Software Partners with BIDS Trading for Expanded Liquidity Access

March 19, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 19, 2009 – Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced that it has partnered with BIDS Trading, the alternative trading system (ATS) designed to increase competition and liquidity in the U.S. equity block trading market. The collaborative relationship with BIDS Trading offers expanded trading integration options for Advent’s more than 850 Moxy® clients, and further extends Advent’s best-of-breed trading footprint for the asset management industry.

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NYSE Euronext and BIDS Trading Receive SEC Approval to Launch the New York Block Exchange

January 26, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – January 26, 2009 – NYSE Euronext and BIDS Holdings, L.P. today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved their joint filing to launch the New York Block Exchange (NYBX) on January 29, 2009. Designed to improve execution quality and access to block trading liquidity, NYBX is a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies and it will operate as a facility of the NYSE.

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