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NQLX Appoints Charles Shaw To President, Business Development

Date 18/12/2003

NQLX LLC announced today that it has appointed Charles Shaw to Vice President, Business Development. Shaw will co-manage business development with Patrick Read who was also recently appointed to Vice President, Business Development. Shaw started with NQLX in 2002 as Manager of Business Development.

Shaw will continue both the development and implementation of NQLX's institutional sales and marketing efforts as well as furthering NQLX's distribution, among other duties.

Prior to NQLX, Shaw was an institutional broker of global derivatives at Nomura Futures. In addition to serving major international institutional customers, Shaw helped orchestrate Nomura's transition to electronic trading.

Bob Fitzsimmons, NQLX CEO, said, "In his new role, Chaz's expertise will significantly boost our sales and marketing efforts. With Pat and Chaz working together on business development, we anticipate making great strides in growing NQLX's market. They are two of the most energized and dedicated professionals in our industry."

NQLX is a fully electronic, federally regulated exchange and a wholly owned company of Euronext.liffe. NQLX lists single stock futures and futures on broad based indices through Euronext.liffe's electronic trading platform, LIFFE CONNECT®, the world's most advanced derivatives trading system. For more information on NQLX visit: www.nqlx.com.