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REFCO Securities SA, Paris

Date 25/10/2005

Refco Securities SA, Paris has notified virt-x that it suspended its trading activities on virt-x on 18 October 2005 as a result of a number of events concerning its group companies in the United States.

At the request of Refco Securities SA, its membership on virt-x has been suspended with immediate effect until further notice.