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RTS Realtime Systems Provides Connectivity To Mexican Derivatives Exchange

Date 25/09/2006

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading independent software vendor, and MexDer, the Mexican Derivatives Exchange, today announces the connection to MexDer’s marketplace.

With the new connection to the Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer), RTS is further strengthening its global reach. The increased interest and the region’s continuous growing potential made it a logical step for RTS to develop its first interface for a market place in Latin America.

As a premium derivatives front-end provider RTS already offers high professional solutions to futures and options traders. Additional tools for volatility and hedging transactions including dartboard trading, options pricing, Quote Machine® and integrated Risk/Vola Management make the RTD Realtime Trading Desktop unique.

Steffen Gemünden, Co-CEO and President of RTS comments: “With the connection to MexDer, our first in the region, we are tapping into another very exciting and prosperous market. RTS is very pleased to see the positive developments in the Mexican market and is committed to support MexDer’s domestic and international efforts.”

Jorge Alegria, CEO of MexDer comments: "RTS's connectivity to MexDer opens up new opportunities to their customers who trade the global derivatives markets and should benefit our domestic membership as we aim to incorporate more members to help the liquidity to grow. With the recent opening of our market to remote membership, Mexico offering tax free advantages for foreigners trading MexDer and the development of a FIX interface, we see this as another very positive step forward in our overall strategy."

About RTS Realtime Systems Group:
RTS is a leading Independent Software Vendor (ISV) with local sales and support offices in the major financial centers and distribution partners in Greece, Italy and Portugal. RTS is the market leader in terms of functionality in electronic trading software for all traded products. With more than 3,000 user licenses and connections to more than 70 exchanges around the world, RTS has secured a solid position in the industry. In business since 1992, RTS has over fourteen years' of experience developing software to enable trading on the electronic exchanges. As one of the pioneers in designing electronic trading tools, RTS has developed an extensive suite of products for options and futures traders. In addition RTS' software features a variety of tools, including the RTD Quote Machine®, RTD Electronic Eye®, RTD Sales Trader, and the Autohedger as well as a basket trading system. With RTD Tango, the recently launched algorithmic trading system, RTS has further strengthened its product portfolio.