NEW YORK, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --
- Best Execution in Europe, Asia and US
Liquidnet, the global institutional marketplace, has been recognized as a global trading platform of excellence by independent organizations in the major trading regions of the world.
* Liquidnet Europe: -- Best Trading System: Buy-side - Financial News Awards for Excellence in IT 2008 -- Best Overall Execution Venue: Trade Tech European Awards 2008 -- Best Buy-Side Execution Venue: Buy-Side Technology Awards 2008 * Liquidnet Asia: -- Best Electronic Alternative AsianInvestor Service Trading Venue: Provider Awards 2008 * Liquidnet US -- Best Crossing Network: Waters Rankings 2008
Winning awards in every major financial center and from multiple independent groups, further confirms the universal benefit of Liquidnet's Global Institutional Marketplace said Seth Merrin, CEO of Liquidnet. We have created a unique platform that gathers the liquidity of institutions around the world and leverages a global networking effect to efficiently trade directly, without borders and without impacting the market price.
About Liquidnet
Liquidnet is an electronic marketplace that facilitates institutional equities trading for asset management firms worldwide. By giving buy-side traders a first look at a global natural liquidity pool of more than 7.98 billion shares per day of liquidity on average, Liquidnet consolidates and delivers the institutional equities market directly to the desktops of 535 buy-side trading firms. Institutional investors use the Liquidnet marketplace to enhance the quality and speed of trade execution, gain price improvement for their trades, and, ultimately, lower overall trading costs. Launched in 2001, Liquidnet now trades in 30 equity markets across five continents. Liquidnet is headquartered in New York with offices in London, Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney. Additional company information is available online at www.liquidnet.com.
(c) 2008 Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Liquidnet, Inc. is a member of FINRA/SIPC. Liquidnet Europe Limited is regulated by the U.K. Financial Services Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. Liquidnet Canada Inc. is a member of IIROC and a member of CIPF. Liquidnet Asia Limited is regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission as a licensed dealer and a provider of automated trading services pursuant to the Securities and Futures Ordinance and is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a Recognised Market Operator. Liquidnet Japan Inc. is regulated by the Financial Services Agency of Japan and is a member of JSDA/JIPF. Liquidnet Australia Pty Ltd. is a licensed corporation under the Corporations Act of Australia, AFSL number 312525.
Web site: http://www.liquidnet.com
Jim Gorman of Liquidnet Corporate Communications, +1-646-674-2145, jgorman@liquidnet.com
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