Bloomberg Tradebook Becomes Hong Kong’s First Automated Trading Service First ATS Authorized by Securities and Futures Commission

<body.content> <block> <p>HONG KONG, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong Ltd (“Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong”) is pleased to announce that it is authorized asHong Kong’s first Automated Trading Services (“ATS”) platform under Part III of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (“SFO”) by the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) today.</p><p>”With the authorization of Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong as an ATS, BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK serves to fill the market needs and provides a complete global solution to sophisticated investors:including an integrated trading platform, enabling innovative trading tools, trading anonymity, added liquidity, advanced trading capabilities and sophisticated algorithms,” stated Kevin Foley, ChiefExecutive Officer of Bloomberg Tradebook LLC (“BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK”) and Executive Director of Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong.</p> <p>Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong is a wholly ownedsubsidiary of BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK, member of NASD/SIPC. BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK is a leading global ATS used by institutional traders, broker-dealers, hedge fund managers, market makers and portfoliomanagers to trade. Since established in 1996, BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK has become a leading electronic consolidator of global liquidity, offering its global customer base trading on 65 exchanges in 54countries with services via six offices on three continents.</p> <p>Mr. Foley further commends SFC’s professionalism and effectiveness in vetting and considering ATS applications underthe SFO enacted earlier this year. “We have confidence in Hong Kong’s continuing role as a leading international financial center. Bringing healthy competition further adds efficiencies to themarket.”</p> <p>Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong is also approved by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as a money broker — offering electronic trading in foreign exchange products viaPowerMatch.</p> <p>Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong has a consultative sales force to guide customers through the electronic trading world; it also offers 24/7 customer support at852-2977-6000.</p> <p>For more information about this press release, please contact Mr. Alistair Duff at 852-2977-6350 or <virtloc idsrc=”dummy”value=”dummy”>[email protected]</virtloc>. BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK’s website: <a>http://www.bloombergtradebook.com/</a>. Chris Taylor, 212-318-2660 <virtloc idsrc=”dummy”value=”dummy”>[email protected]</virtloc>.</p> <p>(R) All rights reserved — Bloomberg LP (“Bloomberg”). The BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK system is only available toprofessional/qualified/institutional investors and in countries and markets where the necessary clearances have been obtained. The BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK system is not available to private investors.</p> <datasource>Bloomberg Tradebook Hong Kong Ltd</datasource> </block> <block class=”contact”> <p>CONTACT: Alistair Duff, +1-852-2977-6350, <virtlocidsrc=”dummy” value=”dummy”>[email protected]</virtloc>, or Chris<br/>Taylor, +1-212-318-2660, <virtloc idsrc=”dummy” value=”dummy”>[email protected]</virtloc>, bothof Bloomberg</p> </block> <block class=”website”> <p>Web site: <a>http://www.bloomberg.com/</a><br/><a>http://www.bloombergtradebook.com/</a></p> </block> </body.content>