28 April 2011 BTIG rings the NYSE Opening Bell

BTIG joins New York Traders to raise awareness for fundraising for children's charities. In honor of the occasion, Steven Starker, Co-Founder of BTIG, rings The Opening BellSM.

BTIG's Annual Commissions for Charity Day
BTIG's Annual Commissions for Charity Day has raised more than $20 million from equity, fixed income and derivative trading commission profits over the last eight years to support various nonprofit organizations. This year's annual celebrity-filled event will support several organizations that deal with important issues facing children, including:

A Little Hope - www.alittlehope.org
All Stars Helping Kids - www.allstarshelpingkids.org
Autism Speaks - www.autismspeaks.org
Deafness Research Foundation - www.drf.org
Harlem Children's Zone - www.hcz.org
Hedge Fund Cares - www.hedgefundscare.org
Jacobs Cure - www.jacobscure.org
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - www.michaeljfox.org
Project Sunshine - www.projectsunshine.org
Smile Train - www.smiletrain.org
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - www.stjude.org
St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children - www.stmaryskids.org
Starlight Children's Foundation - www.Starlight-newyork.org
This is the first year BTIG will be holding Commissions for Charity Day internationally in its offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and London.

About BTIG
BTIG LLC is a premier institutional brokerage and fund services company. BTIG continues to build its global franchise around a broad and experienced group of professionals who are leaders and experts in their respective fields. Founded in 2002, BTIG, including through its affiliates, employs more than 400 professionals in five different countries. BTIG serves customers from all over the world and offers services in 11 areas: Equity Trading, Fixed Income, Futures Trading, Convertible Securities, Equity Derivatives, Prime Brokerage, Outsource Trading, Direct Market Access, Capital Markets, Equity Research and Corporate Access. BTIG has ten domestic offices: New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Greenwich, Red Bank, Norwalk and Orinda. The firm also has four overseas affiliates: London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney.

BTIG LLC is a member of FINRA and SIPC

BTIG Australia Limited ACN 128 554 601 is a member of ASIC and ASX

BTIG Hong Kong Limited, Exchange Participant of SEHK, licensed and regulated by the SFC

BTIG Ltd is a member of the LSE and is authorized and regulated by the FSA

BTIG Singapore Pte. Ltd is registered and licensed with MAS