CHICAGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Townsend Analytics ( http://www.taltrade.com/ ), a leading global provider of multi-broker, multi-asset, multi-currency, and multi-route electronic trading, market data, exchange, and risk management solutions, welcomes industry veteran Thomas Kim to its executive team.

As Head of Trading Services, Kim will direct the continued growth of the company's products and service bureau offerings to the global trading community. These include Townsend's flagship RealTick(R) trading platform ( http://www.realtick.com/ ), as well as direct market access (DMA) and broker/specialist routing, algorithmic trading, trade and order management, and regulatory reporting tools. RealTick's global customer base includes institutional and proprietary trading desks, hedge funds, CTAs, FCMs, sell- side institutions, professional and retail traders.

Kim joins Townsend Analytics from TradingScreen Inc., where he was the Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer. In addition to his fiscal responsibilities there, Kim led the various areas of product development, corporate development and operations globally. Prior to TradingScreen, Kim held positions as the Chief Operating Officer of Mandarin Capital Technologies and the Chief Operating Officer for FinancialSockets.

About RealTick(R)

RealTick, created by Townsend Analytics, is the electronic trading industry's premier multi-asset, multi-broker, and multi-route direct-access trading platform. RealTick delivers real-time market data, news and analytics; sophisticated trading tools; unrivaled access to brokers, exchanges and ECNs; and risk management tools to institutions, broker-dealers and individual investors. RealTick's advanced technical design is supported by state-of-the- art data centers and a redundant network for market data and orders. For more information, visit http://www.realtick.com/ .

*RealTick is a registered trademark of Townsend Analytics About Townsend Analytics (TAL)

Townsend Analytics has been changing the way the world trades since 1985. The Chicago-based company created many technology innovations that are now considered standards in the financial services industry. These include the first real-time financial software under Microsoft Windows(R); the first product to provide real-time streaming data over the Internet; the first integrated solution for NASDAQ trading rooms; and the first Windows-based direct-access trading solution. Townsend Analytics also developed Archipelago and the Archipelago Exchange, the nation's first all-electronic, fully open exchange. The firm has engineered direct-access solutions for money managers, asset managers, hedge funds and mutual funds worldwide. The firm's four main lines of business include Trading Services, Content Services, Exchange Services, and Risk Management Services. Townsend Analytics, Ltd. is a wholly owned, independently-operated subsidiary of Lehman Brothers . For more information, visit http://www.taltrade.com/ .

CONTACT: Mike Felix, Director of Marketing of Townsend Analytics,
+1-312-442-8605, mfelix@taltrade.com , or Anne Aldrich for Townsend Analytics,
+1-312-787-1642, ABM1@covad.net

Web site: http://www.taltrade.com/
http://www.realtick.com/