Quadriserv, Inc. Highlights Securities Lending Innovations At TradeTech 2007

Also Announces Acquisition of $2 Billion in Exclusive Assets


NEW YORK, March 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Quadriserv Inc., a pioneering provider of price transparency and efficiency to the securities lending industry, today highlighted the Company's focus on capturing value in the industry. Specifically, in a panel discussion at TradeTech 2007, Co-founder Gregory W. DePetris outlined Quadriserv's ability to enhance the profitability and performance of lenders and borrowers alike by reducing industry spreads, and increasing the overall efficiency of the securities lending marketplace.

Quadriserv's Mission and Industry Focus

"As awareness of the existing inefficiencies and large spreads in the securities lending industry grows, both lenders and borrowers recognize the need for market alternatives," Mr. DePetris commented. "Quadriserv's core mission is to address this need through the availability of a transparent, automated marketplace that directly matches beneficial lenders with borrowers. Hedge funds and beneficial owners alike are prime candidates for Quadriserv's securities lending solution. This is especially true as operational efficiency becomes an increasingly important contributor to overall fund performance.

"We are also pleased to report substantial progress towards the completion of our market-leading technology platform, which was developed by veterans from the prime brokerage and securities lending industries," Mr. DePetris continued. "This platform represents the foundation of our stock borrow flow, as it provides market participants with quotes, availability and locate data -- all in a trader console environment. The platform may be integrated with existing OMS / EMS environments, or accessed in a web environment. This system complements Quadriserv's 'Active' platform, which links traders directly by phone to the Quadriserv trading desk, and has been operational for over a year. Quadriserv's technological development continues to solidify the Company's market leadership as the industry's only third party lending provider."

Acquisition of Exclusive Assets

Additionally, Joe Weinhoffer, Quadriserv's Chief Executive Officer, announced today that the Company has recently obtained commitments for over $2B in exclusive assets from beneficial lenders around the country. "Our increasing ability to obtain exclusive assets from lenders will give hedge funds more flexibility in finding unique assets to borrow under a transparent and more efficient market structure," Mr. Weinhoffer said. "Beneficial owners are benefiting from this new transparent model by receiving direct access to the borrowing community, and realizing the true intrinsic value of their securities for their investors. More generally, our ability to secure these exclusive assets underscores Quadriserv's progress in introducing a new securities lending model."

About Quadriserv Inc.

Founded in 2001 by a group of industry veterans, Quadriserv is a NASD broker/dealer that enhances the efficiency of the securities lending industry through the operation of an automated securities lending marketplace. Quadriserv provides confidential, un-conflicted daily price discovery and transparency by anonymously and directly connecting borrowers and lenders of securities. As a result, pension funds better realize the full intrinsic value of the securities they are lending, while hedge funds and other asset managers reduce short-selling costs by borrowing securities directly from beneficial owners of assets. For more information, please visit: www.quadriserv.com


            

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