BTIG Continues Expansion with Opening of Singapore Office.

SINGAPORE -- BTIG LLC, a global broker dealer specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage services, today announced that it has opened an office in Singapore through its affiliate BTIG Singapore Pte. Ltd. This is the latest step in BTIG's global expansion and adds to its growing international presence, which includes offices in London, Hong Kong and Sydney.

"Singapore expands our global footprint in Asia and provides us with an on-the-ground presence in one of the region's most important financial markets," said Kevin Chessen, head of BTIG LLC's International effort. "BTIG is well positioned to provide our clients with a platform that they need to operate globally."

The Singapore office is led by Steve Conway, Chief Executive Officer of BTIG Singapore Pte. Ltd. Conway joined BTIG in 2008 to build the firm's sales and trading presence in the region. He began his investment career in 1987 trading for Nomura in London. He has over two decades of experience trading Asian equities and derivatives for firms, including Barings, Schroders and Credit Suisse. Before moving to Singapore, Conway spent four years in New York, ten years in Japan and four years in Indonesia.

"This is an exciting step in BTIG's global growth plan. Singapore, along with our Hong Kong presence and our dedicated desk covering Japan, provides us with an important gateway to the rest of Asia," added Conway. "Our team members in Singapore bring with them exceptional knowledge of the local financial markets as well as strong client relationships across Asia."

The BTIG Singapore Pte. Ltd. team includes:

Grant Williams, Sales Trader, with 24 years of experience in Asian equity markets. Prior to joining BTIG, Williams was a senior trader at Credit Suisse in Sydney. He has previously held senior equity, GDR/ADR and convertible bond proprietary and facilitation trading roles in London, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo with Robert Fleming, UBS, Banc of America and Credit Suisse.

Henry Gordon, Director, Sales Trading, with 14 years experience in the Australian and Asian equity markets, working in Sydney, London and Singapore. Gordon started with Goldman Sachs JBWere in 1996 before moving to London with Credit Suisse in 2003. He joined BNP Paribas as London Head of Asian Hedge Fund Sales in 2006 before running an Asian long/short book at Peloton Partners in London in 2007. Most recently, he returned to the sell-side at Lehman Brothers in Singapore.

Peter Bass, Director, is the principal Japanese execution trader. Bass started his career at Nomura in London in 1987 trading Japanese and Asian equities and ADRs. He has since spent 13 years working as a senior trader in Tokyo for both Nomura and HSBC.

About BTIG

BTIG LLC is a premier institutional brokerage and fund services company. Founded in 2002 BTIG employs over 350 individuals around the world. BTIG serves over 1,200 institutional customers and offers services from five divisions: Equity Trading, Fixed Income Trading, Prime Brokerage, Outsource Trading and Direct Market Access. BTIG has offices in New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Greenwich, Red Bank, Aspen and Orinda. The firm also has affiliates in 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