e-financial depot.com Announces Expanded Reach and Terms for Trade Fast Acquisitions.

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CENTURY CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2000

Plans Now Include European & Asian Markets

e-financial depot.com (OTCBB:FDPO) announced that following nine weeks of additional negotiations the closing of the purchase of Trade Fast Inc. (Trade Fast) is able to be completed. The greatly expanded agreements now provide for European and Asian as well as North American access for the New York and Nasdaq stock exchanges. The final documentation should be completed by Friday June 16, 2000.

"With the additions of Europe and Asia, this now provides us with global reach for NYSE and NASDAQ trading," said Company President & CEO, John Huguet. "We've made a strong commitment to build out the Trade Fast platform worldwide over the next 12-month period.

The consideration remains as described in the March 29, 2000 news release.

Trade Fast Inc. is the holding company for an electronic stock brokerage that leverages direct access communications with the stock exchanges through its principal operating arm, to provide investors and traders with real time order matching and transaction clearance. It will also provide brokerage services for investors using e-financial depot.com's planned network of Trade Stations, which will offer a custom-designed destination for short-term traders to work in a convenient and energetic atmosphere where they can share their strategies and ideas with fellow traders and take advantage of the Company's investor education materials and financial seminars.

The initial operating locations are in New York and California with additional offices planned in both states during the next quarter. e-financial depot has made a commitment to build out the Trade Fast growth plan and is actively pursuing new opportunities in Europe, Asia and North America.

e-financial depot.com, Inc. is an internet financial portal offering a full spectrum of financial services and investment information on the World Wide Web. The Company is developing a proprietary information system consisting of integrated financial web pages and featuring an online investment-related community called Talk-Stock.com. The new site is currently under development. Talk-Stock.com began in 1997 as an online financial public relations firm, utilizing a combination of retail and proprietary technology to conduct radio and TV on-line broadcasts. Through Talk-Stock.com., (www.talk-stock.com) the Company has an established virtual community of nearly 550,000 investors, stockbrokers and analysts. Preparing for the risks of investing will be the focus of the educational component of the site.

Statements included within this news release that are not historical in nature constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that this news release contains certain such forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Further management discussion of risks and uncertainties can be found in the Company's quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other periodic filings.