FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mizuho Securities USA Inc. Selects Trading Technologies’ Global Hosting Solution, TTNET™

CHICAGO, May 11, 2010 — Mizuho Securities USA Inc. (MSUSA) and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) today announced that MSUSA has selected TT’s low-latency, high-performance fully managed hosting solution, TTNET, to enhance its futures execution offering. TTNET will provide MSUSA’s clients instant access to the global derivative markets and facilitate MSUSA’s front-to-back straight-through-processing operations. In addition, MSUSA will leverage TT’s suite of server-based execution tools through TTNET’s proximity hosted architecture.

TTNET accelerates customer access to international futures markets and increases trading platform stability through its fully redundant data centers. TTNET’s proximity hosted architecture enables firms to host TT’s server-based execution tools as close to the exchange matching engines as possible. TT operates data centers in Chicago, New Jersey, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Singapore with plans to open in Sydney and Sao Paulo.

John Murphy, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Futures for Mizuho, said, "In this highly competitive marketplace, we are dedicated to providing institutional clients with best-of-breed solutions to access the derivatives markets. TTNET’s proven track record of resiliency, speed and global reach will provide our clients the edge they need. This decision clearly demonstrates the commitment of MSUSA to grow our market share in the exchange traded derivatives marketplace."

Harris Brumfield, CEO of Trading Technologies, said, "We are excited to have a firm of Mizuho’s caliber join our global TTNET offering. Our partnership has produced many satisfied customers and we look forward to growing with Mizuho as they distribute TT’s X_TRADER® order-entry software and API solutions to their global institutional client base."

About Trading Technologies
Trading Technologies (www.tradingtechnologies.com) develops high-performance trading software for derivatives professionals, including the world’s premier investment banks, proprietary traders, brokers, Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), hedge funds and other trading institutions. The company’s X_TRADER® software and related services provide direct access to dozens of the major international derivatives exchanges. TTNET™, TT's fully managed hosting solution, delivers maximum system stability and fast trade execution via hubs located close to the major exchanges in Chicago, New Jersey, London, Frankfurt, Singapore and Tokyo. Headquartered in Chicago with 11 offices globally, TT has received "best in class" awards from numerous independent third parties including FOW, Buy-Side Technology, The Technical Analyst and Chicago magazines as well as the Illinois Information Technology Association (ITA).

About Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
MSUSA is a U.S. registered futures commission merchant (FCM) and a member of most major international futures exchanges. MSUSA is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hoboken (NJ), Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London (UK). MSUSA also is a U.S. registered broker-dealer and provides a wide range of fixed income and equity securities products and investment banking services to institutional clients. MSUSA is one of only 18 firms designated as a Primary Dealer in U.S. Government and Agency securities. MSUSA's parent company, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., is a top-tier, full-service, Japanese securities firm and a core member of the global Mizuho Financial Group, one of the world’s largest financial institutions.