Knight Expands Institutional Options Capabilities

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NITE), today announced an expansion of options capabilities for institutional clients with the hiring of a new sales and trading team. The team is a key component of Knight's Listed Derivatives Group and complements the firm's global strategy to expand asset classes and enhance client relationships.

The team is led by Managing Directors Adam J. Templeton and Ryan J. Sylvester. Templeton and Sylvester join Knight from NewEdge USA where they were Co-Heads of the Strategic Options Group. Also joining from NewEdge is Brad Manuilow who will be based in Knight's San Francisco office. James F. Murphy, Robert F. Mabry and Jeffrey R. Fittipaldi join the team from Pali Capital.

"We are excited to offer this new business led by a highly experienced team to our diverse client base," said Greg Voetsch, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Equities at Knight Capital Group. "By leveraging our global footprint and extending beyond equities, we can provide additional value to our clients and help them best achieve their trading goals and objectives."

Knight operates a global, multi-asset class platform for institutional clients, combining one of the industry's largest sales and trading teams with advanced electronic trading capabilities. The firm's U.S.-, London- and Hong Kong-based teams provide market access and trade execution services in equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and options. In addition to liquidity, Knight works to provide clients with market insights, anonymity, minimal market impact and capital facilitation, when necessary.

Biographies

Adam J. Templeton

Managing Director, Co-Head of Strategic Options

Knight Equity Markets

Adam Templeton is Managing Director, Co-Head of Strategic Options, responsible for client relationships, team management and overall growth.

Mr. Templeton joined Knight from NewEdge USA where he was Co-Head of the Strategic Options Group. Prior to that, he was a sales trader in the Strategic Options Group at Pali Capital. Adam also worked as a buy-side trader at Andor Capital Management and JPMorgan.

Adam has a bachelor of science in finance from the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Ryan J. Sylvester

Managing Director, Co-Head of Strategic Options

Knight Equity Markets

Ryan Sylvester is Managing Director, Co-Head of Strategic Options, responsible for client relationships, team management and overall growth.

Mr. Sylvester joined Knight from NewEdge USA where he was Co-Head of the Strategic Options Group. Prior to that, he was a sales trader in the Strategic Options Group at Pali Capital. Ryan began his career at Cambial Asset Management where worked as a buy-side trader.

About Knight

Knight Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NITE) is a global capital markets firm that provides market access and trade execution services across multiple asset classes to buy- and sell-side firms. Knight's hybrid market model features complementary electronic and voice trade execution services in global equities and fixed income as well as foreign exchange, futures and options. The firm is consistently ranked as the leading source of off-exchange liquidity in U.S. equities. Knight also provides capital markets services to corporate issuers. Knight is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ with a growing global presence across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. For more information, please go to www.knight.com.

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