Thomson Order Routing is the largest electronic trading community in the world, with over 1.5 billion shares traded per day amongst the world's leading brokerages, banking institutions, asset managers, and hedge funds.

Thomson Financial will host a special event for the local trading community in Mexico City at the Hotel JW Marriott Polanco today, March 28, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. Top executives from Thomson Financial will discuss the future of electronic trading in the equity market.

"To compete in today's marketplace, firms need the right tools and direct access to thousands of global trading partners," said Albert Lojko, Senior Vice President of Institutional Equities, Thomson Financial. "GBM is one of Mexico's leading local electronic traders handling significant volume and a natural fit for Thomson Order Routing. We are thrilled to reach this milestone of signing our first local broker in Mexico to Thomson Order Routing, as it brings unique pools of liquidity within Mexico to the buy-side. Thomson Financial is committed to the Mexican market and the further expansion of its global footprint with a focus on providing greater opportunities for our clients in all markets.

"Thomson Order Routing allows us to reach buy-side firms in the U.S. and around the world," added Sebastian Rey, Head of Equity Sales Desk at GBM. "We will now have access to Thomson Financial's global network enabling us to fully participate in the international capital markets in a fast, secure and reliable environment. We hope to pave the way for other local firms as we expand our electronic trading capabilities and generate business in various regions of the world."

The Thomson Order Routing network is the largest global hub-and-spoke network, connecting traders across continents and time zones to any trading partner and venue. The order routing service is both market and broker- neutral, transferring industry-standard order and execution FIX messages, between institutional and broker trading partners.