Nasdaq Scheduled Resumption in Trading in eSpeed, Inc.

New York, NY— The Nasdaq Stock Market^® announced today that the trading in eSpeed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPD) is scheduled to resume on Friday, October 5, 2001 at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time.

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