New York, NY— Instinet ECN and Island ECN, soon to be combined into one electronic marketplace branded INET, today announced plans to participate in NASDAQ's SuperMontage. INET will begin displaying orders on SuperMontage in January following the consolidation of the Island ECN and Instinet ECN.

"We are committed to exposing our customers' orders to as much liquidity as possible and improving the marketplace for all investors," said Alex Goor, executive vice president, head of Alternative Trading Systems, Instinet Corporation. "As a result of NASDAQ's recent proposed rule changes, we expect that participation in SuperMontage will benefit our subscribers."

"With Instinet's participation, SuperMontage offers a deeper pool of liquidity for NASDAQ market participants and ultimately, enhanced opportunity for best execution," said Chris Concannon, executive vice president of The NASDAQ Stock Market. "SuperMontage was designed to provide a highly transparent, highly liquid venue where multiple parties -- and competing market models -- can come together to yield the best outcome for investors."

Separately, NASDAQ announced that it intends to use Instinet SmartRouter technology to provide its members with access to enhanced routing services. Instinet SmartRouter integrates liquidity pools including all major ECNs through its order routing algorithm. "NASDAQ is pleased to announce that it intends to partner with INET to make available Instinet's enhanced order-routing technology to NASDAQ's SuperMontage participants," Concannon added.

Instinet ECN and Island ECN, soon to be combined into one electronic marketplace branded INET, will comprise one of the largest liquidity pools in U.S. over-the-counter securities. The combined entity will collect, prioritize, display and match orders within its member network and, through the use of advanced technology, will offer routing services for its U.S.-registered broker-dealer subscribers. Instinet ECN and Island ECN, in addition to Instinet, the Institutional Broker, are subsidiaries of Instinet Group Incorporated, part of the Reuters family of companies.

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