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David Beasley
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dbeasley@briefing.com
National
Discount Brokers Partners With Briefing.com
Leading Online Broker to Provide Access to Award Winning Live
Financial Information, Analysis and Commentary on New Web Site
NEW YORK, NY – April 20, 1999 – In preparation for the
launch of its new web site next week, National Discount Brokers,
a leading Internet brokerage and financial services company and
subsidiary of National Discount Brokers Group (NYSE: NDB),
announced today that it has entered into an agreement with
Briefing.com, the leading provider of live market
analysis, to provide their proprietary financial information,
analysis and commentary at the new www.ndb.com. The deal will allow NDB
customers free access to one of the premier resources for online
investors.
"Briefing.com stands apart as one of the top
destinations for live financial markets information and analysis
on the Internet," said Dennis Marino, Chairman & CEO of National
Discount Brokers. "We are pleased to be able to provide their
unique and incisive commentary on market events, news and stock
activity at the new ndb.com. Briefing.com offers not only
important financial markets information but also insights into
what is significant and why it matters to individual investors.
Our relationship with Briefing.com is just the latest example of
why NDB is the resource for the resourceful investor."
Under the agreement and as part of the new ndb.com, NDB
customers will have free access to the complete Stock Analysis™
services of Briefing.com. This innovative market resource
provides a host of intra-day, daily and research offerings of
news, commentary and analysis which appeals to all types of
investors, from day traders to those focused on long-term
return.
Briefing.com’s compelling "live" service provides
constant update throughout the day on Stocks in Play, Upgrades
and Downgrades, Story Stocks, Short Stories and Stock Ticker, a
compendium of up to the minute company news. Daily features
include Stock Brief, Tech Stock Report and Market View. The
research offerings of Briefing.com are Core Insight,
recommendations of stocks to hold in a long-term portfolio,
Sector Ratings and Street Beat, a unique tool which provides
insights and perspective on the market from Wall Street
professionals.
"Briefing.com’s partnership with NDB
reflects our mutual commitment to providing online investors
with access to the highest quality financial markets information
and commentary," said David Beasley, Vice President of Sales &
Marketing at Briefing.com.
Headquartered in Jersey City,
New Jersey, National Discount Brokers Group, Inc. is the parent
company of two financial services entities: National Discount
Brokers/ndb.com and Sherwood Securities Corp. As of February 28,
1999, National Discount Brokers had approximately 128,000
customer accounts, with assets approximating $6.5 billion.
Sherwood Securities' main operations are as a wholesale market
maker in approximately 3,700 Nasdaq and small-cap securities.
National Discount Brokers Group, Inc. also owns a membership
interest in Equitrade Partners L.L.C., a specialist on the New
York Stock Exchange. Combined, the three entities generated
approximately 2.8 million transactions during the fiscal quarter
ended February 28, 1999. The Company has offices in Jersey City,
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver and Boston. Customers can
access National Discount Brokers at
www.ndb.com; via the PowerBroker automated touch-tone
telephone system (1-800-631-8884) or by calling 1-800-4-1-PRICE.
About Briefing.com
Briefing.com is an employee-owned company headquartered in
Chicago, with offices in Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rated a “top site” eight consecutive years by Barron’s and three
consecutive years by Forbes.com, Briefing.com is the leading
provider of quality, live market analysis via the Internet.
