Dear Readers,

The fundamental transformation of North American equity and derivatives markets has left even the most astute observers baffled. New participants are joining at a dizzying pace even as consolidation sweeps the business.

Understanding the complex relationships among exchanges, alternative trading systems, broker dealers, institutional traders, hedge funds, vendors and regulators can be intimidating, even for veteran market participants.

Markets Media will inform and educate. Using long-established relationships and unparalleled access to the top decision makers shaping the markets of today and tomorrow, we will lift the lid and demystify the intricate web.

We will achieve this through our online digital platform and daily news service www.marketsmediaonline.com, Markets Media magazine featuring in-depth profiles of leading industry figures and the companies operating within these markets. Those looking for more participation can take part in our conferences through Markets Media Live.

Driven by content: Markets Media delivers news, information, analysis and more.

FOUNDERS

Mohan Virdee, CEO of Markets Media, has spent more than 12 years in the financial publishing industry, including four years at Euromoney Institutional Investor as associate publisher and then publisher. Mohan joined Financial News in February 2000, and  in February 2001, he opened the London-based company's New York office. As President and Commercial Director of U.S. Operations, he was the driving force in establishing revenue flows from North American clients into Financial News' European products. Mohan took the lead in launching new products for the North American market, including Financial News Online US, a daily online news service, and a successful conference business. The Financial News office in New York, a fully incorporated entity in the U.S., employed 16 people under his leadership. In May 2007, when Financial News was acquired by Dow Jones Mohan played a key role in the sale and post sale integration– as part of the Management Committee.

David Griffiths, Managing Director of Markets Media, has been involved in the financial publishing industry for over 8 years. He joined Financial News Group in 2000, as advertising sales manager for the recruitment sector and helped establish the client base for eFinancialCareers before taking over print and online sales for Financial News in 2002. David has been instrumental in growing Financial News Online, both from an advertising and content perspective. After leading the re-brand of FNO in continental Europe, he joined Mohan in New York to set up Financial News Online US in 2005. By year end 2005, the U.S. site had grown to 35,000 unique users and global online revenue continued to grow incrementally under his leadership. David's role diversified with more emphasis on North America. As Head of U.S. Sales, he was responsible for conference sponsorship sales as well as print and global online revenue.

EDITORIAL

Natasha Gural, Editor of marketsmediaonline.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Markets Media magazine, joined from Financial News where she was U.S. Editor and oversaw North American editorial content and the domestic reporting staff. Natasha spent nearly nine years at The Associated Press, most recently as a supervisory editor in Business News, selecting, editing and filing to the wire and online the top stories from AP bureaus throughout the world. Natasha began her journalism career at a Newhouse newspaper in Massachusetts, where she covered a variety of beats, including business news. Her business journalism training includes a week at the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists.

Staff Writer Karla L. Yeh gains unique perspective on derivative and futures markets through the eyes of influential players. Yeh earned her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism and is trained in broadcast, print and online media. As an undergraduate at Colgate University, Yeh interned at several news stations, including Dateline NBC, CBS News and BBC News London, providing solid experience and inspiration to convey information relevant to viewers and readers worldwide. She can be reached at 646-871-1393, or karla@marketsmediallc.com.

Staff Writer James Armstrong specializes in hedge funds. He has covered the financial markets since 2000, both in print and online. He has written for Physician's Financial News and HedgeFund.Net. He can be reached at james@marketsmediallc.com.