Knight Appoints Daniel G. Braun As Managing Director, Head Of Carbon Trading

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, December 1 - Knight Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NITE), today announced the
appointment of Daniel G. Braun to the newly-created position of Managing
Director, Head of Carbon Trading. He is charged with developing Knight's
capabilities to serve participants in the global carbon markets.

Mr. Braun has more than ten years of experience covering energy trading,
structuring and portfolio management, plus an additional seven years of
experience in equity derivatives market making. Prior to joining Knight, Dan
served as an advisor on carbon credit development and trading issues.
Previously, he spent close to four years as a Portfolio Manager and Director
of Global Environmental Finance at Stark Investments.

"Carbon is fast emerging as a tradable commodity. The global carbon
markets, however, are still maturing," said Thomas M. Joyce, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Knight Capital Group. "For carbon trading to achieve
critical mass will require innovative trading technologies and multiple,
liquid marketplaces. We are pleased to welcome an individual with Dan's
experience, insights and relationships to lead Knight's carbon trading
initiative."

Knight is the leading source of off-exchange liquidity in U.S. equities
and largest electronic market maker. The firm engages in market-making and
trading in more than 19,000 U.S. equities on behalf of buy- and sell-side
clients. Knight also provides execution services in global equities and fixed
income, foreign exchange, futures and options.

"Applying Knight's specialized trading capabilities to the global carbon
markets, I believe, will lead to better price discovery, reduced spreads and
improved overall efficiency for all participants," said Mr. Braun.

Mr. Braun is based in the Jersey City office and can be reached at
+1-212-336-8765 or dbraun@knight.com. He reports to Mr. Joyce.

    Biography

    Daniel G. Braun
    Managing Director, Head of Carbon Trading
    Knight Quantitative Trading

Daniel G. Braun, Managing Director, Head of Carbon Trading, is
responsible for developing Knight's capabilities to serve participants in the
global carbon markets.

Prior to joining Knight, Mr. Braun served as an advisor on carbon credit
development and trading issues. Previously, Dan spent close to four years as
a Portfolio Manager and Director of Global Environmental Finance at Stark
Investments. He worked as a Senior Energy Trader at Florida Power & Light
(FPL) and as an Associate on the electricity trading desk at Morgan Stanley.
During a period at Mirant, he served as an Asset Manager and Natural Gas
Storage Trader as well as a Senior Structuring Analyst. Earlier, he was a
Senior Equity Derivatives Trader at The HULL Group.

Dan received a bachelor of science in economics from the University of
Wisconsin - Madison as well as a master of science in applied mathematics and
statistics from DePaul University. In addition, he has a master of business
administration with a concentration in finance and accounting from the
University of Chicago.

About Knight

Knight Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NITE) is a global capital markets
firm that provides market access and trade execution services across multiple
asset classes to buy- and sell-side firms. Knight's hybrid market model
features complementary electronic and voice trade execution services in
global equities and fixed income as well as foreign exchange, futures and
options. The firm is consistently ranked as the leading source of
off-exchange liquidity in U.S. equities. Knight also provides capital markets
services to corporate issuers. Knight is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ
with a growing global presence across North America, Europe and the
Asia-Pacific region. For more information, please go to www.knight.com.

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