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HedgeTrust Exchange Launched in Bermuda

Tax-news.com

07 March 2000

HedgeWorld Limited and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) have launched the HedgeTrust Exchange (HTX), the first secure online trading facility for existing, non-U.S. domiciled hedge funds.
HTX is a significant industry development because it provides liquidity for buyers and sellers of hedge funds that are closed or that have restrictive subscription or redemption periods. Hedge funds do not have to be listed on the BSX in order for a HTX crossing to take place between buyer and seller, but hedge fund managers must consent to the transfer between buyer and seller, where applicable.

Before the advent of the HTX, a hedge fund would normally have to redeem the interests of the selling investor out of the fund's own cash holdings. Assuming that the buyer meets the accredited investor terms of the subscription agreement, HedgeTrust Exchange provides a valuable capital markets service for the hedge fund.

By facilitating the matching of buy and sell orders of offshore hedge funds and the crossing of those hedge fund interests over the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), HTX is providing increased liquidity and choice for the industry. HTX allows accredited investors to indicate expressions of interest to buy or sell a non-U.S. domiciled hedge fund or to place firm buy or sell orders by logging onto www.hedgeworld.com/htx .

After an order is placed, HTX will search and match for a corresponding buy or sell order for that security and will cross the trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Indications of interests, buy and sell orders and actual crosses are all reported in the Market section on an anonymous basis. Buyers and sellers can also express indications of interests and firm orders without reflecting their orders in the Market section. HTX will match and cross these orders on a private and confidential basis.

Johann Wong, President of HedgeWorld Limited said, "By taking advantage of the Internet, HedgeTrust Exchange stands to reinvent the way business is transacted in the industry. It will provide increased liquidity, flexibility and choice for accredited investors. HedgeWorld considers this a major accomplishment in its mission to being the leading solutions provider of critical services for hedge fund investors and managers globally. By having a strategic partnership with the Bermuda Stock Exchange, the HedgeTrust Exchange provides the benefit of transactions taking place under the auspices of the premier regulated and recognized offshore electronic stock exchange," said Mr. Wong.

For the first three months, all normal commissions will be reduced by 50%. Sellers will pay a normal commission of 50 basis points, and buyers will pay a normal commission of 25 basis points on all crosses up to U.S.$5,000,000. Commissions on crosses above U.S.$5,000,000 are negotiable. Commissions do not include BSX and settlement fees.

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