MessageFrom: Simon, George T. [gsimon@foley.com] Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 3:59 PM To: rule-comments@sec.gov Cc: jbluher@knighttrading.com Subject: S7-10-04 - Request to Testify I am submitting this request to testify on behalf of Thomas Joyce, CEO and President of Knight Trading Group, Inc. Knight Trading Group is the parent company of Knight Equity Markets, L.P., Knight Capital Markets, Inc., Knight Execution Partners, LLC, Knight Financial Products, LLC, and Knight Securities International, Ltd., all of whom are registered broker-dealers. Knight and its affiliates, make markets in equity securities listed on Nasdaq, the OTC Bulletin Board, the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and in options on individual equities, and equity indices, both in the United States and Europe. Knight also owns an asset management business for institutional investors and high net worth individuals through its Deephaven subsidiary. Knight is a major liquidity center for the Nasdaq and listed markets. As a dealer it makes markets in nearly all equity securities and approximately seventy percent of all option classes. On active days, Knight executes in excess of one million trades, with volume exceeding one billion shares. Knight’s clients include more than 850 broker-dealers and 600 institutional clients. Currently, the eight year old publicly traded company employs nearly 1,000 people. Given the complexity of the issues involved and the travel schedules of the individuals involved in preparing testimony, Knight would appreciate being scheduled on April 21. George T. Simon Foley & Lardner LLP 321 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60610-4764 312-832-4554 312-953-9098 Cell 312-832-4700 Fax IMPORTANT NOTICE: The preceding message may be confidential or protected by the attorney-client privilege. It is not intended for transmission to, or receipt by, any unauthorized persons. If you believe that it has been sent to you in error, do not read it. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error. Then destroy it. Thank you.