FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

XPRESSTRADE INTRODUCES ONLINE BROKERAGE SERVICES

AT NON-U.S. FUTURES EXCHANGES

Chicago, IL (June 15, 2000) — XPRESSTRADE, LLC, the Internet-based futures brokerage firm headquartered in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center, announced this morning that, in addition to its current 24-hour service at all U.S. futures exchanges, it will now offer Internet trading opportunities at a number of leading futures exchanges worldwide.

XPRESSTRADE now gives traders the opportunity to trade futures and options listed at major futures exchanges around the world, 24 hours per day, including Eurex (EUREX), Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), London Int'l Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE), Marché a Terme International de France (MATIF), Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), and Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE). XPRESSTRADE'S goal is to give traders one-click access to all leading futures exchanges around the globe, and the company expects to expand access to additional markets in the future.

Philip Kepler, XPRESSTRADE Principal, stated that "for the self-directed, individual trader, the real globalization of the futures markets has finally arrived. Whether you're an Australian interested in trading at the Singapore International Monetary Exchange, an Brazilian interested in trading the German Bund at EUREX, or an American looking to trade the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong, we can accommodate you. XPRESSTRADE puts every leading futures exchange in the world at your fingertips."

XPRESSTRADE places one of the futures industry's most powerful arsenal of tools and services–including 24-hour Internet trading, real-time quotes/charts/news, and marked-to-the-market account information–at the fingertips of self-directed futures and option traders, thereby empowering them and giving them unparalleled convenience and control. XPRESSTRADE has created a secure, reliable, personalized trading environment that requires no additional software and that is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere on the globe. Because of efficiencies related to its all-electronic business model, XPRESSTRADE offers one of the lowest commission rate structures in the futures industry.

XPRESSTRADE is registered with the National Futures Association as a Futures Commission Merchant and clears through ADM Investor Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world's largest processors and marketers of agricultural commodities. ADM has been a Chicago Board of Trade member since 1927 and is a Fortune 100 Company, with 1999 sales of $14.2 billion and shareholders' equity of $6.2 billion.

Contacts: Marcia E. Cremin, Philip D. Kepler, or Daniel E. O'Neil