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The following selected consolidated financial data are qualified by the Consolidated Financial Statements of Knight Trading Group, Inc. and the Notes thereto included elsewhere in this document. You should read the following in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the discussion under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included elsewhere in this document. The Consolidated Statements of Operations Data for 2001, 2002 and 2003 and the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition Data at December 31, 2002 and 2003 have been derived from our audited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this document. The Consolidated Statements of Operations Data for 1999 and 2000 and the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition Data at December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 are derived from Consolidated Financial Statements not included in this document.





 
(1)  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

(2)  Before our merger with Arbitrade Holdings LLC ("Arbitrade"), the predecessor to our Derivative Markets and Asset Management businesses, on January 12, 2000, Arbitrade was a limited liability company and compensation and benefits to Arbitrade's members were accounted for as distributions of members' equity. Pro forma compensation expense was computed as 15% of the before-tax profits earned by Arbitrade for the year ended December 31, 1999 and for the period ended January 12, 2000.

(3)  Before our merger, Arbitrade was a limited liability company and was not subject to income taxes. Pro forma income tax expense was computed based on Arbitrade's income at an effective tax rate of 42.5% for the year ended December 31, 1999 and for the period ended January 12, 2000.

(4)  Weighted average shares outstanding for all years presented have been determined as if the merger with Arbitrade occurred as of the earliest date presented.


Knight Trading Group 2003 Annual Report
 
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