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NOTE 19: BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The Company has two reportable business segments: wholesale securities market-making and asset management. Domestic securities market-making primarily represents market-making in U.S. equity securities listed on Nasdaq, on the OTCBB of the NASD, in the over-thecounter market for NYSE- and AMEX-listed securities and in U.S. options on individual equities, equity indices, fixed income futures instruments and certain commodities. International securities market-making includes market-making in equities in Europe and Japan and in options in Europe. The asset management segment consists of investment management and sponsorship for a private investment fund.

The Company’s net revenues, income before income taxes and minority interest and assets by segment are summarized below:



(1)   The year ended December 31, 2001 includes $20.5 million in pre-tax non-operating charges, which consists of a loss of $6.8 million on the writedown of fixed assets and other capital costs related to excess real-estate capacity, $1.4 million related to estimated losses on the disposal of excess real estate, a $10.7 million non-recurring charge relating to impaired investments in non-public e-commerce companies and $1.6 million related to a writedown of certain exchange seats.
(2)   International market-making includes costs incurred in the U.S. that are related to international market-making businesses. In 2000 and 1999, KSIL was working under a business model that provided for revenues to be earned from its domestic affiliate (i.e., intra-segment revenues) based on a formula derived from costs incurred. In 2001, KSIL’s business model was modified, such that reported revenues were based on actual results.
(3)   The years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, include $5.5 million, $4.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively, which primarily consists of revenues generated from the Company’s investment in a private investment fund for which Deephaven is the investment manager and sponsor.
(4)   Intersegment balances primarily represents asset management fees paid to Deephaven by certain of the Company’s domestic market-making subsidiaries for management services.