One Goal: Best Execution Trading and Services for Broker-Dealers

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1 One Goal: Best Execution Trading and Services for Broker-Dealers UBS Broker Services

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3 One Goal: Best Execution Getting the best price as fast as possible is what defines quality execution. At UBS Broker Services, our goal is to provide consistent execution quality on all of your equities trades. But there s a lot that goes into getting the best possible execution price. An execution provider must have the resources in place and a true commitment to servicing the special needs of Broker-Dealers. Here s why UBS delivers: Liquidity. We make markets in over 14,000 NASDAQ, Listed, Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet securities, trading over 690 million shares daily in the U.S., and we are the #1 share trader on the NYSE and NASDAQ combined.* Together with our significant capital commitment, all of this means the greatest chance of getting a price that s at or superior to the market quote and a one-stop shop with breadth and depth of offering. Technology. UBS has invested heavily in an automated trading system for both our clients and our own traders. The result: a platform that excels in both speed and stability with the ability to optimize time and price outcomes. Service. When you encounter a problem or have a question, no computer in the world can substitute for a live voice on the other end of the phone. At UBS Broker Services, we staff our client accounts with dedicated sales traders who are responsive to your issues and proactive in anticipating your future needs. *Source: AutEx 2007

4 Best Liquidity. UBS is an execution powerhouse. Trading 1 out of every 9 shares in the US, * our sheer liquidity means we offer more opportunities to cross, larger capital commitments and in-depth market color. *Source: AutEx 2007

5 86.4% of all our NASDAQ shares are executed at or better than the national best bid or offer (NBBO).* UBS has memberships that span 115 exchanges in 36 countries. We offer our Broker-Dealer clients trading services for the following securities: Listed UBS makes markets in virtually all active exchange listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Our large pool of liquidity represents 11% of the Listed marketplace.** With connectivity to all venues and memberships at all major exchanges, we re always watching over your orders to ensure you receive the best possible execution. Our automated system allows us to execute market and limit orders based on the best available prices across the following exchanges: Primary exchanges: New York Stock Exchange NYSE Arca American Stock Exchange NASDAQ Regional exchanges: Chicago Stock Exchange CBOE Stock Exchange International Securities Exchange National Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange NASDAQ As the largest trader of NASDAQ securities,** UBS is committed to helping Broker-Dealers find the best price for your customers especially critical in today s volatile, high volume market. We connect to all ECNs, and our smart-routing technology seeks out the optimal price among UBS s internal liquidity and external venues. Bulletin Boards & Pink Sheets UBS is one of the largest trading firms in OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet stocks, trading more than 13.31% of all volume in 2007.** Our OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet desk is organized into dedicated trading teams to provide you with fast and efficient trade executions in active, liquid or illiquid securities. We also specialize in liquidating positions in inactive securities and exchange delistings, and often provide capital to facilitate your trade. Our proprietary offerings such as automated limit order display, opening process and stop order handling combined with our membership in Pink Link TM (Pink Sheets electronic messaging service) result in a high degree of automation on these orders. *Thomson Transaction Analytics 1/07 12/07, all orders from shares **Source: AutEx 2007

6 Best Technology. UBS was among the first to automate trading for our Broker-Dealer clients, and we continue to lead the way today. Our order handling technology monitored by seasoned, live traders provides fast execution while aiming for price improvement.

7 97.5% of all of our NASDAQ orders receive a full fill in 10 seconds or less.* Order Routing The majority of all held retail orders are routed through SmartEx, our proprietary trade execution technology.** SmartEx consistently provides best execution by using fully automated, intelligent order routing to leverage UBS s unique combination of capital commitment and robust liquidity. UBS Broker Services proprietary order router: SmartEx Client Trading Desk SmartEx SmartEx first seeks crossing (anonymously) within UBS s internal liquidity: Customer to customer UBS Price Improvement Network (institutional and DMA orders) SmartEx hunts and seeks the best available price by routing orders to a market center with the best price. Market Makers ECNs Exchanges SmartEx continues to automatically route to all parties at the inside including displayed size and hidden reserves until the order is either executed or displayed. SmartEx may provide additional capital commitment or price improvement at any time in the order. Discretionary Order Handling We provide careful handling of your oversized and not-held orders through live traders, algorithmic strategies or a combination of both whichever you prefer. FlexEx is our order system that utilizes our suite of advanced algorithms to automatically structure the order based on your parameters and market data. We take pride in our first-class, hightouch block trading service where our traders can work your orders, giving you the following features and flexibilities: Manual oversight and customer communication Review of market data, considering order size versus current volume Continuous dialogue and intelligence on your order status Interaction with UBS internal liquidity, external venues and dark pools Algorithms Arrival Price Limit Market Market on Open Market on Close POV Discretionary/dark pool order types (UBS Tap) TWAP VWAP Block ETF liquidity *Thomson Transaction Analytics 1/07 12/07 **Oversized orders you designate as held may be handled differently.

8 Best Service. Focusing on your liquidity needs while backing this relationship with the resources and capital of a global financial leader is what UBS is all about. As a firm and as a team, we are committed to forming long lasting relationships with our Broker-Dealer clients.

9 Good ideas, good answers, good follow-through. UBS has invested the resources required to provide our Broker-Dealer clients with top quality execution and support. True commitment. Our dedication to this line of business is evidenced not only through our systems, but also in our high-touch client service. In our sales people, you will find: A dedicated, knowledgeable team you can rely on. You ll talk to the same people every time you call our desks and know they ll be responsive to your needs. A partner who stays on top of regulatory issues so you don t have to. We also proactively alert our clients to upcoming industry changes and trends. For example, our systems were compliant with Regulation NMS well in advance of requirements, making the shift as easy as possible for our clients. In this case, bigger is better. As the global leader in equities trading,* UBS offers its Broker-Dealer clients benefits that others can t: Market Color. Given our status as a true leader in equities trading, UBS can provide more accurate, in-depth market color. Capital commitment. Our internal liquidity pool and willingness to commit capital are the largest in the industry. *The Banker, 2007

10 No matter what your order type, UBS can provide you with quality execution and grade A service. Ask your UBS Broker Services contact about our broad range of trading services for other products including: Options, Futures, and Foreign Exchange

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12 In the U.S., securities underwriting, trading and brokerage activities and M&A advisory activities are conducted by UBS Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS AG that is a registered Broker-Dealer and a member of the New York Stock Exchange and other principal exchanges and SIPC. UBS The key symbol and UBS are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of UBS. All rights reserved. UBS Securities, LLC 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York /08 Water image by Maria Kaloudi