Trading Platform live

EmdexTrade PLC
18 December 2002


                                    EmdexTrade PLC

                                 Trading platform live


EmdexTrade PLC ('Emdex') the international trade finance and forfaiting company,
is pleased to announce that Version 1 of its electronic trading platform is now
fully operational.  Emdex will be taking advantage of the holiday season to
complete any necessary fine tuning.


Developing and bringing the electronic trading platform to launch has been the
primary focus of EmdexTrade's management and the Board believes that the level
of interest will grow as the market and users become more aware of its
potential.


EmdexTrade's platform is a bespoke interactive placement system that brings
together parties with comparable financing interests in the trade finance arena.
Being Internet based it is a global system available 24 hours a day 7 days a
week.  It provides complete anonymity to the parties that use it.


18 December 2002

Enquiries:


EmdexTrade             Ken Mackay (MD) New York                  [phone]

College Hill           Matthew Smallwood                     [phone]


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