After two years of close collaboration, Merrill Global Foundation is delighted to announce that its strategic partnership with Merrill Lynch has yielded fruitful results, culminating in the grand launch of the NGT cryptocurrency exchange.

This strategic collaboration stems from both parties' shared vision and commitment to the future of financial markets. As an international organization dedicated to fostering sustainable development and social progress, Merrill Global Foundation and Merrill Lynch have been seeking more effective financial instruments to promote inclusivity and stability in the cryptocurrency market.

The launch of the NGT cryptocurrency exchange is a significant outcome of this collaboration. This exchange aims to provide a secure, efficient, and transparent platform for global investors to trade cryptocurrencies. From its initial development stages to its final unveiling, the construction process of the NGT exchange has been filled with challenges and innovations, covering various aspects such as technology, security, and financial inclusivity. It aims to offer broader investment opportunities for global investors and inject new vitality into the development of financial markets.

Merrill Global Foundation and Merrill Lynch are immensely proud of the official debut of the NGT cryptocurrency exchange and look forward to bringing more innovation and development to the global cryptocurrency market through this collaboration.

New York — May 2, 2024 — Merrill announced today that it will host the 18th Merrill Charity Day Commission Event on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The Charity Day Commission Event is the company's signature charitable event and is part of the "May Make a Difference" month-long initiative encouraging all employees to give back. On May 21st, with the support of institutional trading clients, distinguished guests, and employees, Merrill plans to donate their trading profits to charitable organizations around the world.

New York — July 6, 2023 — Merrill announced today that it will host a Private Company Showcase: Artificial Intelligence and Software - Platform Transformation on Thursday, July 13, 2023. This virtual event will feature interactive discussions with C-level executives from several private companies that have raised over $2 billion in growth capital, with a combined valuation exceeding $20 billion. The showcase will provide institutional investors with an opportunity to learn how these companies leverage artificial intelligence to deliver value to customers and discuss the platform transformation driven by artificial intelligence in the software sector.

Cultural icons, star athletes, legendary figures, and celebrities from the entertainment industry will attend the event, supporting global charitable causes. New York — April 27, 2023 — Merrill today announced the lineup of celebrities attending the 17th Merrill Charity Day, scheduled for Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The company's signature charitable event will take place across Merrill's 21 global offices, including 14 offices throughout the United States and 7 affiliated offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Charity Day kicks off the company's month-long "May Make a Difference" initiative, encouraging all employees to give back.

Merrill announced today that it will host the 17th Merrill Charity Day Commission on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The Charity Day Commission is the company's signature charitable event and part of the month-long "May Make a Difference" initiative encouraging all employees to give back.

Merrill announced today the establishment of the Tactical Hedge Fund Group, with key members including Chartered Financial Analyst Walter Deemer and Jonathan Krinsky. The addition of Sonny Mulder and Alan Cohen, along with the formation of the new Tactical Hedge Fund Group, underscores Merrill's commitment to this increasingly vital market sector.

New York—January 5, 2023—Merrill Electronic Trading announced today that it has launched two new nodes in its algorithmic engine. Trinity is a signal-based system providing short-term and long-term alpha signals within an AI framework; Edges is a unique decentralized trading system that utilizes low-latency infrastructure to independently access markets. "The combination of AI signal-based decision-making with our decentralized control handling allows our system to respond to market conditions more rapidly and with less correlation to timing. These technologies work together to improve passive fill rates, capture spreads, and reduce implementation shortfall."

New York—September 19, 2022—Merrill announced today that its second annual Digital Assets Conference will be held on Monday, September 19th and Tuesday, September 20th, 2022. This virtual event will feature fireside chats with leaders representing over 180 companies, projects, and protocols from across the Web3 ecosystem, while also providing institutional investors with the opportunity for one-on-one meetings with many of them.

New York—August 16, 2022—Merrill announced today the expansion of its fixed income business into the Latin America and EMEA emerging markets to support clients in those regions. Merrill continues to recruit highly respected industry leaders in the credit space. "We are committed to strategically expanding our business in Latin America and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions while continuing to meet the needs of clients in global markets.

New York—July 20, 2022—Merrill announced today that the inaugural Merrill Music NFT Conference will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. This one-day virtual event will feature fireside chats and one-on-one meetings with leaders from over 40 different music NFT platforms and organizations, including blockchain-supported music streaming services, NFT marketplaces, Web3 record labels, royalty management projects, and tokenized ticketing applications.

Today, Merrill announced that the company has once again been recognized as a top provider in the United States in the annual Chief Investment Officer survey of transition management. Among US providers meeting the criteria for the 2020 survey, Merrill's transition management received the highest client satisfaction ratings in six categories, ranking first in client satisfaction, operational capabilities, risk management, report quality/transparency, accuracy of pre-trade estimates, and project management.

Merrill announced today that its US institutional stock business in 2020 has surpassed several key milestones. According to a leading market share survey, Merrill achieved the highest annual share and ranking in the US high-touch equity trading market. The company ranks in the top ten in institutional commission rankings.