X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Priority: 2 (High) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:02:10 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: XPRESSTRADE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Update from XPRESSTRADE... Dear Valued XPRESSTRADE Customer, As you undoubtedly know by now, all U.S. financial markets have indefinitely halted trading today in response to what appears to be a series of well-coordinated terrorist attacks against targets in our country. Obviously this has been an extraordinarily difficult day for all Americans, both emotionally and from an economic and business perspective. We're writing to share with you what we know about the state of affairs here at XPRESSTRADE and the outlook for the resumption of trading. We also must tell you frankly that there are some things that remain totally unclear at this point. We should begin by telling you initially that the XPRESSTRADE system remains unaffected by this morning's events. All systems are fully functional and are operating smoothly. Since our facilities are located in Chicago, no XPRESSTRADE software or hardware has been adversely impacted. You should continue to have full online access to your account at the present time. The Internet in general appears to be performing well, according to a variety of tests that we have run from our Chicago offices. However, though we are unaware of any problems with the Internet in general, we would not surprised to learn that some Internet Service Providers may be negatively impacted or that some Internet congestion may occur in coming days due to destruction of or damage to Internet infrastructure on the East Coast. It's simply too early to tell at this point in time. If you do encounter any difficulty in reaching the XPRESSTRADE site for any reason, we hope that you'll not hesitate to contact our Customer Service representatives by e-mail or telephone. They are knowledgeable, well-trained, courteous, quick, and eager to assist you in any way possible. For today, most of our employees have been excused early -- the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in which our offices are located has been virtually evacuated as a precaution -- but we do expect to have our normal staff back at their workstations tomorrow morning. All U.S. financial markets are currently closed, and we honestly have no idea as to when they might be expected to resume trading. While we would like to believe that trading will reopen tomorrow morning, we think it likely that this halt may last for more than one day, given the magnitude of the catastrophe. Quite candidly, the exchanges simply don't know at this point when trading will resume. However, you can be assured that XPRESSTRADE will monitor this situation closely and will pass along to you any information as it becomes available. It's therefore critical that you conscientiously check your account and your e-mail on a frequent and regular basis this week. We will be sure to share any developments with you. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this most unusual and saddening chain of events. Again, we will keep you abreast of any developments -- please do your best to remain calm and level-headed in the meantime. Thank you for using XPRESSTRADE. We appreciate your business and the opportunity to be of service to you. Regards, XPRESSTRADE, LLC Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center Chicago USA --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you know that e-gold Ltd. stores more gold on behalf of customers than many countries? See http://www.gold.org/Gra/Gra1.htm and the e-gold Examiner at http://www.e-gold.com/examiner.html for details.
