JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) will conduct a live webcast of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The webcast will include remarks by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Joyce as well as proxy voting on proposals.

Interested parties should go to http://www.knight.com/investorrelations/webcasts.asp at least 10 minutes prior to the 1:00 p.m. start and follow the instructions to access the webcast. Following the presentation, a replay will be archived at www.knight.com.

To access the meeting by conference call, please dial 800-227-9428 for domestic callers or 785-830-1925 for international callers. When prompted, please enter passcode 7665194. A replay of the conference call will be available by dialing 888-203-1112 for domestic callers or 719-457-0820 for international callers. When prompted, please enter passcode 7665194.

About Knight

Knight Capital Group (NYSE Euronext: KCG) is a global financial services firm that provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including broker-dealers, institutions and corporations. Knight is headquartered in Jersey City, N.J. with a global presence across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. For further information about Knight, please visit www.knight.com.

Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict including, without limitation, risks related to the corporate restructuring in the third quarter 2011, including the ability to recognize anticipated cost savings, the possibility of unexpected costs or expenditures, and the impact of the restructuring on the Company's businesses and results of operations, risks associated with changes in market structure, legislative, regulatory and financial rules changes, risks associated with the Company's changes to its organizational structure and management and the costs, integration, performance and operation of businesses recently acquired or developed organically, or that may be acquired or developed organically in the future. Readers should carefully review the risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation, those detailed under the headings "Certain Factors Affecting Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2011, and in other reports or documents the Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time to time. This information should also be read in conjunction with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2011, and in other reports or documents the Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time to time.

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Kara Fitzsimmons, Managing Director, Media Relations, +1-201-356-1523, kfitzsimmons@knight.com, or Jonathan Mairs, Director, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, +1-201-356-1529, jmairs@knight.com