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Rampart and Nomura Ink Deal on Equity Option Strategies


    Rampart Investment Management, a

    leading asset management firm specializing in option

    strategies, today announced it has signed a joint agreement with The

    Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan´s

    Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604)

    to offer equity option strategies to Nomura´s

    Japanese high net worth clients.
    The options program, named the Managed Covered Call (MCC) Trust, is

    Rampart´s first-ever international rollout of

    its options-based investment strategies. It is also the first time such

    a service has been offered to investors in Japan. Rampart currently

    manages and monitors customized covered call writing strategies, either

    directly or through financial intermediaries, for a wide variety of

    taxable and tax-exempt investors in the U.S. Rampart´s

    domestic investment model serves as the foundation for the MCC Trust

    program.
    By working with Rampart, Nomura Trust and Banking will be able to extend

    its offering of active management services for high net worth clients

    and enable them to put their stock positions to effective use.
    "Rampart´s capacity

    to assist investors with monetizing stock and market volatility to their

    benefit has resulted in increasing interest from international financial

    institutions that want to help their clients identify additional sources

    of cash flow by embracing option strategies," said Ronald M. Egalka

    president and chief executive officer of Rampart. "The

    MCC Trust underscores Rampart´s ability to

    deliver our option competencies globally beginning with our relationship

    with one of Japan´s leading trust banks."
    Rampart will implement its equity option strategies for Nomura´s

    high net worth clients by harnessing the capabilities of the Rampart

    Options Management System (ROMS®)

    a mathematically-driven, proprietary technology platform. Rampart and

    ROMS can help Nomura´s clients capitalize on

    income potential and enhance portfolio returns on their concentrated

    equity positions while hedging against potential risk from fluctuating

    stock prices.
    About Rampart
    Founded in 1983, Rampart Investment Management is a leading asset

    manager specializing in option strategies. With more than USD 12.7

    billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2007, Rampart

    manages client positions and portfolios using domestic and international

    listed and over-the-counter (OTC) index and equity options. Rampart´s

    investment solutions can add value to a broad spectrum of U.S. and

    international financial service companies, tax exempt institutional

    clients, mutual funds, brokerage firms, insurance companies, asset

    managers, high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations

    endowments, banks, and law firms. For more information, visit www.rimco.com.