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Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into effective as of
October 11, 2002, between SoundView Technology Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Corporation"), and Gerard P. Maus (the "Employee").

W I T N E S S E T H:

        The Corporation desires to confirm the continued employment of the
Employee in order to have the benefits of his expertise and knowledge. The
Employee, in turn, desires to continue his employment with the Corporation on
the terms set forth in this Agreement. The parties, therefore, enter into this
Agreement to establish the terms and conditions of the Employee's continued
employment with the Corporation.

        In consideration of the mutual covenants and representations contained
in this Agreement, the Corporation and the Employee agree as follows:

        1.    Employment of Employee; Duties.

        The Corporation agrees to employ the Employee, and the Employee agrees
to be employed by the Corporation, as a Managing Director, Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Administrative Officer in the Old Greenwich office, for the
period specified in Section 2 (the "Employment Period"), subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. During the Employment Period, the Employee
shall report to the Chief Executive Officer or such other senior executive as
the Corporation may deem appropriate from time to time and he shall assume such
duties and responsibilities as may be properly assigned to him by the
Corporation.

        2.    Employment Period.    The Employment Period shall begin on
November 1, 2002 and shall continue until the later of December 31, 2003, or the
payment of the 2003 Bonus.

        3.    Base Salary.    During the Employment Period, the Corporation
shall pay the Employee at a monthly rate equal to an annual salary of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) (the "Base Salary"). The Base Salary shall
be payable in equal periodic installments which are not less frequent than the
periodic installments in effect for salaries of other senior executives of the
Corporation. The Base Salary shall be subject to annual review for upward
adjustments based on the policies of the Corporation and the Employee's
contributions to the business of the Corporation.

        4.    Annual Bonus Plan    During the Employment Period, the Employee
shall be entitled to participation at the senior executive level in the
Corporation's bonus plan. For the period ending December 31, 2002, the Employee
shall be entitled to a guaranteed bonus of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) (the "2002 Guaranteed Bonus"), and for the period from January 1,
2003 to December 31, 2003, a guaranteed bonus of at least Three Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) (the "2003 Guaranteed Bonus"). The 2002
Guaranteed Bonus shall be paid no later than January 31, 2003 and the 2003
Guaranteed Bonus shall be paid no later than January 31, 2004. The 2002 and 2003
Guaranteed Bonuses are intended to be, and are understood by Employee to be, an
inducement to continued employment throughout the Employment Period and
continued employment by the Employee throughout the period covered by the
applicable Guaranteed Bonus, except as may otherwise be provided in Section 8,
is a requirement for payment to be made by the Corporation. The amount of the
bonus, if any, in excess of the 2003 Guaranteed Bonus, shall take into account
various factors, including the overall financial performance of the Corporation
and may include, if applicable, achievement of objective written goals set for
the Executive by mutual agreement with the Corporation, it being understood that
the goal for achieving all such objectives shall be a total bonus for 2003 of at
least Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($450,000) dollars, but it also being
understood and agreed that any such additional bonus shall be in the sole and
absolute discretion of the Corporation.

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        5.    Benefits.

        (a)    In addition to and except for the matters governed by this
Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to all employee benefits and
perquisites, including but not limited to pension, deferred compensation plans,
incentive, stock options, group life insurance, disability, sickness and
accident insurance and health benefits under such plans and programs as provided
to other Managing Directors of the Corporation from time to time.

        (b)    The Employee shall be entitled to four (4) weeks paid vacation as
well as holidays, leave of absence and leave for illness and temporary
disability in accordance with the policies of the Corporation.

        (c)    The Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement for normal and
customary business expenses in accordance with the Company's policies for
expense reimbursement. The Corporation shall pay the Employee's reasonable
relocation expenses associated with his move from the Boston, Ma. area to the
Old Greenwich, Connecticut area, not to exceed $75,000.

        6.    Restricted Stock Grant.

        The Employee shall be granted One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of
restricted stock of the Corporation on his first day of employment at the
Company (currently scheduled for November 1, 2002). In addition, the Employee
shall receive a restricted stock grant on January 31, 2003 of Fifty Thousand
(50,000) Shares and a further grant of restricted stock at the time of the
payment of the 2003 Guaranteed Bonus of One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares.
The terms of the restricted stock grants shall be set forth in a Restricted
Stock Agreement in the general form of Exhibit 1 and shall vest annually over a
three (3) year period. In the event of changes in the Common Stock of the
Corporation by reason of any stock dividend, spin-off, split-up,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation, business combination or exchange of
shares and the like, the Corporation shall make an equitable adjustment to the
number of restricted shares to be granted hereunder.

        7.    Non-Disclosure; Non-Competition

        7.1    Employee Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Assignment of
Inventions Agreement.    As a condition to this Agreement, Employee agrees to
execute and comply with the terms and conditions of the "SoundView Technology
Group, Inc. Employee Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Assignment of
Inventions Agreement" (the "Non-Disclosure Agreement") attached as Exhibit 1.

        7.2    Confidentiality.    Employee covenants and agrees to keep this
Agreement and its terms confidential and to not discuss or disclose the terms of
this Agreement or any of the discussions or correspondence relating thereto with
any past, present or future employees of the Corporation, any prospective
employer(s) or any representatives thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Employee may discuss and disclose the terms of this Agreement with his attorney,
financial advisors and immediate family members, provided he first informs such
individuals of their obligation to keep that information confidential.

        8.    Termination.

        8.1    Termination by the Corporation.

        (a)    The Corporation may terminate the Employee's employment under
this Agreement without Cause (as defined in Section 8.1(b)), at any time by
giving notice thereof to the Employee. The Employment Period shall terminate as
of the date of such termination of employment.

        (b)    The Corporation may terminate the Employee's employment under
this Agreement for Cause at any time by notifying the Employee of such
termination. For all purposes of this Agreement, the Employment Period shall end
as of the date of such termination of employment. "Cause" shall mean the
Executive's (i) neglect, failure or refusal to timely perform the duties of his
employment (other

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than by reason of a physical or mental illness or impairment), or his gross
negligence in the performance of his duties, (ii) material breach of any
agreements, covenants and representations made in any employment agreement or
other agreement with the Corporation or any subsidiary, (iii) violation of any
law, rule, regulation or by-law of any governmental authority (state, federal or
foreign), any securities exchange or association or other regulatory or
self-regulatory body or agency applicable to the Corporation or any subsidiary
or any material general policy or directive of the Corporation or any
subsidiary, (iv) conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime
involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, fraud or unethical business conduct, or a
felony, (v) giving or accepting undisclosed material commissions or other
payments in cash or in kind in connection with the affairs of the Corporation or
its clients, (vi) failure to obtain or maintain any registration, license or
other authorization or approval that the Corporation or any subsidiary
reasonably believes is required in order for the Grantee to perform his duties,
it being understood and agreed that at a minimum the Executive shall obtain a
Series 27 license within ninety days of his first day of work, or (vii) habitual
abuse of alcohol or drugs.

        8.2    Termination by the Employee.    The Employee may terminate this
Agreement at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all, by giving notice
thereof to the Corporation at least thirty (30) days before the effective date
of such termination. The Employment Period shall terminate as of the date of
such termination of employment.

        8.3    Severance Benefits.

        (a)    If the Employee's employment under this Agreement is terminated
on or before the end of the Employment Period by the Corporation without Cause
(as defined in Section 8.4) or by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in
Section 8.3(d)) (i) the Corporation shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash
payment, within thirty (30) days of the date of such termination, equal to the
minimum 2002 Guaranteed Bonus, if not yet paid, and the 2003 Guaranteed Bonus.

        (b)    If the Employee's employment under this Agreement is terminated
by the Corporation for Cause or by the Employee without Good Reason, the
Corporation shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash payment within thirty
(30) days of the date of such termination, equal to (i) Employee's unpaid Base
Salary to the termination date.

        (c)    If the Employee's employment under this Agreement is terminated
by reason of the death of the Employee or the total disability of the Employee
(as defined in Section 7.4), the Corporation shall pay a prorated portion of the
2002 Guaranteed Bonus (prorated from November 1, 2002 to the date of
termination) if the death or disability occurs during 2002, or all of the 2002
Guaranteed Bonus if the death or disability occurs after December 31, 2002 but
prior to the payment of the 2002 Bonus by the Corporation, and a prorated
portion of the 2003 Guaranteed Bonus (prorated from January 1, 2003 to the date
of termination if the death or disability occurs during 2003 or prior to the
payment of the 2003 Guaranteed Bonus).

        (d)    "Good Reason" means any material failure by the Corporation to
pay or provide the compensation and benefits under this Agreement; provided
that, in each such event, the Employee shall give the Corporation notice thereof
which shall specify in reasonable detail the circumstances constituting Good
Reason, and there shall be no Good Reason with respect to any such circumstances
cured by the Corporation within thirty (30) days after such notice.

        (e)    If the Employee is entitled to receive payments or other benefits
under this Agreement upon the termination of his employment with the
Corporation, the Employee hereby irrevocably waives the right to receive any
payments or other benefits under any other severance or similar plan maintained
by the Corporation ("Other Severance Plan"), provided, however, that if the
payments and other benefits provided under such Other Severance Plan exceed the
payments and other benefits under this Agreement, the Employee, in his sole
discretion, may elect to receive the payments and benefits under such Other
Severance Plan in lieu of the payments and benefits under this Agreement upon
his

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termination of employment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, nothing contained herein shall affect Employee's rights with respect
to any stock option, restricted stock or other equity participation granted
pursuant to any stock option, restricted stock, or other equity participation
plan of the Corporation or its affiliates, all of which shall be governed by the
terms of the governing documents, including the specific grant documents.

        8.4    Termination by Death or Disability.    Except for the right to
the payment of any unpaid Base Salary or prorated Guaranteed Bonus, as provided
in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon the
Employee's death. If the Corporation determines in good faith that the Employee
has a "total disability" (within the meaning of such term or of a similar term
as defined in the Corporation's long-term disability plan as in effect from time
to time), the Corporation may terminate his employment under this Agreement by
notifying the Employee thereof at least thirty (30) days before the effective
date of such termination.

        9.    Notices.    Any notices, requests, demands and other
communications provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing
and if sent by registered or certified mail to the Employee at the last address
he has filed in writing with the Corporation or, in the case of the Corporation,
to the Corporation's principal executive offices.

        10.    Withholding Taxes.    The Corporation shall have the right, to
the extent required by law, to withhold from any payment of any kind due to the
Employee under this Agreement to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the
Corporation under applicable law.

        11.    Binding Agreement; Waiver.    This Agreement shall be binding
upon the Employee and the Corporation on and after the date of this Agreement.
The rights and obligations of the Corporation under this agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Corporation and any successor of
the Corporation, and the benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of the Employee's estate and beneficiaries in the event of the Employee's death
or legal guardian in the event of his total disability. Neither party may assign
his or its duties or rights under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other party; provided, however that (i) the Corporation may
assign this Agreement to any subsidiary, parent or affiliate, without the
consent of the Employee, and such assignment shall not, in and of itself,
constitute, a termination of employment under this Agreement and (ii) this
Agreement may be assigned without consent in connection with any sale of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's assets or upon any merger, consolidation
or reorganization of the Corporation with or into any other corporation.

        12.    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement and the SoundView Technology
Group, Inc. Employee Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Assignment of
Inventions Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the Employee and the
Corporation with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and voids
any and all prior agreements or understandings, written or oral, regarding the
subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed, modified, or
discharged orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties.

        13.    Governing Law and Severability.    This Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to choice
of law principles or rules thereof that would cause the application of the laws
of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York) and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provisions hereof shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision. Any provision of this Agreement which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability
without invalidating or affecting the remaining provisions hereof, and any such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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        14.    Arbitration.    DISPUTES REGARDING THE EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT WITH
THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DISPUTE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
WHICH CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE
EMPLOYEE, BUT EXCLUDING ANY DISPUTES REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE'S COMPLIANCE WITH
THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE NON-DISCLOSURE, NON-COMPETITION AND ASSIGNMENT
OF INVENTIONS AGREEMENT REFERRED TO IN SECTION 6 OF THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE
SUBMITTED TO, AND SOLELY DETERMINED BY, FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION CONDUCTED
BY JAMS/ENDISPUTE, INC.'S ARBITRATION RULES APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES,
AND THE PARTIES AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE FINAL AWARD OF THE ARBITRATOR IN ANY
SUCH PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR SHALL APPLY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITH RESPECT TO THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY MATTER RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT; IN ALL OTHER CASES THE ARBITRATOR SHALL APPLY THE LAWS OF THE STATE
SPECIFIED IN THE CORPORATION'S ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY AS IN
EFFECT FROM TIME TO TIME (IF ANY). ARBITRATION MAY BE HELD IN NEW YORK, NEW
YORK, OR SUCH OTHER PLACE AS THE PARTIES HERETO MAY MUTUALLY AGREE, AND SHALL BE
CONDUCTED SOLELY BY A FORMER JUDGE. JUDGMENT UPON THE AWARD BY THE ARBITRATOR
MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION THEREOF.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.

        SOUNDVIEW TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.                   Mark F. Loehr
Chief Executive Officer                   EMPLOYEE:                  

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Exhibit 2

SOUNDVIEW TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.

EMPLOYEE NON-DISCLOSURE, NON-COMPETITION
AND ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS AGREEMENT

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        In consideration and as a condition of the continued employment of Troy
Nickerson (the "Employee") by SoundView Technology Group, Inc. (the "Company"),
the Employee hereby agrees with the Company as follows:

        1.    Use of Confidential Information.    During the course of the
Employee's employment with the Company, the Employee has and will continue to
gain access to or knowledge of, or work on the development or creation of
Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined). The Employee hereby agrees
that he will not at any time, whether during or after the termination of his
employment, reveal to any person or entity any Confidential Information of the
Company or of any third party which the Company is under an obligation to keep
confidential, except as may be required in the ordinary course of performing his
duties as an employee of the Company or except as may be required pursuant to a
subpoena or summons, issued by or a final order of a court of competent
jurisdiction or other governmental or regulatory authority, and the Employee
shall keep secret all Confidential Information and shall not use or attempt to
use any such information in any manner, except as may be required in the
ordinary course of performing his duties as an employee of the Company.

        2.    Definition of Confidential Information.    As used herein, the
term "Confidential Information" shall mean all trade secrets and confidential
and proprietary information relating to the Company, including, without
limitation: (a) supplier and customer lists, supplier and customer-specific
information, user lists, vendor lists and content provider lists; (b) planning
data and selling and marketing strategies; (c) product and process designs,
formulas, processes, plans, drawings, concepts, techniques, systems, strategies,
software programs and works of authorship; (d) manufacturing and operating
methods; (e) research and development data and materials, including those
related to the research and development of products, materials or manufacturing
and other processes; (f) financial and accounting information, financial and
accounting records, pricing information, projects, budgets, projections and
forecasts; (g) all industrial and intellectual property rights, including,
without limitation, patents, patent applications, patent rights, trademarks,
trademark applications, trade names, service marks, service mark applications,
copyrights, copyright applications, databases, algorithms, computer programs and
other software, know-how, trade secrets, proprietary processes and formulae,
inventions, trade dress, logos, design and all documentation and media
constituting, describing or relating to the above; and (h) other information
with respect to the Company, which, if divulged to the Company's competitors,
would impair the Company's ability to compete in the marketplace.

        Confidential Information shall not include: (i) information that at the
time of disclosure is in the public domain through no fault of the Employee;
(ii) information received from a third party outside of the Company that was
disclosed without a breach of any confidentiality obligation; or
(iii) information approved for release by written authorization of the Company.

        In the event the Employee becomes legally compelled to disclose
Confidential Information pursuant to a subpoena, summons, order or other
judicial or governmental process, the Employee shall provide the Company with
prompt notice thereof so that the Company may seek a protective order or another
appropriate remedy, or waive compliance with the relevant provisions of this
agreement. In the event such a protective order or other remedy is not obtained,
or that such a waiver is granted, the Employee shall furnish only that portion
of the Confidential Information that is legally required.

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        3.    Return of Confidential Information.    The Employee hereby further
agrees that during his employment he shall not take, use or permit to be used
any notes, memoranda, reports, lists, records, drawings, sketches,
specifications, software programs, data, documentation or other materials of any
nature relating to any matter within the scope of the business of the Company or
concerning any of its dealings or affairs otherwise than in the ordinary course
of his employment or for the benefit of the Company. The Employee further agrees
that he shall not, after the termination of his employment, use or permit to be
used any such notes, memoranda, reports, lists, records, drawings, sketches,
specifications, software programs, data, documentation or other materials, it
being agreed that all of the foregoing shall be and remain the sole and
exclusive property of the Company and that promptly following the termination of
his employment, the Employee shall deliver all of the foregoing, and all copies
thereof, to the Company at its main office.

        4.    Assignment of Developments.    If at any time or times in the
course of his employment the Employee shall (either alone or with others) make,
conceive, discover or reduce to practice any invention, modification, discovery,
design, development, improvement, process, software program, work-of-authorship,
documentation, formula, data, technique, know-how, secret or intellectual
property right whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or
registrable under copyright or similar statutes or subject to analogous
protection) (herein called "Developments") that (a) relates to the business of
the Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured,
sold or provided by the Company or which may be used in relation therewith,
(b) results from tasks assigned to the Employee by the Company or (c) results
from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible)
owned, leased or contracted for by the Company, such Developments and the
benefits thereof shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of the
Company and its assigns, and the Employee shall promptly disclose to the Company
(or any persons designated by it) each such Development and hereby assigns any
rights the Employee may have or acquire in the Developments and benefits and/or
rights resulting therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further
compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without
publishing the same, all available information relating thereto (with all
necessary documentation, plans and models) to the Company.

        Upon disclosure of each Development to the Company, the Employee will,
during his employment and at any time thereafter, at the reasonable request and
cost (including reasonable charges for the Employee's time following his
termination of employment with the Company) of the Company, sign, execute, make
and do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Company and its duly
authorized agents may reasonably require:

a.to apply for, obtain and vest in the name of the Company alone (unless the
Company otherwise directs) letters patent, copyrights, trademarks, service marks
or other analogous protection in any country throughout the world and when so
obtained or vested to renew and restore the same; and

b.to defend any opposition proceedings in respect of such applications and any
opposition proceedings or petitions or applications for revocation of such
letters patent, copyrights, trademarks, service marks or other analogous
protection.

        In the event the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure
the Employee's signature on any letters patent, copyrights, trademarks, service
marks or other analogous protection relating to a Development because of an
action or inaction on the part of the Employee, whether because of the
Employee's physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever
caused by the Employee, the Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints
the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as the Employee's agent
and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in his behalf and stead to execute and file
any such application or applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts
to further the prosecution and issuance of any such letters patent, copyrights,
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and other analogous protection thereon with the same legal force and effect as
if executed by the Employee.

        5.    Non-Competition.    While employed at the Company, the Employee
agrees that he will not, whether alone or as an individual proprietor, partner,
officer, director, consultant, agent, employee or stockholder of any company or
other commercial enterprise, directly or indirectly, engage in any business
activity that competes with any business conducted by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries at any time during the period of the Employee's employment with the
Company, or any business planned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries at
any time during the period of the Employee's employment with the Company nor
otherwise assist such company or other commercial enterprise in engaging in such
business activity. The Employee's ownership of any class of securities of a
public company not in excess of one percent (1%) of such class of such
securities and such ownership shall not, by itself, violate the terms of this
Paragraph 5.

        6.    Non-Solicitation of Company Employees.    While employed at the
Company and for a period of one (1) year after termination of the Employee's
employment for any reason (whether voluntary or involuntary), the Employee will
not, directly or indirectly, solicit, recruit or hire any employee of the
Company to work for a third party other than the Company or engage in any
activity that would cause any such employee to violate any agreement with the
Company.

        7.    Employee Representations.

        (a)  The Employee hereby represents and warrants to the Company that,
except as specifically disclosed in writing to the Company prior to commencing
employment with the Company, the Employee is not bound by the terms of any
agreement with any previous employees or other party to refrain from using or
disclosing any trade secret or confidential or proprietary information in the
course of his employment with the Company or to refrain from competing, directly
or indirectly, with the business of such previous employer or any other party.

        (b)  The Employee further represents and warrants to the Company that
his performance of all the terms of this Agreement and as an employee of the
Company does not and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence
proprietary information, knowledge or data acquired by the Employee in
confidence or in trust prior to his employment with the Company, and the
Employee will not disclose to the Company or induce the Company to use any
confidential or proprietary information or material belonging to any previous
employer or others.

        8.    Injunctive Relief.    The Employee agrees that any breach of this
Agreement by the Employee will cause irreparable damage to the Company and that
in the event of such breach the Company shall have, in addition to any and all
remedies of law, the right to an injunction, specific performance or other
equitable relief to prevent the violation of the Employee's obligations
hereunder. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting the
Company from pursuing any other remedy available for such breach or threatened
breach. The prevailing party in any litigation arising under this Agreement
shall be entitled to recover his or its reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses
in addition to all other available remedies.

        9.    Miscellaneous.

        (a)  The Employee understands that this Agreement does not create an
obligation on the Company or any other person or entity to continue the
Employee's employment or to exploit any Developments.

        (b)  Any waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach
of such provision or any other provision hereof.

        (c)  The Employee hereby acknowledges that the type and periods of
restriction imposed in the provisions of this Agreement are fair and reasonable
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protection of the Company's proprietary information and the goodwill associated
with the business of the Company. The Employee hereby further acknowledges that
the provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent
permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in
which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that if any
particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated to be invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed amended to delete therefrom the
portion thus adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, such deletion to apply
only with respect to the operation of such provision in the particular
jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made. In addition, if any one or more
of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be
excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it
shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be enforceable to the
extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear. Any provision
of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and
any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

        (d)  The Employee's obligations under this Agreement intended to apply
following the Employee's termination of employment with the Company shall
survive the termination of the Employee's employment regardless of the manner of
such termination and shall be binding upon the Employee's heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives.

        (e)  The term "Company" shall include SoundView Technology Group, Inc.
and any of its subsidiaries and divisions. The Company shall have the right to
assign this Agreement to its successors and assigns, and all covenants and
agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by said
successors or assigns.

        (f)    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be
performed wholly therein (without regard to principles of conflicts of laws).

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Employee
Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Assignment of Inventions Agreement as of
the    day of October 2002.

 

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
W I T N E S S E T H
Exhibit 2 SOUNDVIEW TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. EMPLOYEE NON-DISCLOSURE,
NON-COMPETITION AND ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS AGREEMENT