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EXHIBIT 10.44

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT entered into as of August 12, 2002 (the "Effective
Date") by and between  A.B.  Watley  Group Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation,  with
principal offices at 40 Wall Street,  New York, New York 10005  ("Employer") and
Robert  Malin,  residing  at   _____________________________,   New  York  _____
("Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

A.       Employer,  directly  and  through its  subsidiaries,  is engaged in the
         business of  developing  software  for,  and  providing  for use by its
         ultimate  customers of,  electronic  brokerage  services and electronic
         trading  programs for use by  professional  and other retail  customers
         including  allowing  such  customers to trade through their own home or
         office  computers,  and services  incident  thereto,  operating a block
         trading  desk  and  disseminating  financial  and  trading  information
         ("Employer`s Business");

B.       Employer desires to employ  Executive,  and Executive desires to accept
         such  employment,  on the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth  in  this
         Agreement.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         In consideration of the facts mentioned above, and of the covenants and
conditions set forth below, the parties agree as follows:

          1.   EMPLOYMENT.

          (a)  During the Term of  Employment  as defined in Section 2, Employer
               agrees  to  employ  Executive  as an  executive,  subject  to the
               direction and control at all times of the Chief Executive Officer
               (as to his role as President) and of the Chairman of the Board of
               Directors  (as to his role as Vice  Chairman) of Employer and the
               Board of Directors (the "Board").  Executive agrees to act in the
               foregoing  capacity,  in accordance with the terms and conditions
               contained  in this  Agreement.  Executive  will have the title of
               President and Vice Chairman of Employer. For so long as Executive
               remains an  employee  of  Employer,  Employer  shall use its best
               efforts to secure the election and  retention of Executive to the
               Board.

          (b)  During   the  Term  of   Employment,   Executive   shall   devote
               substantially  all of his working time to Employer`s  Business as
               conducted from time to time.  Executive shall render services and
               serve  on  the  Board,   without  additional   compensation,   in
               connection with the operation of Employer`s  Business,  including
               activities of affiliates and  subsidiaries of the Employer as may
               exist from time to time. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, it
               is  expressly  agreed  and  understood  that  Executive  shall be
               entitled to spend a reasonable  amount of his working time on (i)
               charitable  activities  and personal  investments  and (ii) other
               business-related ventures subject to approval by the Board, which
               shall not be unreasonably withheld.




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          2.   TERM.

               The initial term of Executive`s  employment  under this Agreement
               shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue for a period
               of three years (the "Initial Term").  Thereafter,  this Agreement
               shall be  automatically  renewed  and  extended  for  consecutive
               one-year  renewal  terms,  unless  Executive  provides  90  days`
               written  notice or Employer  provides 135 days` written notice of
               non-renewal  prior to the  expiration  of the Initial Term or any
               renewal  term  (each such  one-year  renewal  period,  a "Renewal
               Term").  The Initial  Term and each  Renewal  Term are subject to
               earlier termination as set forth in Section 5. The actual term of
               employment is defined as "Term of Employment."

          3.   COMPENSATION.

               (a)  For the first year of the Term of Employment, Employer shall
                    pay to  Executive an annual base salary of  $200,000.00  per
                    annum (the "Annual Base Salary").  Thereafter, the amount of
                    Executive`s  Annual Base  Salary  shall be subject to annual
                    review by the  Board;  provided,  however,  that in no event
                    shall the Annual Base Salary be less than  $200,000.00.  For
                    each year of the Term of Employment,  the Annual Base Salary
                    shall be  increased  to an amount not less than  Executive`s
                    Annual Base  Salary as of the  immediately  preceding  year,
                    multiplied  by a fraction,  not less than one, the numerator
                    of which is the  Consumer  Price Index -- Wages (the "CPIW")
                    for the then-current January 1, and the denominator of which
                    is the CPIW for the immediately  prior January 1. Any amount
                    to which  Executive`s  Annual Base Salary is increased shall
                    not be reduced after any such increase, and the term "Annual
                    Base  Salary" as used in this  Agreement  shall refer to the
                    Annual Base Salary as so  increased.  All payments  shall be
                    made in equal  monthly  installments,  in  arrears,  or such
                    other  installments  as may be  consistent  with the payroll
                    practices of Employer for its senior executives.

               (b)  Upon  commencement of employment,  Executive shall be issued
                    two  options  to  purchase  a total of  1,300,000  shares of
                    common  stock of Employer at the  average  closing  price of
                    such shares over the five trading days immediately preceding
                    the date of grant, and otherwise  subject to the terms of an
                    equity  plan of  Employer,  and an award  agreement  between
                    Executive  and  Employer.  The first  such  option  shall be
                    exercisable  for 1,000,000  shares,  and the option shall be
                    immediately  fully  vested and  exercisable  with respect of
                    one-half of the shares  subject  thereto,  the option  shall
                    become   fully   vested  and   exercisable   in  respect  of
                    one-quarter  of the  shares  subject  thereto  on the  first
                    anniversary  of the  Effective  Date,  and the option  shall
                    become   fully   vested  and   exercisable   on  the  second
                    anniversary   of  the  Effective  Date  in  respect  of  the
                    remaining  one-quarter  of the shares subject  thereto.  The
                    second option shall be exercisable for 300,000  shares,  and
                    the option  shall become  fully  vested and  exercisable  in
                    respect of one-half of the shares subject thereto on each of
                    the first two anniversaries of the Effective Date (with full
                    vesting and exercisability on the second anniversary).

               (c)  In addition to the compensation  set forth above,  Executive
                    shall  be  entitled  to  receive  a  semi-annual   bonus  in
                    accordance with the terms of the semi-annual  bonus pool set
                    forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and  incorporated  herein
                    by reference,  subject to shareholder  approval  intended to
                    satisfy  the rules  under  Section  162(m)  of the  Internal
                    Revenue   Code  of  1986,   as  amended   (the  "Code")  for

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                    performance-based  compensation,  for  fiscal  years  ending
                    after  September  30,  2002.  Employer  shall  use its  best
                    efforts to procure such shareholder  approval,  and, failing
                    to do so, in consultation with Executive, Employer agrees to
                    negotiate   in   good   faith   with   Executive   for   the
                    implementation  of  a  reasonable  alternative,   for  which
                    Employer   will  again  use  its  best   efforts  to  obtain
                    shareholder approval.

               (d)  It is expressly  acknowledged and agreed that, to the extent
                    permitted by applicable law, any option granted to Executive
                    hereunder shall be qualified as an "incentive stock option,"
                    as defined under Section 422(b) of the Code.

               (e)  Employer  shall (i) use its best  efforts to have the shares
                    subject to all options granted to Executive be subject to an
                    effective  registration  statement  on Form  S-8 or  another
                    applicable  registration  form,  and (ii)  have  all  option
                    grants be exempt  under  Rule  16b-3 of the  Securities  and
                    Exchange Commission.

          4.   ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE BENEFITS.

               (a)  Employer  shall  reimburse   Executive  in  accordance  with
                    Employer`s  policies for all expenses reasonably incurred by
                    Executive in connection  with the performance of Executive`s
                    duties under this  Agreement;  provided that Executive shall
                    submit proof of such expenses prior to reimbursement  within
                    a reasonable amount of time following such expenses.

               (b)  Executive  shall be permitted  during the Term of Employment
                    to  participate  in  any  group  life,   hospitalization  or
                    disability  insurance plans,  health programs,  stock option
                    plans, pension and profit sharing plans and similar benefits
                    that may be available to other senior executives of Employer
                    generally,  on the same terms as such other  executives,  in
                    each case to the extent that Executive is eligible under the
                    terms  of  such  plans  or  programs.   Notwithstanding  the
                    generality of the foregoing,  Employer shall provide and pay
                    for  the  following  benefits:   $1,000,000  life  insurance
                    coverage for the first year of the Term of  Employment,  and
                    commencing when Employer first has sufficient available cash
                    to begin paying  therefor,  as reasonably  determined by the
                    three senior  managers  (including  Executive) (i) such life
                    insurance   shall  be  increased  to  $2,000,000   and  (ii)
                    Executive shall be covered by disability  insurance benefits
                    equal to 60% of Executive`s annual salary plus target bonus.
                    Once increased, the level of benefits and perquisites in the
                    immediately   preceding  sentence  shall  not  be  decreased
                    without Executive`s written consent.

          5.   TERMINATION.

               5.1  TERMINATION FOR CAUSE; TERMINATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON.

               (a)  Employer may terminate  this Agreement for Cause (as defined
                    below),  and Executive may terminate his employment  without
                    Good  Reason  (as  defined  below)  upon  written  notice to
                    Employer.  If Employer  terminates  Executive for Cause,  or
                    Executive  terminates his employment and the  termination by
                    Executive  is not  covered  by  Section  5.2,  5.3  or  5.4,
                    Executive   shall  receive  Annual  Base  Salary  and  other
                    benefits  earned and accrued under this  Agreement  prior to
                    the effective  date of the  termination  of employment  (and
                    reimbursement  under this  Agreement  for expenses  incurred

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                    prior  to  the  effective   date  of  the   termination   of
                    employment).

               (b)  "Cause" within the meaning of this Agreement  shall mean any
                    one of:

                    (i)  Executive`s   material  breach  of  the  provisions  of
                         Section 6;

                    (ii) Executive`s  material and willful failure or refusal on
                         more than one  occasion  (in each case,  of which he is
                         made aware in writing by  Employer  promptly  and in no
                         event  more than  seven  days  after  such  failure  or
                         refusal) to perform  Executive`s  duties in  accordance
                         with  Section  1  hereof,  if there  is a  demonstrable
                         adverse affect to Employer;

                    (iii)willful  failure on more than one occasion by Executive
                         (in each case,  of which he is made aware in writing by
                         Employer  promptly and in no event more than seven days
                         after such  failure) to comply in any material  respect
                         with any reasonable  written  policies or directives of
                         the Board; or

                    (iv) Executive  is convicted  of, or pleads  guilty (or nolo
                         contendre)  to,  any  felony  (but not any  traffic  or
                         similar   infraction)   or   crime   involving   fraud,
                         misappropriation or embezzlement against Employer;

provided that (x) no conduct by Executive  shall be deemed  willful for purposes
of this Section 5.1 if Executive believed in good faith that such conduct was in
or not  opposed to the best  interests  of  Employer,  and (y) Cause shall in no
event be deemed to exist (1) with respect to clauses (i),  (ii) and (iii) above,
unless  Executive  shall  have  first  received  written  notice  from the Board
advising  Executive of the specific  acts or omissions  alleged to  constitute a
failure or breach giving rise expressly to Cause hereunder,  and such failure or
breach continues after Executive shall have had a reasonable  opportunity (which
shall be  defined  as a period of time  consisting  of at least 15 days from the
date  Executive  receives  said  notice) to  correct  the acts or  omissions  so
complained  of, and (2) except upon a finding  reflected in a resolution  of the
Board approved by at least 75% of the members of the Board,  whose finding shall
not be binding  upon or entitled to any  deference by any court,  arbitrator  or
other decision-maker  ruling on this Agreement,  at a meeting to which Executive
(and Executive`s counsel) shall be invited upon proper notice.

          5.2  TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR FOR GOOD REASON.

          (a)  Employer may terminate Executive`s employment at any time for any
               reason or no  reason  and  Executive  may  terminate  Executive`s
               employment with Employer for Good Reason. If Employer  terminates
               Executive`s  employment  and the  termination  is not  covered by
               Section 5.1, 5.3 or 5.4, or Executive  terminates  his employment
               for Good Reason and the  termination  by Executive is not covered
               by Section 5.4, (i) Executive shall receive no later than 30 days
               after such  termination (A) Annual Base Salary and other benefits
               earned  and  accrued  under this  Agreement  prior to the date of
               termination (and reimbursement  under this Agreement for expenses
               incurred  prior to the date of  termination)  and (B) a  prorated
               bonus through the date of termination based on the highest annual
               bonus  either  paid in any prior year or  potentially  payable to
               Executive in the year of such  termination;  (ii) Executive shall
               be  entitled  to receive  (A) an amount  equal to the  Applicable
               Factor (as defined  below) times  Executive`s  Annual Base Salary
               (as in effect on the effective date of such termination), payable
               no later than 30 days after such termination, (B) an amount equal
               to the  Applicable  Factor times (x) if such  termination  occurs

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               within the first year of the Initial  Term,  the  maximum  annual
               bonus that would be otherwise  payable  under Section 3(c) or (y)
               if such  termination  occurs  after the first year of the Initial
               Term,  the  greater of (1) the  maximum  potential  annual  bonus
               payable under 3(c) in the year of termination and (2) the highest
               annual bonus paid during the Term of Employment, payable no later
               than 30 days  after  such  termination,  and (C) for a number  of
               years  equal  to  the  Applicable  Factor  after  termination  of
               employment (x) such  continuing  health  benefits  (including any
               medical,  vision and dental  benefits)  under  Employer`s  health
               plans and programs  applicable  to senior  executives of Employer
               generally as Executive  would have received  under this Agreement
               (and at such costs to  Executive)  as would  have  applied in the
               absence  of  such  termination;   provided  that  Employer  shall
               continue to be required to provide such coverage  after such time
               as Executive  becomes  entitled to receive  health  benefits from
               another  employer or  recipient  of  Executive`s  services to the
               extent that the benefits  being  provided  hereunder  are greater
               than the  benefits to which  Executive  has  subsequently  become
               entitled;  and provided,  further,  that all "COBRA" continuation
               periods  shall  commence  upon the  expiration  of the  continued
               coverage provided for under this Section 5.2(b)(ii) without being
               reduced by the period of such continued  coverage;  (y) an amount
               reasonably  equivalent  economically  to the  pension  and  other
               retirement  benefits  Executive  would have received if Executive
               remained employed for such period;  and (z) continuing payment or
               reimbursement  for the benefits  provided under Section 4(b); and
               (iii) all outstanding  unvested  options and other equity held by
               Executive shall vest and become immediately exercisable and shall
               otherwise  be  exercisable  in  accordance  with their  terms and
               Executive  shall become  vested in any pension or other  deferred
               compensation other than pension or deferred  compensation under a
               plan intended to be qualified  under Section  401(a) or 403(a) of
               the Code.  The  "Applicable  Factor"  is the  greater  of (i) the
               number of years (including  fractions  thereof)  remaining in the
               term  of  employment  (as   determined   without  regard  to  the
               termination) and (ii) 2.

          (b)  For purposes of this Agreement,  "Good Reason" shall mean, unless
               otherwise consented to in writing by Executive,

                    (i) the material reduction of Executive`s title,  authority,
                    duties or  responsibilities,  or the assignment to Executive
                    of duties materially inconsistent with Executive`s positions
                    with  Employer  as  stated in  Section 1 hereof  (including,
                    without limitation, a failure of Executive to continue to be
                    elected  (after having been elected) to serve as a member of
                    the Board);

                    (ii) (A) a reduction  in the Annual Base Salary of Executive
                    or the failure to provide for the increases thereto required
                    by this  Agreement,  (B) any  failure  to  comply  with  the
                    provisions of Section 3(c) (relating to certain arrangements
                    governing  bonuses),  or (C) without limiting the foregoing,
                    any  failure to pay the Annual  Base  Salary or any bonus to
                    Executive  in  accordance  with  Section  3(b) or  3(c),  as
                    applicable  if such failure is not cured by Employer  within
                    five days of notice of such failure  (provided that Employer
                    shall not have repeated rights to cure);

                    (iii) the relocation of  Executive`s  office to more than 25
                    miles from New York City;

                    (iv)  Employer`s   failure  to  pay  Executive  any  amounts
                    otherwise due hereunder or under any plan, policy,  program,
                    agreement,  arrangement  or other  commitment of Employer if

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                    such  failure  is not  cured by  Employer  within 15 days of
                    notice of such failure;

                    (v) the failure by Employer to obtain an  agreement  in form
                    and substance reasonably  satisfactory to Executive from any
                    successor to the business of Employer to assume and agree to
                    perform this Agreement; or

                    (vi)  any  other   material   breach  by  Employer  of  this
                    Agreement.

          (c)  For purposes of this Section 5, if Executive`s  employment is not
               terminated  under this  Section 5 before the Initial  Term or any
               Renewal Term would  otherwise  expire  under  Section 2, then any
               termination  of  employment  at the  expiration  of the  Term  of
               Employment,   after  a  notice  of  non-renewal  by  Employer  as
               contemplated by Section 2, which termination is not a termination
               for Cause by the  Company  covered  by  Section  5.1 and is not a
               termination  covered by Section 5.3 or 5.4, shall be treated as a
               termination  by  Executive  for Good  Reason  covered  under this
               Section  5.2,  except  that  (i) the  Applicable  Factor  for all
               purposes  (other than for  purposes of clause  (ii)(C) of Section
               5.2(a))  shall be 1.5 (and  shall  remain as 2 in respect of such
               clause),  and (ii) the amount of the payments  provided for under
               clauses  (ii)(A)  and  (ii)(B) of the second  sentence of Section
               5.2(a)  shall be paid in  substantially  equal  payments (or more
               frequently if salary is paid more  frequently) on a monthly basis
               over the 18-month period commencing with such termination (rather
               than in a lump sum) for so long as  Executive  complies  with the
               restrictions set forth in Section 6.1 (including  during any part
               of such 18-month period which is after the Restricted  Period (as
               defined below)).

     5.3  TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY.

     If  Executive  dies  during  the Term of  Employment,  the  obligations  of
Employer to or with  respect to  Executive  shall  terminate  in their  entirety
except as  otherwise  provided  under this  Section  5.3. If  Executive  becomes
disabled for purposes of Employer`s  long-term  disability plan,  Employer shall
have the right,  to the extent  permitted by law, to terminate the employment of
Executive upon notice in writing to Executive;  provided that Employer will have
no right to terminate  Executive`s  employment if, in the opinion of a qualified
physician  reasonably  acceptable  to Employer,  it is  reasonably  certain that
Executive will be able to resume Executive`s duties on a regular full-time basis
within 30 days of the date Executive  receives notice of such termination.  Upon
death or other termination of employment by virtue of disability,  (i) Executive
(or Executive`s  estate or  beneficiaries in the case of the death of Executive)
shall  receive  no later than 30 days after  such  termination  (A) Annual  Base
Salary and other benefits  earned and accrued under this Agreement  prior to the
date of  termination  (and  reimbursement  under  this  Agreement  for  expenses
incurred prior to the date of termination)  and (B) a prorated bonus through the
date of  termination  based on the highest annual bonus either paid in any prior
year or potentially  payable to Executive in the year of such termination,  (ii)
Executive (or Executive`s  estate or  beneficiaries  in the case of the death of
Executive)  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  any and all  applicable  insurance
proceeds;  and (iii) all outstanding  unvested  options and other equity held by
Executive shall vest and become  immediately  exercisable and shall otherwise be
exercisable in accordance  with their terms and Executive shall become vested in
any  pension  or other  deferred  compensation  other than  pension or  deferred
compensation  under a plan  intended to be  qualified  under  Section  401(a) or
403(a) of the Code.

     Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  this  Section  5.3  shall  not apply to a
termination  within  the  six-month  period to follow a Change  of  Control  (as
defined  below)  on  account  of  death  or  disability,  but,  rather,  such  a
termination shall be covered by Section 5.4.


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     5.4  CERTAIN TERMINATIONS AFTER CHANGE OF CONTROL.

     (a)  If,  after a Change  of  Control,  (i)  during  the  six-month  period
          immediately  following  a  Change  of  Control,   either  Employer  or
          Executive  terminates  Executive`s  employment  for any  reason  or no
          reason,  or (ii)  Executive  is  terminated  at any  time by  Employer
          without Cause or Executive  terminates his employment for Good Reason,
          then  Executive  shall receive or be entitled to (as  applicable)  the
          payments,  benefits  and  accelerations  set forth in Section  5.2(a),
          except that for purposes of this Section  5.4, the  Applicable  Factor
          shall equal three.

     (b)  For  purposes  of  this  Agreement,  "Change  of  Control"  means  the
          occurrence of one of the following:

               (i) a "person" or "group"  within the  meaning of Sections  13(d)
               and  14(d)  of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Act of  1934  (the
               "Exchange  Act"),  becomes  the  "beneficial  owner"  (within the
               meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange  Act) of  securities  of
               Employer (including options, warrants, rights and convertible and
               exchangeable securities) representing 25% or more of the combined
               voting power of Employer`s then outstanding securities in any one
               or  more  transactions;  provided,  however,  that  purchases  by
               employee  benefit  plans of  Employer or by Steve  Malin,  Robert
               Malin, or Linda Malin (or family or charitable  trusts controlled
               thereby), or Employer or its affiliates shall be disregarded;

               (ii) the approval of any sale, lease,  exchange or other transfer
               (in one transaction or a series of related  transactions) of all,
               or substantially all, of the operating assets of Employer,  other
               than an internal restructuring of Employer;

               (iii) the approval of a merger or consolidation, or a transaction
               having a similar  effect  unless such  merger,  consolidation  or
               similar  transaction  is with a  subsidiary  of  Employer or with
               another company, a majority of whose outstanding capital stock is
               owned by the same  persons  or  entities  who own a  majority  of
               Employer`s  outstanding common stock (the "Common Stock") at such
               time,  where (A) Employer is not the surviving  corporation,  (B)
               the majority of the Common Stock of Employer is no longer held by
               the   stockholders   of   Employer   immediately   prior  to  the
               transaction,  or (C)  Employer`s  Common Stock is converted  into
               cash,  securities or other property  (other than the common stock
               of a company into which Employer is merged); or

               (v)  a majority  of the  members of the Board are not persons who
                    (A)  had  been  directors  of  Employer  for  at  least  the
                    preceding 24  consecutive  months or (B) when they initially
                    were elected to the Board,  (I) were nominated (if they were
                    elected  by the  stockholders)  or  elected  (if  they  were
                    elected  by the  directors)  with  the  affirmative  vote of
                    two-thirds of the directors  who were  Continuing  Directors
                    (as defined below) at the time of the nomination or election
                    by the  Board and (II)  were not  elected  as a result of an
                    actual or threatened  solicitation of proxies or consents by
                    a person  other than the Board or an  agreement  intended to
                    avoid or settle  such a proxy  solicitation  (the  directors
                    described   in  clauses   (A)  and  (B)  being   "Continuing
                    Directors").

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     6.   Non-Competition,   Non-Solicitation,   Non-Disclosure,   Shop  Rights,
          INSIDER TRADING AND JURISDICTIONAL MATTERS.

     6.1  NON-COMPETITION.

          As a material  inducement to Employer to enter into this Agreement and
to perform its obligations hereunder, Executive covenants and agrees that during
Executive`s Term of Employment with Employer (the "Restricted Period") and for a
period of one year thereafter,  neither Executive, any of Executive`s agents nor
anyone acting on Executive`s behalf, shall directly or indirectly,  either as an
employee, employer, agent, investor,  principal, partner, shareholder (except as
a holder of less than five percent of the issued and outstanding voting stock of
a  publicly  held  corporation),   corporate  officer,   director,   independent
contractor,  or in any other individual or  representative  capacity,  engage or
participate in engage or participate in any entity (other than Employer) engaged
in  Employer`s  Business  wherein  Executive  shall be  involved  with online or
electronic  brokerage or trading  activities or  facilities or an  institutional
block  trading  desk,  in the  United  States or any  foreign  country  in which
Employer has offices (other than with respect to employees  Executive  brings to
Employer  as of the  Effective  Date and  identifies  to Employer on such date);
provided,  that,  nothing  contained in this Section 6.1 shall prevent Executive
from participating in any activities described in Section 1(b).

     6.2  NON-SOLICITATION; NON-DISPARAGEMENT.

          During the Restricted  Period and for a period of one year thereafter,
Executive  covenants and agrees that Executive will not, directly or indirectly,
either for itself or for any other  person or business  entity,  (i) solicit any
employee of Employer to terminate his employment  with Employer (other than with
respect to employees  Executive  brings to Employer as of the Effective Date and
identifies  to Employer on such date),  or (ii)  solicit any client of Employer,
other than a client that was introduced to Employer  directly by Executive as of
the Effective Date and that is identified by Executive as such, to terminate its
relationship  with Employer (other than with respect to clients Executive brings
to Employer as of the Effective  Date and  identifies to Employer on such date).
During the Restricted Period and thereafter, Executive and Employer agree not to
make any disparaging statements concerning the other party, other than as may be
required by legal process,  it being understood and agreed that this sentence is
not intended to and shall not  prohibit  Executive  from making any  comparative
statement  favorable to Executive in connection  with any  competitive  activity
which is not prohibited under the terms of this Agreement.

     6.3  NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-USE; SHOP RIGHTS.

          (a)  DESCRIPTION  OF  CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION.  For purposes of this
               Section,   "Confidential   Information"   means  any  information
               disclosed during the Restricted  Period,  which is clearly either
               marked  or  reasonably   understood  as  being   confidential  or
               proprietary including,  but not limited to, information disclosed
               in discussions  between the parties in connection  with technical
               information,  data,  proposals  and other  documents  of Employer
               pertaining to its business, products, services, finances, product
               designs,  plans,  customer  lists,  public  relations  and  other
               marketing   information   and  other   unpublished   information.
               Confidential  Information  shall  include all tangible  materials
               containing  Confidential  Information including,  but not limited
               to,  written or printed  documents and computer  disks and tapes,
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          (b)  STANDARD   OF  CARE.   Executive   shall   protect   Confidential
               Information  from  disclosure  to any  person  other  than  other
               Executives of Employer who have a need to know, by using the same
               degree of care, but no less than a reasonable  degree of care, to
               prevent the unauthorized  use,  dissemination,  or publication of
               Confidential  Information  as  Executive  is  required  to use to
               protect such Confidential Information.

          (c)  EXCLUSION. This Section imposes no obligation upon Executive with
               respect to information  that:  (i) was in Executive`s  possession
               before  receipt  from  Employer;  (ii) is or  becomes a matter of
               public  knowledge  through  no  fault  of  Executive;   (iii)  is
               rightfully  received by Executive from a third party who does not
               have a duty of confidentiality; (iv) is disclosed under operation
               of law, except that Executive will disclose only such information
               as is legally required and give Employer prompt prior notice;  or
               (v) is disclosed  by  Executive  with  Employer`s  prior  written
               consent.

          (d)  INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY.  Executive  hereby  agrees to disclose to
               Employer all work product developed by Executive within the scope
               of his  employment,  except as  otherwise  permitted by the Board
               (the "Work Product").  Both parties acknowledge and agree that if
               any Work Product or any portion thereof is copyrightable, it will
               be deemed a "work  made for hire," as such term is defined in the
               Federal  Copyright  Act,  17  U.S.C.  Section  101 et  seq.,  and
               Employer  will own all right,  title and  interest  in and to the
               Work   Product.    Notwithstanding   the   foregoing,    Employer
               acknowledges  and agrees (i) that Executive  brings to Employer a
               substantial   accumulation   of   ideas,   concepts,    know-how,
               techniques,  data,  modules,   components,   designs,  utilities,
               interfaces,    templates,    subroutines,    analyses,   methods,
               algorithms, formulas, technical information,  specifications, and
               other  pre-existing  materials  used or developed by Executive in
               the  course  of his  work  performed  outside  the  scope  of his
               employment  for  Employer,  and that there  also  exists and will
               exist an accumulation of general ideas, general concepts, general
               know-how,  general  techniques,  and  general  methods  gained or
               learned by Executive during the performance of his employment for
               Employer  (all  of the  foregoing  accumulations,  the  "Residual
               Information"),  and (ii) that nothing contained in this Agreement
               is  intended  to or  shall  restrict  Executive  from  using  the
               Residual Information for any purpose whatsoever.

          (e)  STOCK  TRADING.   If  the  information   disclosed  hereunder  is
               material,  non-public information about Employer,  then Executive
               agrees  not to trade in the  securities  of  Employer,  or in the
               securities of or any  appropriate  and relevant third party until
               such time as no  violation  of the  applicable  federal and state
               securities laws would result from such securities trading.

          (f)  RETURN OF CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION.  Executive will  immediately
               destroy or return all tangible  material  embodying  Confidential
               Information (in any form and including,  without limitation,  all
               summaries,  copies and excerpts of Confidential Information) upon
               the earlier of (i) the  completion or termination of the dealings
               between the Employer and Executive  under this  Agreement or (ii)
               at such time that Employer may so request.

          (g)  NOTICE OF BREACH.  Executive  shall notify  Employer  immediately
               upon  discovery  of  any   unauthorized   use  or  disclosure  of
               Confidential Information, or any other breach of the Agreement by

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               Executive,  and will cooperate with Employer in every  reasonable
               way  to  help  Employer   regain   possession   of   Confidential
               Information and prevents its further unauthorized use.

     7.   REPRESENTATION BY EXECUTIVE.

          Executive hereby represents and warrants that he is not a party to any
agreement, whether oral or written, which would prohibit him from being employed
by Employer.

     8.   INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

          The parties  acknowledge that the services to be rendered hereunder by
Executive are special,  unique and of extraordinary  character,  and that in the
event of a breach or a  threatened  breach of  Executive  of any of  Executive`s
obligations  under  Section  6 of this  Agreement,  Employer  will  not  have an
adequate  remedy at law.  Accordingly,  in the event of any breach or threatened
breach by Executive, Employer shall be entitled to such equitable and injunctive
relief  as may be  available  to  restrain  Executive  and any  business,  firm,
partnership,  individual,  corporation or entity  participating in the breach of
Section 6 of this  Agreement.  Nothing in this  Agreement  shall be construed as
prohibiting  Employer  from  pursing any other  remedies  available at law or in
equity for such breach or threatened  breach,  including the recovery of damages
and  the  immediate  termination  of the  employment  of  Executive  under  this
Agreement.

     9.   NOTICES.

          All  notices  shall be in writing  and shall be  delivered  personally
(including  by  courier),  sent  by  facsimile  transmission  (with  appropriate
documented receipt thereof), by overnight receipted courier service (such as UPS
or Federal  Express) or sent by certified,  registered or express mail,  postage
prepaid,  to the  parties at their  address set forth at the  beginning  of this
Agreement  with  Employer`s  copy being sent to Employer  at its then  principal
office. Any such notice shall be deemed given when so delivered  personally,  or
if sent by facsimile  transmission,  when  transmitted,  or, if mailed, 48 hours
after  the date of  deposit  in the  mail.  Any party  may,  by notice  given in
accordance with this Section 9 to the other party,  designate another address or
person for  receipt of notices  hereunder.  Copies of any notices to be given to
Employer shall be given  simultaneously to: Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP,
1065 Avenue of the Americas,  21st Floor,  New York, New York 10018,  Attention:
Richard A. Friedman, Esq.,

     10.  MISCELLANEOUS.

          (a)  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  in all  respects,  including
               validity,  construction,  interpretation  and effect, by New York
               law.

          (b)  This Agreement may be amended,  superseded,  canceled, renewed or
               extended,  and the terms hereof may be waived,  only by a written
               instrument  signed by authorized  representatives  of the parties
               or, in the case of a waiver,  by an authorized  representative of
               the party waiving compliance. No such written instrument shall be
               effective  unless it  expressly  recites  that it is  intended to
               amend,  supersede,  cancel,  renew or extend this Agreement or to
               waive  compliance  with one or more of the terms  hereof,  as the
               case may be. No delay on the part of any party in exercising  any
               right,  power or privilege  hereunder  shall  operate as a waiver
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               any such  right,  power or  privilege,  or any  single or partial
               exercise  of any such right,  power or  privilege,  preclude  any
               further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right,
               power or privilege.  The rights and remedies  herein provided are
               cumulative  and are not  exclusive of any rights or remedies that
               any party may otherwise have at law or in equity.

          (c)  Any  controversy  or claim  arising  out of or  relating  to this
               Agreement or the breach of this Agreement that is not resolved by
               Executive  and Employer  (or its  affiliates,  where  applicable)
               shall  be  submitted  to  arbitration  in New  York,  New York in
               accordance  with New York law and the  procedures of the American
               Arbitration  Association.  The determination of the arbitrator(s)
               shall be conclusive  and binding on Employer (or its  affiliates,
               where  applicable)  and  Executive and judgment may be entered on
               the arbitrator(s)` award in any court having jurisdiction.

          (d)  Employer  shall pay, at least  monthly,  all costs and  expenses,
               including  attorneys`  fees and  disbursements,  of Employer  and
               Executive in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation and
               execution  of this  Agreement  and  (ii)  any  legal  proceeding,
               whether or not  instituted by Employer or Executive,  relating to
               the  interpretation  or  enforcement  of any  provision  of  this
               Agreement;  provided that if Executive  institutes the proceeding
               and Employer prevails on each and every material issue, Executive
               shall pay his own costs and  expenses,  and  promptly  (and in no
               event more than 60 days after demand therefor by Employer) return
               to Employer any amounts  previously  paid by Employer  under this
               Section 10(d)(ii).

          (e)  If  any  provision  or  any  portion  of any  provision  of  this
               Agreement or the application of any such provision or any portion
               thereof to any person or  circumstance,  shall be held invalid or
               unenforceable,  the remaining  portion of such  provision and the
               remaining  provisions of this  Agreement,  or the  application of
               such provision or portion of such provision as is held invalid or
               unenforceable to persons or circumstances  other than those as to
               which it is held invalid or unenforceable,  shall not be affected
               thereby and such  provision or portion of any  provision as shall
               have been held invalid or  unenforceable  shall be deemed limited
               or  modified  to the  extent  necessary  to  make  it  valid  and
               enforceable; in no event shall this Agreement be rendered void or
               unenforceable.

          (f)  The  headings  to  the  Sections  of  this   Agreement   are  for
               convenience  of reference  only and shall not be given any effect
               in the construction or enforcement of this Agreement.

          (g)  This Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
               the  successor  and assigns of Employer,  but no interest in this
               Agreement shall be  transferable  in any manner by Executive.  In
               the event of any sale,  transfer or other  disposition  of all or
               substantially  all of Employer`s  assets or business,  whether by
               merger,   consolidation  or  otherwise,   Employer`s  obligations
               hereunder  shall be assigned to, and assumed by, the successor or
               successors   of   Employer;   provided   that   Employer   shall,
               notwithstanding such assignment and assumption, remain liable and
               otherwise  responsible  for  the  fulfillment  of the  terms  and
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          (h)  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding
               between  the  parties  and  supersedes  all  prior   discussions,
               agreements  and  undertakings,  written or oral, of any and every
               nature with respect thereto.

          (i)  This  Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate
               counterparts  which  together  shall  constitute one and the same
               instrument.

          (j)  In the event of the  termination or expiration of this Agreement,
               the  provisions  of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 hereof shall remain in
               full force and effect, in accordance with their respective terms.

          (k)  Executive  shall,  at all times,  be  indemnified  by Employer in
               connection  with his  performance of services  hereunder,  at the
               maximum level  permitted by law.  Employer shall cause  Executive
               (together with other officers and directors) to be covered at all
               times by directors  and officers  liability  insurance  with such
               coverage to be not less than $5,000,000.  Employer shall continue
               to  indemnify  Executive  as  provided  above and  maintain  such
               liability  insurance  coverage for  Executive,  after the Term of
               Employment  has ended for any claims that may be made against him
               with respect to his service as a director or officer of Employer.

          (l)  Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount
               of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other
               employment  or  otherwise,  nor will any  payments  hereunder  be
               subject to offset in the event Executive does mitigate.

          (m)  If all,  or any  portion,  of the  payments  provided  under this
               Agreement,  either  alone or  together  with other  payments  and
               benefits which Executive  receives or is entitled to receive from
               Employer or an affiliate,  would constitute an "excess  parachute
               payment"  within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (whether
               or not under an existing plan,  arrangement  or other  agreement)
               (each such parachute payment, a "Parachute  Payment"),  and would
               result in the  imposition  on  Executive  of an excise  tax under
               Section 4999 of the Code, then, in addition to any other benefits
               to which  Executive is entitled under this  Agreement,  Executive
               shall be paid by  Employer  an amount in cash equal to the sum of
               the excise  taxes  payable by  Executive  by reason of  receiving
               Parachute  Payments plus the amount necessary to put Executive in
               the same  after-tax  position  (taking  into  account any and all
               applicable federal, state and local excise, income or other taxes
               at the  highest  possible  applicable  rates  on  such  Parachute
               Payments  (including  without  limitation any payments under this
               Section  10(m))  as if no  excise  taxes  had been  imposed  with
               respect to Parachute  Payments (the  "Parachute  Gross-up").  The
               amount of any payment  under this Section 10(m) shall be computed
               by a certified  public  accounting  firm of  national  reputation
               reasonably selected by Executive.  If Employer desires to dispute
               the computation  rendered by such accounting  firm,  Employer may
               select  an  alternative   certified  public  accounting  firm  of
               national  reputation to perform the applicable  computations.  If
               the two  accounting  firms  cannot  agree upon the  computations,
               Executive  and Employer  will jointly  appoint a third  certified
               public  accounting  firm  of  national   reputation,   reasonably
               acceptable  to Executive  and  Employer,  within 10 calendar days
               after the two conflicting  computations have been rendered.  Such
               third  accounting  firm  shall be asked to  determine  within  30
               calendar days the  computation  of the  Parachute  Gross-up to be
               paid to Executive, and payments shall be made accordingly. In any
               event,  Employer  will  pay to  Executive  or pay on  Executive`s
               behalf the Parachute  Gross-up as computed by the accounting firm
               initially  selected by Executive by the time any taxes payable by
               Executive as a result of the Parachute  Payments become due, with
               Executive  agreeing to return the excess  amount of such  payment
               over the final computation rendered from the process described in
               this  Section  10(m).  Executive  and  Employer  will provide the
               accounting  firms with all information  which any accounting firm
               reasonably deems necessary in computing the Parachute Gross-up to

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               be made available to Executive.  The costs and expenses of all of
               the  accounting   firms  retained  to  perform  the  computations
               described above shall be borne by Employer.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  this Agreement has been executed as of the date stated
at the beginning of this Agreement.

                                A.B. Watley Group Inc.



                                By:      ____________________________________

                                Title:   ____________________________________



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                                Robert Malin

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