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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4

                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 2, 2001 by and
among the purchasers listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a "Purchaser" and
collectively, the "Purchasers") and A.B. Watley Group Inc. (the "Company").

         WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof (the
"Purchase Agreement") the Purchasers have purchased an aggregate of 2,027,241
shares of the Company's Common Stock (terms not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement) and Warrants; and

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Purchaser the registration
rights set forth herein with respect to the Shares and the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants from time to time (the "Warrant
Shares") (collectively, the "Securities").

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

         Section 1. Registrable Securities. As used herein the term "Registrable
Security" means the Securities until (i) all Securities have been disposed of
pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) all Securities have been sold under
circumstances under which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any
similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act ("Rule 144") are met,
(iii) all Securities have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade
such Securities without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company
has delivered a new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such
Securities not bearing a restrictive legend or (iv) such time as, in the opinion
of counsel to the Company, all Securities may be sold without any time, volume
or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any similar provision then in
effect) under the Securities Act. The term "Registrable Securities" means any
and/or all of the securities falling within the foregoing definition of a
"Registrable Security." In the event of any merger, reorganization,
consolidation, recapitalization or other change in corporate structure affecting
the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be deemed to be made in the definition
of "Registrable Security" as is appropriate in order to prevent any dilution or
enlargement of the rights granted pursuant to this Agreement.

         Section 2. Restrictions on Transfer. Each Purchaser acknowledges and
understands that in the absence of an effective Registration Statement
authorizing the resale of the Securities as provided herein, the Securities are
"restricted securities" as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act. Each Purchaser understands that no disposition or transfer of the
Securities may be made by such Purchaser in the absence of (i) an opinion of
counsel to the Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, that such transfer may be made without registration under the
Securities Act or (ii) such registration.

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         With a view to making available to each Purchaser the benefits of Rule
144 under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
Commission (as defined below) that may at any time permit such Purchaser to sell
securities of the Company to the public without registration, the Company agrees
to:

                  (a) comply with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of Rule
144; and

                  (b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports
and other documents required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) under the Exchange Act; and, if at any time it is not required to file
such reports but in the past had been required to or did file such reports, it
will, upon the request of the Purchaser, make available other information as
required by, and so long as necessary to permit sales of, its Registrable
Securities pursuant to Rule 144.

         Section 3. Registration Rights With Respect to the Securities.

                  (a) The Company agrees that it will prepare and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"), within forty-five (45) days
after the date hereof, a registration statement (on Form S-3 and/or S-1, or
other appropriate form of registration statement) under the Securities Act (the
"Registration Statement"), at the sole expense of the Company (except as
provided in Section 3(c) hereof), in respect of the Purchasers, so as to permit
a public offering and resale of the Securities under the Securities Act by
Purchasers.

         The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement to become effective within five (5) days of SEC clearance and will
within said five (5) days request acceleration of effectiveness. The Company
will notify the Purchasers of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
within one Business Day of such event.

                  (b) The Company will maintain the Registration Statement or
post-effective amendment filed under this Section 3 hereof effective under the
Securities Act until the earliest of (i) the date that none of the Securities
are or may become issued and outstanding, (ii) the date that all of the
Securities have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, (iii) the date
the holders thereof receive an opinion of counsel to the Company, which counsel
shall be reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers, that the Securities may be
sold under the provisions of Rule 144 without limitation as to volume, (iv) all
Securities have been otherwise transferred to persons who may trade such shares
without restriction under the Securities Act, and the Company has delivered a
new certificate or other evidence of ownership for such securities not bearing a
restrictive legend, or (v) all Securities may be sold without any time, volume
or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) or any similar provision then in
effect under the Securities Act in the opinion of counsel to the Company, which
counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers (the "Effectiveness
Period").

                  (c) All fees, disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses and
costs incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of
the Registration Statement under subparagraph 3(a) and in complying with
applicable securities and Blue

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Sky laws (including, without limitation, all attorneys' fees of the Company)
shall be borne by the Company. The Purchasers shall bear the cost of
underwriting and/or brokerage discounts, fees and commissions, if any,
applicable to the Securities being registered and the fees and expenses of its
counsel. The Purchasers and their counsel shall have a reasonable period, not to
exceed five (5) Business Days, to review the proposed Registration Statement or
any amendment thereto, prior to filing with the Commission, and the Company
shall provide the Purchasers with copies of any comment letters received from
the Commission with respect thereto within two (2) Business Days of receipt
thereof. The Company shall make reasonably available for inspection by the
Purchasers, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to the
Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by
the Purchasers or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other records,
pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to
supply all information reasonably requested by the Purchasers or any such
underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with the Registration
Statement, in each case, as is customary for similar due diligence examinations;
provided, however, that all records, information and documents that are
designated in writing by the Company, in good faith, as confidential,
proprietary or containing any material non-public information shall be kept
confidential by the Purchasers and any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or
agent (pursuant to an appropriate confidentiality agreement in the case of the
Purchasers or agent), unless such disclosure is made pursuant to judicial
process in a court proceeding (after first giving the Company an opportunity
promptly to seek a protective order or otherwise limit the scope of the
information sought to be disclosed) or is required by law, or such records,
information or documents become available to the public generally or through a
third party not in violation of an accompanying obligation of confidentiality;
and provided further that, if the foregoing inspection and information gathering
would otherwise disrupt the Company's conduct of its business, such inspection
and information gathering shall, to the maximum extent possible, be coordinated
on behalf of the Purchasers and the other parties entitled thereto by one firm
of counsel designed by and on behalf of the majority in interest of the
Purchasers and other parties. The Company shall qualify any of the securities
for sale in such states as the Purchasers reasonably designate and shall furnish
indemnification in the manner provided in Section 6 hereof. However, the Company
shall not be required to qualify in any state which will require an escrow or
other restriction relating to the Company and/or the sellers, or which will
require the Company to qualify to do business in such state or require the
Company to file therein any general consent to service of process. The Company
at its expense will supply the Purchasers with copies of the Registration
Statement and the prospectus included therein and other related documents in
such quantities as may be reasonably requested by the Purchasers.

                  (d) The Company shall not be required by this Section 3 to
include the Purchasers' Securities in any Registration Statement which is to be
filed if, in the opinion of counsel for both the Purchasers and the Company (or,
should they not agree, in the opinion of another counsel experienced in
securities law matters acceptable to counsel for the Purchasers and the Company)
the proposed offering or other transfer as to which such registration is
requested is exempt from applicable federal and state securities

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laws and would result in all purchasers or transferees obtaining securities
which are not "restricted securities", as defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act.

                  (e) If at any time or from time to time after the effective
date of the Registration Statement, the Company notifies the Purchasers in
writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined in Section
3(f) below), the Purchasers shall not offer or sell any Securities or engage in
any other transaction involving or relating to Securities, from the time of the
giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until the Purchasers
receive written notice from the Company that such Potential Material Event
either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential
Material Event; provided, however, that if the Company so suspends the right to
such holders of Securities for more than twenty (20) days in the aggregate
during any twelve month period, during the periods the Registration Statement is
required to be in effect then the Company must compensate the Purchasers for any
decline in market value of the Securities held by the Purchasers at the
beginning of such suspension through the end of such suspension. If a Potential
Material Event shall occur prior to the date the Registration Statement is
filed, then the Company's obligation to file the Registration Statement shall be
delayed without penalty for not more than thirty (30) calendar days. The Company
must give the Purchasers notice in writing at least two (2) Business Days prior
to the first day of the blackout period, if lawful to do so.

                  (f) "Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (a)
the possession by the Company of material information that is not ripe for
disclosure in a registration statement, as determined in good faith by the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company or that disclosure of
such information in the Registration Statement would be detrimental to the
business and affairs of the Company; or (b) any material engagement or activity
by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely
affected by disclosure in a registration statement at such time, which
determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company that the Registration
Statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such
information.

         Section 4. Cooperation with Company. The Purchasers will cooperate with
the Company in all respects in connection with this Agreement, including timely
supplying all information reasonably requested by the Company (which shall
include all information regarding the Purchasers and proposed manner of sale of
the Registrable Securities required to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement) and executing and returning all documents reasonably requested in
connection with the registration and sale of the Registrable Securities and
entering into and performing their obligations under any underwriting agreement,
if the offering is an underwritten offering, in usual and customary form, with
the managing underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering.

         Section 5. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is
required by any of the provisions of this Agreement to effect the registration
of any of the Registrable Securities under the Act, the Company shall (except as
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this Agreement), as expeditiously as possible, subject to the Purchasers'
assistance and cooperation as reasonably required:

                  (a) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and
to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or
other disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement
whenever the Purchasers of such Registrable Securities shall desire to sell or
otherwise dispose of the same (including prospectus supplements with respect to
the sales of securities from time to time in connection with a registration
statement pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Act) and (ii) take all
lawful action such that each of (A) the Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading and (B) the prospectus
forming part of the Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement
thereto, does not at any time during the Registration Period include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

                  (b) prior to the filing with the Commission of any
Registration Statement (including any amendments thereto) and the distribution
or delivery of any prospectus (including any supplements thereto), provide draft
copies thereof to the Purchasers and reflect in such documents all such comments
as the Purchasers (and their counsel) reasonably may propose and (ii) furnish to
the Purchasers such numbers of copies of a prospectus including a preliminary
prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any prospectus, as applicable, in
conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents, as the
Purchasers may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or
other disposition of the securities owned by the Purchasers;

                  (c) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by
the Registration Statement under New York blue sky laws (subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 3(c) above), and do any and all other acts and
things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Purchasers
to consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdiction of the
securities owned by the Purchasers, except that the Company shall not for any
such purpose be required to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in
any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified or to file therein any general
consent to service of process;

                  (d) list such Registrable Securities on the Principal Market,
and any other exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company is then listed,
if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules
of such exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market;

                  (e) notify the Purchasers at any time when a prospectus
relating thereto covered by the Registration Statement is required to be
delivered under the Act,

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of the happening of any event of which it has knowledge as a result of which the
prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and the Company
shall prepare and file a curative amendment under Section 5(a) as quickly as
commercially possible;

                  (f) as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such
event, notify the Purchasers who hold Registrable Securities being sold (or, in
the event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the
issuance by the Commission or any state authority of any stop order or other
suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement at the earliest
possible time and take all lawful action to effect the withdrawal, recission or
removal of such stop order or other suspension;

                  (g) cooperate with the Purchasers to facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be
offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for
the Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may be, as the Purchasers reasonably may request and registered in such names as
the Purchasers may request; and, within three (3) Business Days after a
Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is declared
effective by the Commission, deliver and cause legal counsel selected by the
Company to deliver to the transfer agent for the Registrable Securities (with
copies to the Purchasers whose Registrable Securities are included in such
Registration Statement) an appropriate instruction and, to the extent necessary,
an opinion of such counsel;

                  (h) take all such other lawful actions reasonably necessary to
expedite and facilitate the disposition by the Purchasers of their Registrable
Securities in accordance with the intended methods therefor provided in the
prospectus which are customary for issuers to perform under the circumstances;

                  (i) in the event of an underwritten offering, promptly include
or incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement such information as the managers reasonably agree should
be included therein and to which the Company does not reasonably object and make
all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
as soon as practicable after it is notified of the matters to be included or
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and

                  (j) maintain a transfer agent for its Common Stock.

         Section 6. Indemnification.

                  (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls such Purchaser within the
meaning of the Securities Act ("Distributing Purchaser") against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several (which shall, for all purposes
of this Agreement, include, but

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not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all
reasonable attorneys' fees), to which the Distributing Purchaser may become
subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of
or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by the
Distributing Purchaser, specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This
Section 6(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Distributing Purchaser with
respect to any person asserting such loss, claim, damage or liability who
purchased the Registrable Securities which are the subject thereof if the
Distributing Purchaser failed to send or give (in violation of the Securities
Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) a copy of the
prospectus contained in such Registration Statement to such person at or prior
to the written confirmation to such person of the sale of such Registrable
Securities, where the Distributing Purchaser was obligated to do so under the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may
otherwise have.

                  (b) Each Distributing Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, and each officer, director of the Company or
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (which shall, for all
purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable costs
of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees) to which the
Company or any such officer, director or controlling person may become subject
under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
but in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration
Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or amendment or supplement
thereto in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished
to the Company by such Distributing Purchaser, specifically for use in the
preparation thereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Distributing Purchaser may otherwise have. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Distributing Investor shall not be liable
under this Section 6(b) for any amount in excess of the net proceeds to such
Distributing Purchaser as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement.

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                  (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof;
but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the
indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party
except to the extent of actual prejudice demonstrated by the indemnifying party.
In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it
notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, assume the defense
thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated and after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation, unless the indemnifying party shall not
pursue the action to its final conclusion. The indemnified party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the
defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be at the
expense of the indemnifying party if the indemnifying party has assumed the
defense of the action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party; provided that if the indemnified party is the Distributing Purchaser, the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying
party if (i) the employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in
writing by the indemnifying party, or (ii) the named parties to any such action
(including any impleaded parties) include both the Distributing Purchaser and
the indemnifying party and the Distributing Purchaser shall have been advised by
such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to the
indemnifying party different from or in conflict with any legal defenses which
may be available to the Distributing Purchaser (in which case the indemnifying
party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of
the Distributing Purchaser, it being understood, however, that the indemnifying
party shall, in connection with any one such action or separate but
substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable only for the reasonable
fees and expenses of one separate firm of attorneys for the Distributing
Purchaser, which firm shall be designated in writing by the Distributing
Purchaser and be approved by the indemnifying party). No settlement of any
action against an indemnified party shall be made without the prior written
consent of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.

         All fees and expenses of the indemnified party (including reasonable
costs of defense and investigation in a manner not inconsistent with this
Section and all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) shall be paid to the
indemnified party, as incurred, within ten (10) Business Days of written notice
thereof to the indemnifying party (regardless of whether it is ultimately
determined that an indemnified party is not entitled to indemnification
hereunder; provided, that the indemnifying party may require such indemnified
party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is
finally judicially determined that such indemnified party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder).

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         Section 7. Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable
contribution under the Securities Act in any case in which (i) the indemnified
party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 6 hereof but is
judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of
competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the
last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case
notwithstanding the fact that the express provisions of Section 6 hereof provide
for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act
may be required on the part of any indemnified party, then the Company and the
applicable Distributing Purchaser shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (which shall, for
all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be limited to, all reasonable
costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable attorneys' fees), in
either such case (after contribution from others) on the basis of relative fault
as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall
be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand
or the applicable Distributing Purchaser on the other hand, and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Distributing Purchaser
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this
Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to in this Section 7. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

                  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 7, in no
event shall any (i) Purchaser be required to undertake liability to any person
under this Section 7 for any amounts in excess of the dollar amount of the net
proceeds to be received by the Purchaser from the sale of the Purchaser's
Registrable Securities (after deducting any fees, discounts and commissions
applicable thereto) pursuant to any Registration Statement under which such
Registrable Securities are to be registered under the Securities Act and (ii)
underwriter be required to undertake liability to any person hereunder for any
amounts in excess of the aggregate discount, commission or other compensation
payable to such underwriter with respect to the Registrable Securities
underwritten by it and distributed pursuant to the Registration Statement.

         Section 8. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents,
approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be delivered as set forth
in the Purchase Agreement.

         Section 9. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the
Purchasers or the Company hereunder may be assigned by any party to any other
person.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the provisions of this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, any transferee of any of the Common
Stock purchased by a Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement other than
through open-market sales, and (b) upon the prior written consent of the
Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed in the case
of an assignment to an affiliate of a Purchaser, the Purchaser's interest in
this Agreement may be assigned at any time, in whole or in part, to any other
person or entity (including any affiliate of the Purchaser) who agrees to be
bound hereby.

         Section 10. Counterparts/Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of
which, when together shall constitute but one and the same instrument, and shall
become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party
hereto and delivered to the other parties. In lieu of the original, a facsimile
transmission or copy of the original shall be as effective and enforceable as
the original.

         Section 11. Remedies. The remedies provided in this Agreement are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. If any term,
provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and
employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result
as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is
hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they
would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions
without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal,
void or unenforceable.

         Section 12. Conflicting Agreements. The Company shall not enter into
any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the
rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or
otherwise prevents the Company from complying with all of its obligations
hereunder.

         Section 13. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.

         Section 14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made in New York by persons domiciled in New York City and without
regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. Any action may be brought as set
forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any party shall have the right to seek
injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any case where
such relief is available. Any dispute under this Agreement shall be submitted to
arbitration under the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") in New York
City, New York, and shall be finally and conclusively determined by the decision
of a board of arbitration consisting of three (3) members (hereinafter referred
to as the "Board of Arbitration") selected as according to the rules governing
the AAA. The Board of Arbitration shall meet on consecutive Business Days in New
York City, New York, and shall reach and render a decision in writing (concurred
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members of the Board of Arbitration) with respect to the amount, if any, which
the losing party(ies) is required to pay to the other party(ies) in respect of a
claim filed. In connection with rendering its decisions, the Board of
Arbitration shall adopt and follow the laws of the State of New York. To the
extent practical, decisions of the Board of Arbitration shall be rendered no
more than thirty (30) calendar days following commencement of proceedings with
respect thereto. The Board of Arbitration shall cause its written decision to be
delivered to all parties involved in the dispute. The Board of Arbitration shall
be authorized and is directed to enter a default judgment against any party
refusing to participate in the arbitration proceeding within thirty days of any
deadline for such participation. Any decision made by the Board of Arbitration
(either prior to or after the expiration of such thirty (30) calendar day
period) shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties to the dispute,
and entitled to be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law and entered
in any court of competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party(ies) shall be
awarded its costs, including attorneys' fees, from the non-prevailing party(ies)
as part of the arbitration award. Any party shall have the right to seek
injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any case where
such relief is available. The prevailing party(ies) in such injunctive action
shall be awarded its(their) costs, including attorneys' fees, from the
non-prevailing party(ies).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of this 2nd day of April
2001.

                                    A.B. WATLEY GROUP INC.

                                    By: /s/ Steven Malin
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Steven Malin, Chairman and Chief
                                        Executive Officer

                                    THE ALAN W. STEINBERG, L.P.

                                    By: /s/ Alan W. Steinberg
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Alan W. Steinberg
                                        Title: General Partner

                                    RIVIERA-ENID L.P.

                                    By: /s/ Alan W. Steinberg
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Alan W. Steinberg
                                        Title: General Partner

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                                    PRISM PARTNERS I, L.P.

                                    By: /s/ Jerald M. Weintraub
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Name: Jerald M. Weintraub
                                        Title: Managing General Partner

                                    PRISM PARTNERS II OFFSHORE FUND

                                    By: /s/ Jerald M. Weintraub
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Name: Jerald M. Weintraub
                                        Title: Managing General Partner

                                    PRISM PARTNERS OFFSHORE FUND

                                    By: /s/ Jerald M. Weintraub
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Jerald M. Weintraub
                                        Title: Managing General Partner

                                    WEISS PECK & GREER TUDOR  FUND LLP

                                    By: /s/ Walter Prendergast
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Walter Prendergast
                                        Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

                                    WEISS PECK & GREER SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

                                    By: /s/ Walter Prendergast
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Walter Prendergast
                                        Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

                                    /s/ Joseph J. Spalutto
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Joseph J. Spalluto

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                                    MUTUAL DISCOVERY FUND

                                    By: /s/ Bradley Takahashi
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Bradley Takahashi
                                        Title: AVP

                                    MUTUAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND

                                    By: /s/ Bradley Takahashi
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Bradley Takahashi
                                        Title: AVP

                                    FRANKLIN MUTUAL BEACON FUND

                                    By: /s/ Bradley Takahashi
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Bradley Takahashi
                                        Title: AVP

                                    MUTUAL QUALIFIED FUND

                                    By: /s/ Bradley Takahashi
                                        ---------------------------------------
                                        Bradley Takahashi
                                        Title: AVP

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                                   SCHEDULE A

                                   PURCHASERS

                              Mutual Discovery Fund

                         Mutual Financial Services Fund

                              Mutual Qualified Fund

                           Franklin Mutual Beacon Fund

                             Prism Partners I, L.P.

                         Prism Partners II Offshore Fund

                          Prism Partners Offshore Fund

                        Weiss Peck & Greer Tudor Fund LLP

                    Weiss Peck & Greer Small Cap Growth Fund

                           The Alan W. Steinberg L.P.

                                Riviera-Enid L.P.

                               Joseph J. Spalluto

                          Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.5

NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT")
OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT PURSUANT TO REGULATION D AND
SUCH OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON
EXERCISE HEREOF MAY BE SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE LAWS. THIS WARRANT MAY
NOT BE EXERCISED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A UNITED STATES PERSON UNLESS REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE, AS
REQUIRED BY REGULATION D.

                             STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

                  To Purchase 27,273 Shares of Common Stock of

                             A.B. WATLEY GROUP INC.

         THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
(the "Holder") is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on
exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the
date hereof (the "Initial Exercise Date") and on or prior to the close of
business on April 1, 2004 (the "Termination Date") but not thereafter, to
subscribe for and purchase from A.B. Watley Group Inc., a corporation
incorporated in the State of Delaware (the "Company"), up to 27,273 shares (the
"Warrant Shares") of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company (the "Common
Stock"). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock (the "Exercise Price")
under this Warrant shall be $6.75. The Exercise Price and the number of shares
for which the Warrant is exercisable shall be subject to adjustment as provided
herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Warrant and the
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2001, pursuant to which this
Warrant has been issued (the "Purchase Agreement"), the Purchase Agreement shall
control. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth for such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

         1. Title to Warrant. Prior to the Termination Date and subject to
compliance with applicable laws, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are
transferable, in

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whole or in part, at the office or agency of the Company by the Holder hereof in
person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together
with the Assignment Form annexed hereto properly endorsed.

         2. Authorization of Shares. The Company covenants that all shares of
Common Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights
represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights
represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue
thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously
with such issue).

         3. Exercise of Warrant.

                  (a) Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant may be made at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date,
and before the close of business on the Termination Date by the surrender of
this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise annexed hereto duly executed, at the
office of the Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may
designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder hereof at the address of
such Holder appearing on the books of the Company) and upon payment of the
Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased by wire transfer or cashier's
check drawn on a United States bank, the Holder of this Warrant shall be
entitled to receive a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock so
purchased. Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be delivered to the
Holder hereof within three (3) Business Days after the date on which this
Warrant shall have been exercised as aforesaid. This Warrant shall be deemed to
have been exercised and such certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have
been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein
shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all
purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the
Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by Holder, if
any, pursuant to Section 5 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.

                  (b) If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the
Company shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates
representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the
rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased shares of Common Stock called for
by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with
this Warrant.

                  (a) If no registration statement is effective permitting the
resale of the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any
time commencing one year after the issuance date hereof, then this Warrant shall
also be exercisable by means of a "cashless exercise" in which the Holder shall
be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of shares equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

(A) = the average of the high and low trading prices per share of Common Stock
on the Business Day preceding the date of such election on the Nasdaq Stock
Market, or if the

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Common Stock is not traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Principal Market
in terms of volume, and converted into US Dollars;
(B) = the Exercise Price of the Warrants; and
(X) = the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.

         4. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled
to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in
respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to the Exercise Price.

         5. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of certificates for shares of
Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to
the Holder hereof for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in
respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses
shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name
of the Holder of this Warrant or in such name or names as may be directed by the
Holder of this Warrant; provided, however, that in the event certificates for
shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than the name of the
Holder of this Warrant, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder
hereof; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a
sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

         6. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its stockholder books
or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant.

         7. Transfer, Division and Combination. (a) Subject to compliance with
any applicable securities laws, transfer of this Warrant and all rights
hereunder, in whole or in part, shall be registered on the books of the Company
to be maintained for such purpose, upon surrender of this Warrant at the
principal office of the Company, together with a written assignment of this
Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by Holder or its
agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon
the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment,
the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of
the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in
such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant
evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall
promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a
new holder for the purchase of shares of Common Stock without having a new
Warrant issued.

(b) This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon
presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a
written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are
to be issued, signed by Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance
with Section 7(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or
combination, the Company shall

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execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or
Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice.

(c) The Company shall prepare, issue and deliver at its own expense (other than
transfer taxes) the new Warrant or Warrants under this Section 7.

(d) The Company agrees to maintain, at its aforesaid office, books for the
registration and the registration of transfers of the Warrants.

         8. No Rights as Stockholder until Exercise. This Warrant does not
entitle the Holder hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder
of the Company prior to the exercise hereof. Upon the surrender of this Warrant
and the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price, the Warrant Shares so purchased
shall be and be deemed to be issued to such Holder as the record owner of such
shares as of the close of business on the later of the date of such surrender or
payment.

         9. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company
covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant certificate
or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss,
theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it
(which shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and
cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company
will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated
as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

         10. Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for
the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted
herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, then such action may be
taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day not a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday.

         11. Adjustments of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares.

                  a. Stock Splits, etc. The number and kind of securities
purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of any of the
following. In case the Company shall (i) pay a dividend in shares of Common
Stock or make a distribution in shares of Common Stock to holders of its
outstanding Common Stock, (ii) subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, (iii) combine its outstanding
shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock or (iv)
issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock,
then the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant
immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Holder of this Warrant
shall be entitled to receive the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other
securities of the Company which he would have owned or have been entitled to
receive had such Warrant been exercised in advance thereof. Upon each such
adjustment of the kind and number of Warrant Shares or other securities of the
Company which are purchasable

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hereunder, the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to purchase
the number of Warrant Shares or other securities resulting from such adjustment
at an Exercise Price per Warrant Share or other security obtained by multiplying
the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number
of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such
adjustment and dividing by the number of Warrant Shares or other securities of
the Company resulting from such adjustment. An adjustment made pursuant to this
paragraph shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such
event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.

                  b. Reorganization, Merger, Consolidation or Disposition of
Assets. In case the Company shall reorganize its capital, merge or consolidate
with or into another corporation (where the Company is not the surviving
corporation or where there is a change in or distribution with respect to the
Common Stock of the Company), or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all its property, assets or business to another corporation and,
pursuant to the terms of such reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale,
transfer or disposition of assets, shares of common stock of the successor or
acquiring corporation, or any cash, shares of stock or other securities or
property of any nature whatsoever (including warrants or other subscription or
purchase rights) in addition to or in lieu of common stock of the successor or
acquiring corporation ("Other Property"), are to be received by or distributed
to the holders of Common Stock of the Company, then Holder shall have the right
thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of shares of
common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it
is the surviving corporation, and Other Property receivable upon or as a result
of such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer or disposition of
assets by a Holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this
Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event. In case of any such
reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer or disposition of assets,
the successor or acquiring corporation (if other than the Company) shall
expressly assume the due and punctual observance and performance of each and
every covenant and condition of this Warrant to be performed and observed by the
Company and all the obligations and liabilities hereunder, subject to such
modifications as may be deemed appropriate (as determined in good faith by
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company) in order to provide for
adjustments of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable
which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable to the adjustments provided
for in this Section 11. For purposes of this Section 11, "common stock of the
successor or acquiring corporation" shall include stock of such corporation of
any class which is not preferred as to dividends or assets over any other class
of stock of such corporation and which is not subject to redemption and shall
also include any evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities
which are convertible into or exchangeable for any such stock, either
immediately or upon the arrival of a specified date or the happening of a
specified event, and any warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase
any such stock. The foregoing provisions of this Section 11 shall similarly
apply to successive reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, sales, transfers
or dispositions of assets.

                  12. Voluntary Adjustment by the Company. The Company may at
any time during the term of this Warrant, reduce the then current Exercise Price
to any

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amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors
of the Company.

         13. Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Warrant Shares or
number or kind of securities or other property purchasable upon the exercise of
this Warrant or the Exercise Price is adjusted, as herein provided, the Company
shall promptly mail by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
to the Holder of this Warrant notice of such adjustment or adjustments setting
forth the number of Warrant Shares (and other securities or property)
purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price of such
Warrant Shares (and other securities or property) after such adjustment, setting
forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and setting forth
the computation by which such adjustment was made. Such notice, in the absence
of manifest error, shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such
adjustment.

         14. Notice of Corporate Action. If at any time:

      (a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for
the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, or
any right to subscribe for or purchase any evidences of its indebtedness, any
shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive
any other right; or

      (b) there shall be any capital reorganization of the Company, any
reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or any
consolidation or merger of the Company with, or any sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all the property, assets or business of the
Company to, another corporation; or

      (c) there shall be a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Company;

then, in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give to Holder (i) at
least 30 days' prior written notice of the date on which a record date shall be
selected for such dividend, distribution, right to subscribe or right or for
determining rights to vote in respect of any such reorganization,
reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer,
disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, and (ii) in the case of any
such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer, disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least 30
days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Such
notice in accordance with the foregoing clause also shall specify (i) the date
on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be
entitled to any such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and
character thereof, and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization,
reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer,
disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place and the
time, if any such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of Common Stock
shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or
other property deliverable upon such

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disposition, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Each such written notice
shall be sufficiently given if addressed to Holder at the last address of Holder
appearing on the books of the Company and delivered in accordance with Section
16(d).

         15. Authorized Shares. The Company covenants that during the period the
Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common
Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company
further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full
authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock
certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant
Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company
will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such
Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Principal Market
upon which the Common Stock may be listed.

         The Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation,
amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder
against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company will (a) not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock
receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the amount payable therefor
upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all
such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public
regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the
Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of
shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise
Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof,
or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or
bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

         16. Miscellaneous.

                  a. Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be binding upon any
successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant shall constitute a contract
under the laws of New York, without regard to its conflict of law principles or
rules, and be subject to arbitration pursuant to the terms set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.

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                  b. Restrictions. The Holder hereof acknowledges that the
Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered,
will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

                  c. Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay
or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate
as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder's rights, powers or
remedies, notwithstanding all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination
Date. If the Company willfully fails to comply with any provision of this
Warrant, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to
cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys' fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in
collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its
rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

                  d. Notices. Any notice, request or other document required or
permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder hereof by the Company shall be
delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

                  e. Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the
absence of affirmative action by Holder to purchase shares of Common Stock, and
no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder hereof, shall give
rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as
a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company
or by creditors of the Company.

                  f. Remedies. Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise
all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to
specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that
monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by
reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to
waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law
would be adequate.

                  g. Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities
laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the
successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are
intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant
and shall be enforceable by any such Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

                  h. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless Holder from and against any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees,
expenses and disbursements of any kind which may be imposed upon, incurred by or
asserted against Holder in any manner relating to or arising out of any failure
by the Company to perform or observe in any material respect any of its
covenants, agreements, undertakings or obligations set forth in this Warrant;
provided, however, that the Company will not be liable hereunder to the extent
that any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,

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actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, attorneys' fees, expenses or
disbursements are found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court to have
resulted from Holder's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in its
capacity as a stockholder or warrantholder of the Company.

                  i. Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the
provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

                  j. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this
Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

                  k. Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the
convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part
of this Warrant.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed
by its officer thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 2, 2001

                             A.B. WATLEY GROUP INC.

                                          By:  /s/ Steven Malin
                                               ----------------
                                                Steven Malin, Chairman and CEO

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