Exhibit 99.1


                Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             as Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Knight Trading Group, Inc.
(the "Company") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Thomas M.
Joyce, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or, 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

                               /S/ THOMAS M. JOYCE
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Name:

Thomas M. Joyce


   Title:

Chief Executive Officer


   Date:

March 31, 2003

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.