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NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VDM Specialists, LLC today announced that it has commenced managing the trading of ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ACA), a specialty financial services company, on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The initial public offering comprised the sale of approximately 6.9 million shares of common stock priced at $13, raising approximately $89.7 million for the Company. "Listing on the NYSE is an important step in driving our business strategy across our structured credit, municipal finance and CDO asset management businesses, providing us greater visibility with our clients and increased access to capital," said Alan S. Roseman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. "VDM Specialists was instrumental in helping us through the IPO process." "VDM is pleased to welcome ACA Capital to the New York Stock Exchange," said Robert Fagenson, CEO of VDM Specialists, LLC. "With its listing, ACA Capital joins VDM Specialists' growing family of clients across the full spectrum of financial services sectors. We look forward to serving ACA Capital as its valued partner at the NYSE." VDM Specialists represents a variety of leaders in the financial services industry, including financial guarantor MBIA, Inc.; asset managers Affiliated Managers Group Inc., National Financial Partners and WP Stewart; and brokers and banks UBS AG, KBW, Inc., BankAtlantic BankCorp, Inc., A.G. Edwards, Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A. About ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. is a holding company that provides asset management services and credit protection products to participants in the global credit derivatives markets, structured finance capital markets and municipal finance capital markets. ACA Capital's asset management services are provided through its asset management subsidiary, ACA Management, L.L.C., and its credit protection products are provided through its "A" rated financial guaranty insurance subsidiary, ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation. More information about ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. can be found at http://www.aca.com/. About VDM Specialists, LLC As one of the largest specialist firms on the NYSE, VDM Specialists represents over 400 leading issues including Pfizer, Hewlett-Packard, The Walt Disney Co. and Apache Corp. VDM Specialists is part of publicly traded Van der Moolen Holdings NV (NYSE:VDM). For more information about VDM Specialists, please visit http://www.vdm-usa.com/. DATASOURCE: VDM Specialists, LLC CONTACT: Mark A. Baer, Managing Director, +1-646-576-2700, ; or Tristan Peniston-Bird, Gavin Anderson & Company, +1-212-515-1933,

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