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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2001
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OR

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________________ to __________________

Commission file number 0-28191


eSpeed, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware 13-4063515
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification
Incorporation or Organization) No.)


One World Trade Center, 103rd Floor
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


New York, New York 10048
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(City, State, Zip Code)


(212) 938-3773
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No _

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class Outstanding at August 6, 2001

Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share 25,027,794
Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share 29,945,985
PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements: Page

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - 1
June 30, 2001 (unaudited) and December 31, 2000

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - Three Months 2
Ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - Six Months 3
Ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Six Months 4
Ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 5

ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 11
and Results of Operations

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 19

PART II--OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds 19

ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 20
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements

eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
As of June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, December 31,
2001 2000
(unaudited)
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<S> <C> <C>
Assets

Cash................................................................. $ 768,016 $ 161,463
Reverse repurchase agreements with related parties................... 153,249,677 122,002,249
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Total cash and cash equivalents................................ 154,017,693 122,163,712

Fixed assets, net.................................................... 30,430,339 23,441,365
Investments.......................................................... 12,621,478 5,833,679
Intangible assets.................................................... 4,648,226 --
Other assets......................................................... 9,153,487 3,683,507
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Total assets................................................... $ 210,871,223 $ 155,122,263
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities:
Payable to related parties, net...................................... $ 3,772,539 $ 11,370,248
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities............................. 19,996,119 11,494,262
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Total liabilities.............................................. 23,768,658 22,864,510
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Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 50,000,000
shares authorized, 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding......... 80,000 80,000
Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share; 200,000,000
shares authorized; 24,993,137 and 16,342,202 shares issued and
outstanding........................................................ 249,931 163,422
Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares
authorized; 29,965,985 and 35,520,480 shares issued and
outstanding........................................................ 299,660 355,205
Additional paid-in capital........................................... 267,464,877 205,908,024
Subscription receivable.............................................. (1,250,000) (1,250,000)
Unamortized expense of restricted stock awards....................... (189,237) --
Unamortized expense of business partner securities................... (3,290,100) --
Accumulated deficit.................................................. (76,262,566) (72,998,898)
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Total stockholders' equity....................................... 187,102,565 132,257,753
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity....................... $ 210,871,223 $ 155,122,263
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</TABLE>


See notes to consolidated financial statements

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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000
(unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the three
months ended
For the three June 30, 2000
months ended (as restated,
June 30, 2001 see Note 1)
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Revenues:
Transaction revenues with related parties:
Fully electronic transactions.................................. $20,802,126 $13,256,054
Voice-assisted brokerage transactions.......................... 6,334,161 3,370,116
Screen-assisted open outcry transactions....................... 66,250 688,844
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Total transaction revenues with related parties........................... 27,202,537 17,315,014
Software Solution fees from related and unrelated parties............ 5,209,237 3,100,997
Interest income from related parties................................. 1,667,702 2,085,751
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Total revenues....................................................... 34,079,476 22,501,762
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Expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits................................... 15,537,909 14,440,660
Occupancy and equipment.............................................. 7,941,481 4,955,490
Professional and consulting fees..................................... 2,334,719 3,299,605
Communications and client networks................................... 2,301,870 1,009,638
Marketing............................................................ 1,501,821 3,670,492
Administrative fees paid to related parties.......................... 2,891,482 1,708,428
Non-cash business partner securities................................. 298,900 29,805,305
Other................................................................ 2,084,499 2,531,786
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Total expenses....................................................... 34,892,681 61,421,404
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Loss before provision for income taxes............................... (813,205) (38,919,642)
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Provision for income taxes:
Federal.............................................................. -- --
State and local...................................................... 158,001 107,500
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Total tax provision.................................................. 158,001 107,500
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Net loss............................................................. $ (971,206) $ (39,027,142)
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Share and per share data:
Basic and diluted net loss per share................................. $ (.02) $ (.76)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding.................. 54,814,868 51,225,449
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements


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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the six months ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000
(unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the six
months ended
For the six June 30, 2000
months ended (as restated,
June 30, 2001 see Note 1)
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<S> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Transaction revenues with related parties:
Fully electronic transactions.................................. $ 42,076,159 $ 22,682,541
Voice-assisted brokerage transactions.......................... 11,697,623 7,231,356
Screen-assisted open outcry transactions....................... 166,908 1,571,712
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Total transaction revenues with related parties...................... 53,940,690 31,485,609
Software Solution fees from related and unrelated parties............ 8,617,507 6,262,054
Interest income from related parties................................. 3,408,851 3,928,525
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Total revenues....................................................... 65,967,048 41,676,188
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Expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits................................... 31,386,507 25,778,446
Occupancy and equipment.............................................. 14,914,485 9,655,239
Professional and consulting fees..................................... 6,035,128 5,758,693
Communications and client networks................................... 4,202,143 1,849,332
Marketing............................................................ 2,998,771 4,799,565
Administrative fees paid to related parties.......................... 4,842,118 3,312,579
Non-cash business partner securities................................. 298,900 29,805,305
Other................................................................ 4,294,664 4,470,088
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Total expenses....................................................... 68,972,716 85,429,247
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Loss before provision for income taxes............................... (3,005,668) (43,753,059)
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Provision for income taxes:
Federal.............................................................. -- --
State and local...................................................... 258,000 200,000
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Total tax provision.................................................. 258,000 200,000
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Net loss............................................................. $ (3,263,668) $ (43,953,059)
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Share and per share data:
Basic and diluted net loss per share................................. $ (.06) $ (.86)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding.................. 53,621,091 51,112,724
</TABLE>


See notes to consolidated financial statements

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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000
(unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the six For the six
months ended months ended
June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000
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<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss............................................................. $ (3,263,668) $ (43,953,059)
Non-cash items included in net loss:
Depreciation and amortization.................................. 3,006,935 1,537,736
Issuance of non-cash business partner securities............... 298,900 29,805,305
Equity in losses of certain unconsolidated investments......... 183,108 --
Non-cash issuance of securities under employee benefit plans 251,440 --
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Other assets................................................... (1,455,988) (1,921,558)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Payable to related parties, net................................ (7,597,709) 1,684,948
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities....................... 8,501,857 10,412,161
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Net cash used in operating activities.......................... (75,125) (2,434,467)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed assets............................................ (5,834,270) (5,261,877)
Capitalization of software development costs......................... (4,046,227) (3,608,676)
Increase in intangible assets........................................ (4,263,639) --
Purchases of investments............................................. -- (833,679)
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Net cash used in investing activities.......................... (14,144,136) (9,704,232)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of securities................................. 47,750,000 25,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of securities under the ESPP.................. 393,789 --
Proceeds from exercises of options................................... 414,298 --
Payments for issuance related expenses............................... (2,484,845) --
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Net cash provided by financing activities...................... 46,073,242 25,000,000
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents............................ 31,853,981 12,861,301
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period....................... 122,163,712 134,845,522
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period............................. $ 154,017,693 $ 147,706,823
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Issuance of Class A common stock in exchange for investment $ 6,970,907
Issuance of Class A common stock in exchange for intangible asset 500,000
Issuance of Class A common stock in exchange for other assets 4,013,992
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$ 11,484,899
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See notes to consolidated financial statements

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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)


1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation: eSpeed, Inc. (eSpeed or, together with its direct and
indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, the Company) is a majority owned subsidiary
of Cantor Fitzgerald Securities (CFS), which in turn is a 99.5% owned subsidiary
of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. (CFLP, or together with its subsidiaries, Cantor).
eSpeed primarily engages in the business of operating interactive vertical
electronic marketplaces designed to enable market participants to trade
financial and non-financial products more efficiently and at a lower cost than
traditional trading environments permit. All significant intercompany balances
and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company has restated its consolidated financial statements for the three
months and six months ended June 30, 2000 to revise its presentation of fully
electronic transaction revenues. The restated financial statements reflect,
pursuant to guidance contained in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's
Emerging Issues Task Force No. 99-19, the Company's fully electronic
transactions net of the fulfillment services fees that are paid to related
parties. Fully electronic transactions are reflected as transactions with
related parties because they are implemented pursuant to services agreements
entered into with related parties.

The effect of this change in presentation is to eliminate fulfillment services
fee expenses of $7,156,955 and $12,232,756 for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2000, respectively, and to reduce the Company's fully electronic
transaction revenues in each of those periods by an equal amount. This change in
presentation has and will have no effect on the Company's net loss, net income,
earnings per share or cash flows for any prior or future period.

The following table summarizes the impact of the restatements:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three months ended June 30, 2000 Six months ended June 30, 2000

As previously As As previously As
reported restated reported restated
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Fully electronic transaction revenues $ 20,413,009 $ 13,256,054 $ 34,915,297 $ 22,682,541
Fulfillment services fee expenses 7,156,955 -- 12,232,756 --
Net loss (39,027,142) (39,027,142) (43,953,059) (43,953,059)
Net loss per share $ (0.76) $ (0.76) $ (0.86) $ (0.86)
</TABLE>


The Company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)
and reflect all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim
periods presented. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC), certain footnote disclosures, which are normally
required under GAAP, have been omitted. It is recommended that these
consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2000. The Consolidated Statement of
Financial Condition at December 31, 2000 was derived from audited financial
statements. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily
indicative of results for the full year.

Software Solution fees from related and unrelated parties: Pursuant to various
services agreements, the Company recognizes fees from related parties (formerly
presented as system services fees from related parties) in amounts generally
equal to its actual direct and indirect costs, including overhead, of providing
such services at the time when such services are performed. For specific
technology support functions that are both utilized by the Company and provided
to related parties, the Company allocates the actual costs



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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

of providing such support functions based on the relative usage of such support
services by each party. In addition, certain clients of the Company provide
online access to their customers through use of the Company's electronic trading
platform. The Company receives up-front and/or periodic fees from unrelated
parties for the use of its platform (formerly presented as licensing fees). Such
fees are deferred and recognized as revenue ratably over the term of the
licensing agreement.

Intangible assets: Intangible assets consist primarily of purchased patents. The
costs incurred in filing and defending patents are capitalized when management
believes such costs serve to enhance the value of the patent. Capitalized costs
related to issued patents are amortized over a period not to exceed 17 years or
the remaining life of the patent, whichever is shorter, using the straight-line
method.

New Accounting Pronouncements: On July 20, 2001, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
141, "Business Combinations" (SFAS 141), and SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets" (SFAS 142). SFAS 141 requires that the purchase method of
accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001.
As a result, the pooling-of-interests method will be prohibited. SFAS 142
changes the accounting for goodwill from an amortization method to an
impairment-only approach. Thus, amortization of goodwill, including goodwill
recorded in past business combinations, will cease upon adoption of this
Statement, which for the Company will be January 1, 2002. However, for any
acquisitions completed after June 30, 2001, goodwill and intangible assets with
an indefinite life will not be amortized. The Company does not believe that the
adoption of SFAS 141 will have an impact on the business, results of operations
or financial condition of the Company. The Company is still evaluating the
impact of the adoption of SFAS 142 and has not yet determined the effect of
adoption on its business, results of operations and financial condition.

2. Fixed Assets


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30, 2001 December 31, 2000
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<S> <C> <C>
Fixed assets consist of the following:
Computer and communication equipment $26,638,761 $19,920,077
Software, including software development costs 16,357,584 12,038,930
Leasehold improvements and other fixed assets 691,297 422,396
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43,687,642 32,381,403
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (13,257,303) (8,940,038)
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Fixed assets, net $30,430,339 $23,441,365
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</TABLE>


3. Intangible Assets

On April 3, 2001, the Company purchased the exclusive rights to United States
Patent No. 4,903,201 (the Wagner Patent) dealing with the process and operation
of electronic futures trading systems that include, but are not limited to,
energy futures, interest rate futures, single stock futures and equity index
futures. The Company purchased the Wagner Patent from Electronic Trading Systems
Corporation for an initial payment of $1,750,000 in cash and 24,334 shares of
the Company's Class A common stock valued at $500,000. The patent expires in
2007. Additional payments are contingent upon the generation of patent-related
revenues. The Company has capitalized approximately $2,300,000 of legal costs
associated with the acquisition and defense of the patent.

4. Acquisitions

Freedom

The Company and Cantor formed a limited partnership (the LP) to acquire an
interest in Freedom International Brokerage (Freedom), a Canadian government
securities broker-dealer and Nova Scotia



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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)


unlimited liability company. On April 4, 2001, the Company contributed 310,769
shares of its Class A common stock, valued at $6,970,907, to the LP as a limited
partner, which entitles the Company to 75% of the LP's capital interest in
Freedom. The Company shares in 15% of the LP's cumulative profits but not in
cumulative losses. Cantor contributed 103,588 shares of the Company's Class A
common stock as the general partner. Cantor will be allocated all of the LP's
cumulative losses or 85% of the cumulative profits. The LP exchanged the 414,357
shares for a 66.7% interest in Freedom. In addition, the Company issued fully
vested, non-forfeitable warrants to purchase 400,000 shares of its Class A
common stock to provide incentives over the three year period ending April 2004
to the other Freedom owner participants to migrate to the Company's fully
electronic platform. The Company recorded additional paid-in capital of
$3,589,000 representing the value of the warrants and $298,900 as a non-cash
charge for the three months ended June 30, 2001. The remaining unamortized
balance of $3,290,100 will be recognized as an expense ratably through April
2004. The Company recorded $298,900 in such non-cash charges for the three
months ended June 30, 2001. To the extent necessary to protect the Company from
any allocation of losses, Cantor is required to provide future capital
contributions to the LP up to an amount that would make Cantor's total
contribution equal to the Company's initial investment in the LP. The Company
receives 65% of all electronic transaction services revenues and Freedom
receives 35% of such revenues. The Company also receives 35% of revenues derived
from Freedom's voice-assisted transactions, other miscellaneous transactions and
the sale of market data or other information.

The Company entered into this transaction principally to expand its business in
Canadian fixed-income, foreign exchange and other capital markets products and
to leverage its opportunities to transact business with the six leading Canadian
financial institutions that are participants in Freedom. The Company believes
that Freedom may experience significant short-term losses as the voice brokerage
business of Freedom is converted to a fully electronic marketplace. Accordingly,
the Company was willing to accept a reduced profits interest in order to avoid
recognizing potentially significant short-term losses prior to the anticipated
achievement by Freedom of profitability. The Company determined the appropriate
number of shares and warrants to be issued by it in this transaction based on
the anticipated benefits to be realized by it and the structure of the profit
and loss arrangement.

TreasuryConnect

On May 25, 2001, the Company acquired all the interests in TreasuryConnect LLC,
a company that operated an electronic trade communication and execution platform
for OTC derivatives, in exchange for 188,009 shares of the Company's Class A
common stock, valued at $4,013,992. The net assets of TreasuryConnect LLC,
including goodwill, are presented in Other assets in the Consolidated Statement
of Financial Condition, pending final allocation of the purchase price to the
net assets acquired. The Company's consolidated financial statements include the
operating results of TreasuryConnect LLC from the date of acquisition. Pro forma
results of operations have not been presented because the effects of the
acquisition were not material on either an individual or an aggregate basis.

5. Secondary Offering of Securities

On March 13, 2001, the Company and selling stockholders, including CFS,
completed a secondary offering of 7,135,000 shares of the Company's Class A
common stock to the public at $20 per share. Of the Class A common stock
offered, 2,500,000 shares were sold by the Company, and 4,635,000 shares were
sold by the selling stockholders, principally CFS. Proceeds to the Company, net
of underwriting discounts and offering costs, were $45,887,378. On April 11,
2001, CFS sold an additional 250,000 shares of Class A common stock in
connection with the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option.

6. Employee Share Transactions

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP) permits eligible employees to
purchase shares of Class A common stock at a discount. At the end of each
purchase period, as defined, accumulated payroll deductions are used to purchase
stock at 85% of the lowest market price at various defined dates during



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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

the offering period. The Company issued 29,511 shares of Class A common stock,
generating proceeds of $393,789 during the six months ended June 30, 2001.

During the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company issued 18,833 shares of
its Class A common stock to employees as a result of exercises of options with a
strike price of $22. The options had been granted pursuant to the eSpeed, Inc.
1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the LT Plan).

In March 2001, the Company issued 10,934 shares of restricted Class A common
stock valued at $220,247 to certain employees under the LT Plan. The shares vest
over four years. For the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company recognized
$31,008 of compensation expense related to the awards.

In the six months ended June 30, 2001, the Company issued 14,050 shares of its
Class A common stock, valued at $220,432, as the Company's matching contribution
to the eSpeed Inc. Deferral Plan for Employees of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. and it
Affiliates with respect to employee contributions in 2000.

7. Regulatory Capital Requirements

Through its subsidiary, eSpeed Government Securities, Inc., the Company is
subject to SEC broker-dealer regulation under Section 15C of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, which requires the maintenance of minimum liquid capital,
as defined. At June 30, 2001, eSpeed Government Securities, Inc.'s liquid
capital of $48,699,266 was in excess of minimum requirements by $48,674,265.

Additionally, the Company's subsidiary, eSpeed Securities, Inc., is subject to
SEC broker-dealer regulation under Rule 17a-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that
the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not
exceed 15 to 1. At June 30, 2001, eSpeed Securities, Inc. had net capital of
$5,754,633, which was $5,740,517 in excess of its required net capital, and
eSpeed Securities, Inc.'s net capital ratio was .74 to 1.

8. Income Taxes

Since the date of the Company's initial public offering (the Offering), the
Company has been subject to income tax as a corporation. Net operating losses
(NOLs) from that date, approximating $30,300,000, will be available on a carry
forward basis to offset future operating income of the Company. However, a
valuation allowance has been recorded at June 30, 2001 to offset the full amount
of the NOLs as realization of this deferred tax benefit is dependent upon
generating sufficient taxable income prior to the expiration of the NOLs.

9. Related Parties

All of the Company's Reverse Repurchase Agreements are transacted on an
overnight basis with CFS. Under the terms of these agreements, the securities
collateralizing the Reverse Repurchase Agreements are held under a custodial
arrangement with a third party bank and are permitted to be resold or repledged.
The fair value of such collateral at June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000 totaled
$152,993,368 and $122,620,469, respectively.

Investments in TradeSpark and the LP that invested in Freedom are accounted for
using the equity method. The carrying value of such related party investments
approximated $8,800,000 at June 30, 2001, and is included in Investments in the
Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.



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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Under a Joint Services Agreement between the Company and Cantor and Services
Agreements between the Company and TradeSpark and the Company and Freedom, the
Company owns and operates the electronic trading system and is responsible for
providing electronic brokerage services, and Cantor, TradeSpark or Freedom
provides voice-assisted brokerage services, fulfillment services, such as
clearance and settlement, and related services, such as credit risk management
services, oversight of client suitability and regulatory compliance, sales
positioning of products and other services customary to marketplace intermediary
operations. In general, for fully electronic transactions, the Company receives
65% of the transaction revenues and Cantor, TradeSpark or Freedom receives 35%
of the transaction revenues. In general, for voice-assisted brokerage
transactions, the Company receives 7% of the transaction revenues, in the case
of Cantor transactions, and 35% of the transaction revenues, in the case of
TradeSpark or Freedom transactions. In addition, the Company receives 25% of the
net revenues from Cantor's gaming businesses.

Under those services agreements, the Company has agreed to provide Cantor,
TradeSpark and Freedom technology support services, including systems
administration, internal network support, support and procurement for desktops
of end-user equipment, operations and disaster recovery services, voice and data
communications, support and development of systems for clearance and settlement
services, systems support for brokers, electronic applications systems and
network support, and provision and/or implementation of existing electronic
applications systems, including improvements and upgrades thereto, and use of
the related intellectual property rights. In general, the Company charges
Cantor, TradeSpark and Freedom the actual direct and indirect costs, including
overhead, of providing such services and receives payment on a monthly basis. In
exchange for a 25% share of the net revenues from Cantor's gaming businesses,
the Company is obligated to spend and does not get reimbursed for the first
$750,000 each quarter of costs of providing support and development services for
such gaming businesses. The related party revenues earned under these agreements
totaled $5,009,737 and $7,969,587 for the three and six month periods ended June
30, 2001, and $3,100,997 and $6,262,054 for the three and six month periods
ended June 30, 2000 and are included in "Software Solution fees from related and
unrelated parties."

Pursuant to guidance contained in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's
Emerging Issues Task Force No. 99-19, the Company's fully electronic
transactions are reflected net of the fulfillment services fees that are paid to
related parties. Fully electronic transactions are reflected as transactions
with related parties because they are implemented pursuant to services
agreements entered into with related parties.

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, Cantor provides various
administrative services to the Company, including accounting, tax, legal and
facilities management. The Company is required to reimburse Cantor for the cost
of providing such services. The costs represent the direct and indirect costs of
providing such services and are determined based upon the time incurred by the
individual performing such services. Management believes that this allocation
methodology is reasonable. The Administrative Services Agreement has a
three-year term which will renew automatically for successive one-year terms
unless cancelled upon six months' prior notice by either the Company or Cantor.

10. Commitment and Contingency

There have been no significant changes in commitments and contingencies from the
matters described in the notes to the Company's consolidated financial
statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2000.

11. Segment and Geographic Data

Segment Information: The Company currently operates its business in one segment,
that of operating interactive electronic vertical marketplaces for the trading
of financial and non-financial products, licensing software and providing
technology support services to Cantor and other related parties.

Geographic Information: The Company operates in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Revenue attribution for purposes of preparing geographic data is principally
based upon the marketplace where the financial product is traded, which, as a
result of regulatory jurisdiction constraints in most circumstances, is also
representative of the location of the client generating the transaction
resulting in commissionable


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eSpeed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

revenue. The information that follows, in management's judgment, provides a
reasonable representation of the activities of each region as of and for the
periods indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Three months ended Three months ended Six months ended Six months ended
June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000 June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000
Transaction Revenues: (restated) (restated)
- --------------------- ------------------ ------------------ ---------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Europe $ 4,850,998 $ 3,130,169 $ 10,192,634 $ 5,791,563
Asia 602,009 178,849 1,382,033 370,477
------------------ --------------- ---------------- ---------------
Total Non-Americas 5,453,007 3,309,018 11,574,667 6,162,040
Americas 21,749,530 14,005,996 42,366,023 25,323,569
------------------ --------------- ---------------- ---------------
Total $ 27,202,537 $ 17,315,014 $ 53,940,690 $ 31,485,609
================== =============== ================ ===============

<CAPTION>

Average long-lived assets: June 30, 2001 December 31, 2000
- ------------------------- ---------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Europe $ 3,366,630 $ 2,225,886
Asia 532,263 791,570
---------------- ---------------
Total Non-Americas 3,898,893 3,017,456
Americas 23,036,959 13,736,827
---------------- ---------------
Total $ 26,935,852 $ 16,754,283
================ ===============
</TABLE>


12. Subsequent Event

On July 30, 2001, the Company entered into an agreement with Deutsche Bank, AG
(Deutsche Bank), whereby Deutsche Bank will channel its electronic market-making
engines and liquidity for specified fixed income products using the Company's
electronic trading platform. In connection with the agreement, Deutsche Bank
purchased 750 shares of Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (Series
C Preferred) of the Company at its par value of $0.01 per share. Each share of
the Series C Preferred is convertible at the option of Deutsche Bank into 10
shares of the Company's Class A common stock at anytime during the five years
ended July 31, 2006. Accordingly, as of the date of purchase the Company will
recognize a non-cash charge of $110,925, representing the value of such Class A
common stock into which the Series C Preferred may be converted. At the end of
each year of the five year agreement in which Deutsche Bank fulfills its
liquidity and market-making obligations for specified products, 150 shares of
Series C Preferred will automatically convert into warrants to purchase 150,000
shares of the Company's Class A common stock at an exercise price of $14.79 per
share. To the extent that Deutsche Bank fulfills its obligations under the
agreement, the Company will recognize additional non-cash charges based upon the
value of the warrants. At the end of the five year period, to the extent that
Deutsche Bank does not fulfill its obligations under the agreement and Series C
Preferred shares remain outstanding, the Company has the option to redeem each
share of the Series C Preferred outstanding in exchange for 10 shares of the
Company's Class A common stock.

On August 7, 2001, the Company purchased the exclusive rights to United States
Patent No. 5,915,209 (the Lawrence Patent) covering electronic auctions of fixed
income securities. The patent expires in 2014. The Company purchased the
Lawrence Patent for an initial payment of $900,000 in cash payable over three
years, and 15,000 warrants to purchase the Company's Class A common stock at an
exercise price of $16.08. The warrants expire on August 6, 2011. Additional
payments are contingent upon the generation of patent-related revenues.



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ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations

The information in this report contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are
based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Any
statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be
deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, words such as "may,"
"will," "should," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "strategy,"
"believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends" and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results and the
timing of certain events may differ significantly from the results discussed in
the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a
discrepancy include, but are not limited to, our limited operating history, the
possibility of future losses and negative cash flow from operations, the effect
of market conditions, including volume and volatility on our business, our
ability to enter into marketing and strategic alliances, to effectively manage
our growth, to expand the use of our electronic system and to induce clients to
use our marketplaces and services, and other factors that are discussed under
"Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December
31, 2000. The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by, and should
be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information set forth in our
financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this filing.

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has restated its
financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000. The
accompanying discussion and analysis gives effect to that restatement.

Overview

eSpeed, Inc. was incorporated on June 3, 1999 as a Delaware corporation. Our
direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries are eSpeed Securities, Inc.,
eSpeed Government Securities, Inc., eSpeed Markets, Inc., eSpeed International
Limited, eSpeed (Canada), Inc., eSpeed (Japan) Limited, eSpeed (Australia) Pty
Limited, eSpeed (Hong Kong) Holdings I, Inc., eSpeed (Hong Kong) Holdings II,
Inc. and eSpeed (Hong Kong) Limited. Prior to our initial public offering in
December 1999, we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of, and we conducted our
operations as a division of, Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, which in turn is a
99.5%-owned subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. (collectively with its
affiliates, Cantor). We commenced operations as a division of Cantor on March
10, 1999, the date the first fully electronic transaction using our eSpeed(R)
system was executed. Cantor had been developing systems to promote fully
electronic marketplaces since the early 1990s. Since January 1996, Cantor has
used our eSpeed(R) system internally to conduct electronic trading.

Concurrent with our initial public offering in December 1999, Cantor contributed
to us, and we acquired from Cantor, certain of our assets. These assets
primarily consist of proprietary software, network distribution systems,
technologies and other related contractual rights that comprise our eSpeed(R)
system.

We operate interactive electronic marketplaces and provide customized real-time
software solutions to our clients. In general, we receive transaction fees based
on a percentage of the face value of products traded through our system.
Products may be traded on a fully electronic basis, electronically through a
voice broker, or via open outcry with prices displayed on data screens.
Additionally, we receive revenues from licensing software and providing
technology support.

We are pursuing an aggressive strategy to expand our client base and expand the
number and types of products that our clients can trade electronically on our
system. Other than Cantor, no client of ours accounted for more than 10% of our
revenues from our date of inception through June 30, 2001.



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Results of Operations

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000

Revenues

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three months ended
------------------------------------
June 30, June 30,
2001 2000
----------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Transaction revenues with related parties:
Fully electronic transactions......................................... $ 20,802,126 $ 13,256,054
Voice-assisted brokerage transactions................................. 6,334,161 3,370,116
Screen-assisted open outcry transactions.............................. 66,250 688,844
----------------- ----------------
Total transaction revenues with related parties.. 27,202,537 17,315,014
Software Solution fees from related and unrelated parties.................... 5,209,237 3,100,997
Interest income from related parties......................................... 1,667,702 2,085,751
----------------- ----------------
Total revenues............................................. $ 34,079,476 $ 22,501,762
================= ================

</TABLE>


Transaction revenues with related parties

Under a Joint Services Agreement between us and Cantor and Services Agreements
between us and TradeSpark and between us and Freedom, we own and operate the
electronic trading system and are responsible for providing electronic brokerage
services, and Cantor, TradeSpark or Freedom provides voice-assisted brokerage
services, fulfillment services, such as clearance and settlement, and related
services, such as credit risk management services, oversight of client
suitability and regulatory compliance, sales positioning of products and other
services customary to marketplace intermediary operations. In general, for fully
electronic transactions, we receive 65% of the transaction revenues and Cantor,
TradeSpark or Freedom receives 35% of the transaction revenues. In general, for
voice-assisted brokerage transactions, we receive 7% of the transaction
revenues, in the case of Cantor transactions, and 35% of the transaction
revenues, in the case of TradeSpark and Freedom transactions. In addition, we
receive 25% of the net revenues from Cantor's gaming businesses operated by the
subsidiaries of Cantor Index Holdings, L.P. (collectively, Cantor Index).

For the three months ended June 30, 2001, we earned transaction revenues with
related parties of $27,202,537 as compared to $17,315,014 for the three months
ended June 30, 2000, an increase of 57%. The growth in these revenues was
attributable to the continued increase in the number of products available on
and clients trading on our eSpeed(R) system. For the three months ended June 30,
2001, 76% of our transaction revenues were generated from fully electronic
transactions.

Our revenues are currently highly dependent on transaction volume in the global
financial product markets. Accordingly, among other things, equity market
volatility, economic and political conditions in the United States and elsewhere
in the world, concerns over inflation, institutional and consumer confidence
levels, the availability of cash for investment by mutual funds and other
wholesale and retail investors, fluctuating interest and exchange rates and
legislative and regulatory changes and currency values may have an impact on our
volume of transactions. We anticipate expanded usage of our eSpeed(R) system for
non-financial products. As additional clients utilize our eSpeed(R) system (for
both financial and non-financial products), we expect that our transaction
revenues will continue to increase and our reliance on fixed income financial
products will decrease.

Software Solution fees from related and unrelated parties

Under various services agreements, we provide Cantor, TradeSpark and Freedom
technology support services, including systems administration, internal network
support, support and procurement for desktops of end-user equipment, operations
and disaster recovery services, voice and data communications, support and
development of systems for clearance and settlement services, systems support
for brokers, electronic applications systems and network support, and provision
and/or



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implementation of existing electronic applications systems, including
improvements and upgrades thereto, and use of the related intellectual property
rights. In general, we charge Cantor, TradeSpark and Freedom the actual direct
and indirect costs, including overhead, of providing such services and receive
payment on a monthly basis; provided, however, in exchange for a 25% share of
the net revenues from Cantor Index, we are obligated to spend, and do not
otherwise get reimbursed for, the first $750,000 each quarter of costs for
providing technology support and development services in connection with such
businesses. In addition, certain clients of the Company provide online access to
their customers through use of the Company's electronic trading platform for
which the Company receives fees (formerly presented as licensing fees). Such
fees are deferred and recognized as revenue ratably over the term of the
licensing agreement. The revenues earned from Cantor, TradeSpark and Freedom
under such services agreements and the revenues earned under the licensing
agreements are collectively referred to as Software Solution fees.

Software Solution fees for the three months ended June 30, 2001 were $5,209,237.
This compares with Software Solution fees for the three months ended June 30,
2000 of $3,100,997, an increase of 68%. For the three months ended June 30,
2001, Software Solution fees increased primarily as a result of an increase in
support provided to Cantor as well as support provided to TradeSpark and
Freedom.

Interest income from related parties

For the three months ended June 30, 2001, we generated interest income from
related parties on overnight reverse repurchase agreements of $1,667,702, at a
weighted average interest rate of 4.2%, as compared to interest income of
$2,085,751, at a weighted average interest rate of 5.9%, for the three months
ended June 30, 2000. This decrease reflects the fact that interest rates in 2001
were significantly lower than in 2000.

Expenses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Three months ended
---------------------------------
June 30, June 30,
2001 2000
--------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Compensation and employee benefits........................... $ 15,537,909 $ 14,440,660
Occupancy and equipment...................................... 7,941,481 4,955,490
Professional and consulting fees............................. 2,334,719 3,299,605
Communications and client networks........................... 2,301,870 1,009,638
Marketing.................................................... 1,501,821 3,670,492
Administrative fees paid to related parties.................. 2,891,482 1,708,428
Non-cash business partner securities......................... 298,900 29,805,305
Other........................................................ 2,084,499 2,531,786
--------------- ---------------

Total expenses........................................ $ 34,892,681 $ 61,421,404
=============== ===============
</TABLE>


Compensation and employee benefits

At June 30, 2001, we had approximately 484 professionals, as compared to
approximately 463 employees at June 30, 2000. Substantially all of our employees
are full time employees located predominantly in New York and London.
Compensation costs include salaries, bonus accruals, payroll taxes and costs of
employer-provided benefits for our employees. For the three months ended June
30, 2001, our compensation costs were $15,537,909 as compared to $14,440,660 for
the three months ended June 30, 2000, an increase of 8%, principally due to our
increased number of employees.

Occupancy and equipment

Occupancy and equipment costs were $7,941,481 for the three months ended June
30, 2001 as compared to occupancy and equipment costs of $4,955,490 for the
three months ended June 30, 2000, an increase of 60%. The increase in occupancy
and equipment costs was due to the expansion of space needed to accommodate our
additional operations and an increase in the number of our locations, including
our new concurrent computing center in New Jersey. Our equipment expenses should
continue to increase as we



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invest in technology and related equipment, but at a slower rate. Occupancy
expenditures primarily consist of the rent and facilities costs of our New York,
London and Tokyo offices.

Professional and consulting fees

Professional and consulting fees were $2,334,719 for the three months ended June
30, 2001 as compared to $3,299,605 for the three months ended June 30, 2000, a
decrease of 29%, primarily due to a decrease in contract employee personnel
costs.

Communications and client networks

Communications costs were $2,301,870 for the three months ended June 30, 2001, a
128% increase over communication costs of $1,009,638 for the three months ended
June 30, 2000. Communications costs include the costs of local and wide area
network infrastructure, the cost of establishing the client network linking
clients to us, data and telephone lines, data and telephone usage and other
related costs. The increase in costs was attributable to the continuing
expansion of our globally managed digital network. We expect such costs to
increase as we continue to expand into new marketplaces and geographic locations
and establish additional communication links with clients.

Marketing

We incurred marketing expenses of $1,501,821 during the three months ended June
30, 2001 as compared to marketing expenses during the three month period ended
June 30, 2000 of $3,670,492, a decrease of 59%, principally due to the second
quarter 2000 launch of a national advertising campaign. Although we do not
anticipate that our marketing expenses will significantly change over the
foreseeable future with respect to our current operations, they may increase as
we expand the scope of our business.

Administrative fees paid to related parties

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, Cantor provides various
administrative services to us, including accounting, tax, legal and facilities
management, for which we reimburse Cantor for the direct and indirect cost of
providing such services. Administrative fees paid to related parties were
$2,891,482 for the three months ended June 30, 2001 as compared to
administrative fees of $1,708,428 for the three months ended June 30, 2000, an
increase of 69%. Administrative fees increased due to the expanded scope of our
business. As we continue to expand our business, administrative fees will also
likely increase, but at a slower rate.

Non-cash business partner securities

In April 2001, we issued fully vested, non-forfeitable, warrants to purchase
400,000 shares of our Class A common stock to Freedom owner participants to
provide incentives to migrate to our fully electronic platform. We will record
non-cash charges over the next three years of approximately $3,600,000,
representing the value of the warrants at the time of issue. We recorded a
non-cash charge of $298,900 in the second quarter 2001, representing three
months of such non-cash expense.

In June 2000, Dynegy and Williams each purchased 789,071 shares of our Class A
common stock for a purchase price of $25,000,000, for a total of $50,000,000.
Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement with Cantor, we purchased from Cantor
789,071 shares of our Class A common stock for a purchase price of $25,000,000.
As a result, our capital increased by a net amount of $25,000,000. Additionally,
each of Dynegy and Williams received fully vested warrants to purchase an
additional 666,666 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of
$35.203125 per share. In connection with the issuance of the warrants, we
recorded a non-cash, non-operating charge against earnings of $29,805,305 to
reflect the cost of the warrants.



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Other expenses

Other expenses consist primarily of recruitment fees, travel, promotional and
entertainment expenditures. For the three months ended June 30, 2001, other
expenses were $2,084,499 as compared to other expenses of $2,531,786 for the
three months ended June 30, 2000, a decrease of 18%, principally as a result of
decreased recruitment fees.

Net loss

Excluding non cash charges, our net loss was $672,306 for the three months ended
June 30, 2001. Including the non-cash charges, we incurred a net loss of
$971,206 for the three months ended June 30, 2001. Although we do not expect to
incur operating losses in the third quarter of 2001, market conditions,
including from seasonality, may cause us to incur such losses for the third
quarter as we continue to develop our business, systems and infrastructure and
expand our brand recognition and client base.

Results of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000

Revenues

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six months ended
------------------------------------
June 30, June 30,
2001 2000
----------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Transaction revenues with related parties:
Fully electronic transactions........................................ $ 42,076,159 $ 22,682,541
Voice-assisted brokerage transactions................................ 11,697,623 7,231,356
Screen-assisted open outcry transactions............................. 166,908 1,571,712
----------------- ----------------
Total transaction revenues with related parties.............................. 53,940,690 31,485,609
Software Solution fees from related and unrelated parties.................... 8,617,507 6,262,054
Interest income from related parties......................................... 3,408,851 3,928,525
----------------- ----------------
Total revenues............................................. $ 65,967,048 $ 41,676,188
================= ================
</TABLE>


Transaction revenues with related parties

For the six months ended June 30, 2001, we earned transaction revenues with
related parties of $53,940,690 as compared to $31,485,609 for the six months
ended June 30, 2000, an increase of 71%. The growth in these revenues was
attributable to the continued increase in the number of products available on
and clients trading on our eSpeed(R) system. For the six months ended June 30,
2001, 78% of our transaction revenues were generated from fully electronic
transactions.



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Software Solution fees from related and unrelated parties

Software Solution fees for the six months ended June 30, 2001 were $8,617,507.
This compares with Software Solution fees for the six months ended June 30, 2000
of $6,262,054, an increase of 38%. For the six months ended June 30, 2001,
Software Solution fees increased primarily as a result of an increase in support
provided to Cantor as well as support provided to TradeSpark and Freedom.

Interest income from related parties

For the six months ended June 30, 2001, we generated interest income from
related parties on overnight reverse repurchase agreements of $3,408,851, at a
weighted average interest rate of 4.8%, as compared to interest income of
$3,928,525, at a weighted average interest rate of 5.7% for the six months ended
June 30, 2000. This decrease reflects the fact that interest rates in 2001 were
significantly lower than in 2000.

Expenses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Six months ended
---------------------------------
June 30, June 30,
2001 2000
--------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Compensation and employee benefits........................... $ 31,386,507 $ 25,778,446
Occupancy and equipment...................................... 14,914,485 9,655,239
Professional and consulting fees............................. 6,035,128 5,758,693
Communications and client networks........................... 4,202,143 1,849,332
Marketing.................................................... 2,998,771 4,799,565
Administrative fees paid to related parties.................. 4,842,118 3,312,579
Non-cash business partner securities......................... 298,900 29,805,305
Other........................................................ 4,294,664 4,470,088
--------------- ---------------

Total expenses........................................ $ 68,972,716 $ 85,429,247
=============== ===============
</TABLE>



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Compensation and employee benefits

At June 30, 2001, we had approximately 484 professionals, as compared to
approximately 463 employees at June 30, 2000. Substantially all of our employees
are full time employees located predominantly in New York and London.
Compensation costs include salaries, bonus accruals, payroll taxes and costs of
employer-provided benefits for our employees. For the six months ended June 30,
2001, our compensation costs were $31,386,507 as compared to $25,778,446 for the
six months ended June 30, 2000, an increase of 22%, principally due to our
increased number of employees.

Occupancy and equipment

Occupancy and equipment costs were $14,914,485 for the six months ended June 30,
2001 as compared to occupancy and equipment costs of $9,655,239 for the six
months ended June 30, 2000, an increase of 54%. The increase in occupancy and
equipment costs was due to the expansion of space needed to accommodate our
additional operations and an increase in the number of our locations, including
our new concurrent computing center in New Jersey. Occupancy expenditures
primarily consist of the rent and facilities costs of our New York, London and
Tokyo offices.

Professional and consulting fees

Professional and consulting fees were $6,035,128 for the six months ended June
30, 2001 as compared to $5,758,693 for the six months ended June 30, 2000, an
increase of 5%, due to an increase in our strategic investment activities and
expenses incurred in connection with technology development.

Communications and client networks

Communications costs were $4,202,143 for the six months ended June 30, 2001, a
127% increase over communication costs of $1,849,332 for the six months ended
June 30, 2000. Communications costs include the costs of local and wide area
network infrastructure, the cost of establishing the client network linking
clients to us, data and telephone lines, data and telephone usage and other
related costs. The increase in costs was attributable to the continuing
expansion of our globally managed digital network.

Marketing

We incurred marketing expenses of $2,998,771 during the six months ended June
30, 2001, as compared to marketing expenses during the six month period ended
June 30, 2000 of $4,799,565, a decrease of 38%, principally due to the second
quarter 2000 launch of a national advertising campaign.

Administrative fees paid to related parties

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, Cantor provides various
administrative services to us, including accounting, tax, legal and facilities
management, for which we reimburse Cantor for the direct and indirect cost of
providing such services. Administrative fees paid to related parties were
$4,842,118 for the six months ended June 30, 2001 as compared to administrative
fees of $3,312,579 for the six months ended June 30, 2000, an increase of 46%.
Administrative fees increased due to the expanded scope of our business.



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Non-cash business partner securities

In April 2001, we issued fully vested, non-forfeitable, warrants to purchase
400,000 shares of our Class A common stock to Freedom owner participants to
provide incentives to migrate to our fully electronic platform. We will record
non-cash charges over the next three years of approximately $3,600,000,
representing the value of the warrants at the time of issue. We recorded a
non-cash charge of $298,900 in the second quarter 2001, representing three
months of such non-cash expense.

In June 2000, Dynegy and Williams each purchased 789,071 shares of our Class A
common stock for a purchase price of $25,000,000, for a total of $50,000,000.
Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement with Cantor, we purchased from Cantor
789,071 shares of our Class A common stock for a purchase price of $25,000,000.
As a result, our capital increased by a net amount of $25,000,000. Additionally,
each of Dynegy and Williams received fully vested warrants to purchase an
additional 666,666 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of
$35.203125 per share. In connection with the issuance of the warrants, we
recorded a non-cash, non-operating charge against earnings of $29,805,305 to
reflect the cost of the warrants.

Other expenses

Other expenses consist primarily of recruitment fees, travel, promotional and
entertainment expenditures. For the six months ended June 30, 2001, other
expenses were $4,294,664 as compared to other expenses of $4,470,088 for the six
months ended June 30, 2000, a decrease of 4%, principally as a result of
decreased recruitment fees.

Net loss

Excluding non-cash charges, our net loss was $2,964,768 for the six months ended
June 30, 2001. Including the non-cash charges, we incurred a net loss of
$3,263,668 for the six months ended June 30, 2001.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At June 30, 2001, we had cash and cash equivalents of $154.0 million, an
increase of $31.9 million as compared to December 31, 2000. We used cash of $0.1
million in our operating activities, consisting of net income after non-cash
items of $0.5 million net of $0.6 million of other changes in operating assets
and liabilities. We also used $14.1 million to purchase additional fixed assets
and intangible assets, including the costs incurred to develop software and
perfect our interest in patents, offset by $46.1 million of net proceeds from
the sale of our Class A common stock principally related to our public offering
in March 2001.

Our operating cash flows consist of transaction revenues, Software Solution fees
from related and unrelated parties, various fees paid to or costs reimbursed to
Cantor, TradeSpark or Freedom, other costs paid directly by us and investment
income. Under the Administrative Services Agreement with Cantor and our various
services agreements, any net receivable or payable is generally settled monthly,
at the discretion of the parties.

Although we have no material commitments for capital expenditures, we anticipate
that we will continue with our capital expenditures and lease commitments
consistent with our operations and infrastructure. We currently do not
anticipate that we will experience growth in our operating expenses for the
foreseeable future.



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Under the current operating structure, our cash flows from operations and our
other cash resources should be sufficient to fund our current working capital
and current capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months.
However, we believe that there are a significant number of capital intensive
opportunities for us to maximize our growth and strategic position, including,
among other things, strategic alliances and joint ventures potentially involving
all types and combinations of equity, debt, acquisition, recapitalization and
reorganization alternatives. We are continually considering such options and
their effect on our liquidity and capital resources.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We have invested $153,249,677 of our cash in securities purchased under reverse
repurchase agreements with Cantor, which are fully collateralized by U.S.
Government securities held in a custodial account at The Chase Manhattan Bank.
These reverse repurchase agreements have an overnight maturity and, as such, are
highly liquid. We do not use derivative financial instruments, derivative
commodity instruments or other market risk sensitive instruments, positions or
transactions. Accordingly, we believe that we are not subject to any material
risks arising from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates,
commodity prices, equity prices or other market changes that affect market risk
sensitive instruments. Our policy is to invest our cash in a manner that
provides us with the appropriate level of liquidity to enable us to meet our
current obligations, primarily accounts payable, capital expenditures and
payroll, recognizing that we do not currently have outside bank funding.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(c) On April 4, 2001, we contributed, for a limited partnership interest,
310,769 shares of our Class A common stock to a limited partnership (the LP)
formed by us and Cantor to acquire an interest in Freedom International
Brokerage (Freedom), a Canadian government securities broker-dealer and Nova
Scotia unlimited liability company, which entitles us to 75% of the LP's capital
interest in Freedom. We share in 15% of the LP's cumulative profits but not in
cumulative losses. Cantor contributed 103,588 shares of the Company's Class A
common stock as the general partner. Cantor will be allocated all of the LP's
cumulative losses or 85% of the cumulative profits. The LP exchanged the 414,357
shares for a 66.7% interest in Freedom. In addition, we issued fully vested,
non-forfeitable warrants to purchase 400,000 shares of our Class A common stock
at an exercise price of $22.43 to provide incentives to the other Freedom owner
participants to migrate to the Company's fully electronic platform. The warrants
become exercisable over a three year period.

On May 3, 2001, we purchased the exclusive rights to United States Patent No.
4,903,201 (the Wagner Patent) dealing with the process and operation of
electronic futures trading systems that include, but are not limited to, energy
futures, interest rate futures, single stock futures and equity index futures.
We purchased the Wagner Patent from Electronic Trading Systems Corporation for
an initial payment of $1,750,000 in cash and 24,334 shares of the Company's
Class A common stock. Additional payments are contingent upon the generation of
patent-related revenues.

On May 25, 2001, we acquired all the interests in TreasuryConnect LLC, a company
that operated an electronic trade communication and execution platform for OTC
derivatives, in exchange for 188,009 shares of our Class A common stock.

On July 30, 2001, pursuant to an agreement under which Deutsche Bank AG agreed
to channel its electronic market-making engines and liquidity for specified
fixed income products using the Company's electronic trading platform, we issued
750 shares of Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (Series C
Preferred Stock) to Deutsche Bank. At the end of each year of the five year
agreement in which Deutsche Bank fulfills its liquidity and market-making
obligations for specified products as agreed, 150 shares of Series C Preferred
Stock will automatically convert into exercisable warrants to purchase 150,000
shares of our Class A common stock at an exercise price of $14.79 per share.
Each share of the Series C Preferred is convertible at the option of Deutsche
Bank into ten shares of our Class A common stock (the Optional Conversion Rate)
at any time during the five years ended July 31, 2006. If the conditions to



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conversion are not satisfied, at the end of the five year agreement each share
of the Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding may be redeemed at our option,
at the Optional Conversion Rate.

The sales of securities described above were exempt from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on Section 4(2) of such Act and/or Regulation
D thereunder. We relied on the following criteria to make such exemption
available: the number of offerees and purchasers, the size and manner of the
offering, the sophistication of the offerees and purchasers and the availability
of material information.


(d) The effective date of our registration statement (Registration No.
333-87475) filed on Form S-1 relating to our initial public offering of Class A
common stock was December 9, 1999. In our initial public offering, we sold
7,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $22.00 per share and CFS,
the selling stockholder, sold 3,350,000 shares of Class A common stock at a
price of $22.00 per share. Our initial public offering was managed on behalf of
the underwriters by Warburg Dillon Read LLC, Hambrecht & Quist, Thomas Weisel
Partners LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. The offering commenced on December 10,
1999 and closed on December 15, 1999. Proceeds to us from our initial public
offering, after deduction of the underwriting discounts and commissions of
approximately $10.0 million and offering costs of $4.4 million, totaled
approximately $139.6 million. None of the expenses incurred in our initial
public offering were direct or indirect payments to our directors, officers,
general partners or their associates, to persons owning 10% or more of any class
of our equity securities or to our affiliates. Of the $139.6 million raised,
approximately $5.8 million has been used to fund investments in various
entities, approximately $35.1 million has been used to acquire fixed assets and
to pay for the development of capitalized software, approximately $4.3 million
has been used to purchase and perfect intangible assets and approximately $10.4
million has been used for other working capital purposes. The remaining $84.0
million has been invested in reverse repurchase agreements which are fully
collateralized by U.S. Government Securities held in a custodial account at a
third-party bank.

Of the amount of proceeds spent through June 30, 2001, approximately $13.0
million has been paid to Cantor under the Administrative Services Agreement
between Cantor and us.

ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description

3.5 Certificate of Designations, Preferences and
Rights of Series C Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock of eSpeed, Inc.

10.19 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
July 30, 2001, among eSpeed, Inc. and the
Investors named therein.

10.20 Amended and Restated Joint Services
Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2001, by and
among Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, on behalf of itself and
its direct and indirect, current and future,
subsidiaries, other than eSpeed, Inc. and
its direct and indirect, current and future,
subsidiaries, and eSpeed, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, on behalf of itself and its
direct and indirect, current and future,
subsidiaries.

10.21 Warrant Agreement, dated as of April 4,
2001, among eSpeed, Inc. and the Freedom
participants named therein.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

None.



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


eSpeed, Inc.
(Registrant)



/s/ Howard W. Lutnick
--------------------------------

Howard W. Lutnick
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



/s/ Jeffrey G. Goldflam
--------------------------------

Jeffrey G. Goldflam
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)


Date: August 14, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number Description
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3.5 Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series
C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of eSpeed, Inc.

10.19 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2001,
among eSpeed, Inc. and the Investors named therein.

10.20 Amended and Restated Joint Services Agreement, dated as of
April 1, 2001, by and among Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, on behalf of itself and its
direct and indirect, current and future, subsidiaries, other
than eSpeed, Inc. and its direct and indirect, current and
future, subsidiaries, and eSpeed, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, on behalf of itself and its direct and indirect,
current and future, subsidiaries.

10.21 Warrant Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2001, among eSpeed,
Inc. and the Freedom participants named therein.



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