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MarketWatch.com Renews Market Education Campaign with MarketWise University

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2004--MarketWatch.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MKTW), a leading provider of business news, financial information and analytical tools, announced today that MarketWise University, a leading stock market education provider, has extended its contract to offer proprietary educational courses for introductory and advanced trading and investing tactics to MarketWatch's audience of CBS.MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com users.
MarketWise University conducts its sessions both online and live at major cities nationwide including Boulder, CO, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and New York City, inviting those interested in market education to classes where they develop the skills to become competent traders and investors. MarketWise teaches its method with real money in real-time, a unique approach to transferring the knowledge to the student. This experience has attracted thousands of students from around the world to learn the art and science of the MarketWise method of trading and investing.

MarketWise University offers students from all levels of experience, introductory to professional floor traders, classes on how to trade and invest in all market environments using the latest technologies, tools and investing methods. For details visit www.marketwise.com/cbsmw.asp for course descriptions and schedules.

"After our initial pilot with MarketWise we have renewed our relationship for another year due to the positive feedback we're getting from attendees," said Bill Bishop, Executive Vice President and General Manager of MarketWatch. "Our mission is to be a leader in providing fast, accurate and useful financial information that helps people make and save money. Offering our users an opportunity to learn and improve trading skills in this way is a terrific fit."

David S. Nassar, Founder/CEO of MarketWise University, stated, "We have enjoyed working with the highly focused management team at MarketWatch, and we appreciate their dedication to market education. We are honored to be the educational provider for the MarketWatch audience and will continue to offer among the best classes available in the industry to this elite group."

About MarketWatch.com, Inc.

MarketWatch.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MKTW) is a leading provider of business news, financial information and analytical tools. Founded in 1997, the Company operates two award-winning Web sites, CBS.MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com. The Company produces the syndicated CBS MarketWatch Weekend program, airs financial reports over The CBS TELEVISION NETWORK and provides updates every 30 minutes on the MarketWatch.com Radio Network. MarketWatch.com also offers subscription products for individual investors, including The Hulbert Financial Digest, Retirement Weekly, The Technical Indicator and Herb Greenberg's RealityCheck. The Company's MarketWatch Information Services group is a leading licensor of market news, data, investment analysis tools and other online applications to financial services firms, media companies, wireless carriers and Internet service providers.

About MarketWise University

Located in the Denver Metro area, Colorado, the MarketWise University was established in 1996 by New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week best-selling author David S. Nassar. The school has become the nation's premier market educational provider, offering a proprietary approach to trading equities, options, futures, commodities and foreign exchange. MarketWise has taught students from around the world using state of the art technology and tools to take control of their trading and investing decisions. Mediums of education are available on location and real-time over the world wide web. For more information, visit at www.marketwise.com or call 877-MKT-WISE.

Contacts


MarketWatch.com
Dan Silmore, 415-733-0582 (Media Relations)
dsilmore@marketwatch.com
Anna Yen, 415-616-7214 (Investor Relations)
ayen@marketwatch.com
or
Bolde Communications
Elizabeth Ames, 212-727-1680
eames@boldepr.com
or
MarketWise.com
Eric Erickson, 720-946-4529 (Media Relations)
e.erickson@marketwise.com

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