content: NEWS RELEASE
  
  AT MARKET GUIDE
  Homi M. Byramji
  President & CEO
  (516) 327-2400 ext. 101
                                  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
           MARKET GUIDE COMPLETES STOCK PRIVATE PLACEMENT
                    NASDAQ FILING TO BE FINALIZED
  
  Lake Success, New York, January 27, 1997 --- Market Guide Inc. (OTC
  Bulletin  Board:  MARG), today announced completion  of  a  private
  placement  sale of 343,363 shares of restricted common stock  at  a
  price  of $3.50 per share to a limited number of institutional  and
  qualified  individual investors.  Proceeds of the offering  totaled
  $1,201,771.
  
  Market Guide managed and conducted the successful private placement
  without  third party assistance.  This has resulted in  the  entire
  proceeds of the sales accruing to the Company.  Under the rules  of
  the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission, the  purchasers  of  the
  Company's  restricted stock must hold their shares  for  a  minimum
  period of two years before the shares can be publicly sold.
  
  The  company  intends to use the proceeds of the private  placement
  offering  to expand its data collection operations, and to increase
  sales and marketing activities in order to accelerate its growth.
  
  The increase in equity resulting from the sale of common stock will
  enable  the  company to meet the Nasdaq Stock Market's requirements
  for  "Small  Cap" listing, according to Market Guide  Chairman  and
  General  Counsel  John D. Case.  Case also stated that  the  Nasdaq
  listing application will be submitted by February 3, 1997.
  
  Homi.  M.  Byramji, President & CEO, said, "Our company has  raised
  capital from private investors on two prior occasions over the past
  eight years.  Each time the Company has used the money we raised to
  provide  solid  positive  results,  and  increased  value  for  our
  shareholders.   Repeat  participation from  several  investors  who
  participated  in  earlier private placements  is  a  very  positive
  endorsement of our accomplishments and a vote of confidence in  our
  plans  for  the  future.   Additionally, I am  pleased  to  welcome
  several new investors as shareholders."
  
  Market  Guide,  Inc.  compiles a high quality  database  containing
  descriptive and financial information on over 8,900 publicly traded
  US  and  foreign companies.  The database contains detailed current
  and historical financial information, descriptive information about
  the  company's  business, summary institutional ownership,  capital
  structure   and   insider   trading  statistics,   short   interest
  information,   historical  stock  prices  and  over  five   hundred
  financial  ratios.   Market  Guide markets  its  database  directly
  through  its  Market Guide for Windows product line and  through  a
  variety  of services on the Internet.  The company also distributes
  data  through  over  35  leading vendors in  the  professional  and
  individual investor markets.
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text: NEWS RELEASE
  
  AT MARKET GUIDE
  Homi M. Byramji
  President & CEO
  (516) 327-2400 ext. 101
                                  
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
           MARKET GUIDE COMPLETES STOCK PRIVATE PLACEMENT
                    NASDAQ FILING TO BE FINALIZED
  
  Lake Success, New York, January 27, 1997 --- Market Guide Inc. (OTC
  Bulletin  Board:  MARG), today announced completion  of  a  private
  placement  sale of 343,363 shares of restricted common stock  at  a
  price  of $3.50 per share to a limited number of institutional  and
  qualified  individual investors.  Proceeds of the offering  totaled
  $1,201,771.
  
  Market Guide managed and conducted the successful private placement
  without  third party assistance.  This has resulted in  the  entire
  proceeds of the sales accruing to the Company.  Under the rules  of
  the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission, the  purchasers  of  the
  Company's  restricted stock must hold their shares  for  a  minimum
  period of two years before the shares can be publicly sold.
  
  The  company  intends to use the proceeds of the private  placement
  offering  to expand its data collection operations, and to increase
  sales and marketing activities in order to accelerate its growth.
  
  The increase in equity resulting from the sale of common stock will
  enable  the  company to meet the Nasdaq Stock Market's requirements
  for  "Small  Cap" listing, according to Market Guide  Chairman  and
  General  Counsel  John D. Case.  Case also stated that  the  Nasdaq
  listing application will be submitted by February 3, 1997.
  
  Homi.  M.  Byramji, President & CEO, said, "Our company has  raised
  capital from private investors on two prior occasions over the past
  eight years.  Each time the Company has used the money we raised to
  provide  solid  positive  results,  and  increased  value  for  our
  shareholders.   Repeat  participation from  several  investors  who
  participated  in  earlier private placements  is  a  very  positive
  endorsement of our accomplishments and a vote of confidence in  our
  plans  for  the  future.   Additionally, I am  pleased  to  welcome
  several new investors as shareholders."
  
  Market  Guide,  Inc.  compiles a high quality  database  containing
  descriptive and financial information on over 8,900 publicly traded
  US  and  foreign companies.  The database contains detailed current
  and historical financial information, descriptive information about
  the  company's  business, summary institutional ownership,  capital
  structure   and   insider   trading  statistics,   short   interest
  information,   historical  stock  prices  and  over  five   hundred
  financial  ratios.   Market  Guide markets  its  database  directly
  through  its  Market Guide for Windows product line and  through  a
  variety  of services on the Internet.  The company also distributes
  data  through  over  35  leading vendors in  the  professional  and
  individual investor markets.