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FXDD, a leader in online Forex trading, has donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts in Japan.  The company announced that it will also match client donations to the American Red Cross to aid with Japan relief.

FXDD provides online foreign exchange trading to clients in more than 200 countries around the world.

“The matching program is our way of assisting our clients in Japan, as well as showing support for FXDD clients around the world,” said Lubomir Kaneti, Chief Operations Officer of FXDD.

FXDD has set up a special link on its Web site for donations.

For more information, log on to http://american.redcross.org/fxdirect-emp.

Source: www.prnewswire.com

Interbank FX Releases January Performance Metrics– Average Execution Time of 7 Milliseconds, Demonstrates Faster, More Accurate FX Trading

Advances commitment to transparency by allowing performance numbers to speak for themselves

Interbank FX LLC, one of the industry’s leading global providers of online forex trading, continues to provide customers with transparency metrics in 2011, further signifying a commitment to providing the best trading experience for customers and partners.

Execution success data is rarely made public in the forex industry, yet IBFX’s performance statistics for January 2011 unveil that execution rates have averaged 99.9%—with an overall rejection rate of 0.1%.

“IBFX is an open book via our performance page,” said Todd Crosland, chairman and president of Interbank FX. “We feel confident that our technology surpasses our competition, which is why we open up the hood of our engine. With IBFX, weekly rejection rates are displayed frequently so traders can objectively analyze the rejection rates and determine their best outcome.”

Interbank FX’s Transparency Metrics—January 2011 (source; ibfx.com/performance)

Number of January Tickets: 7,135,859

Overall Rejection Rate: 0.1%

5-50 Lot Rejection Rate: 0.3%

Average Execution Time: 7.16 milliseconds

*Date range of data comprised from 1/1/11 through 1/31/11.

“Our performance page demonstrates the agility and speed of our Core infrastructure—technology in which we’ve invested millions of dollars in to deliver a streamlined trading experience,” said Crosland. “Our customer’s deserve to know how their trade is executed, which is why we provide information on all major pairs over any period of time—allowing customers to always be aware of a trade’s execution rate, trade speed and the average spread (price) for each currency pair.”

Source: www.ibfx.com/corporate/

Interbank FX LLC Named Fastest Growing Online Forex Broker in Middle East

Interbank FX LLC, one of the industry’s leading global providers of online forex trading, has been recognized by Arabcom’s Middle East Online Trading Awards as the Fastest Growing Online Forex Broker in the Middle East. These prestigious awards continue to recognize the wealth of ingenuity and creativity from all corners of the region’s forex industry.

This event was produced by the Arabcom Group, a leading organizer of forex related exhibitions and conferences in the region. The worldwide award finalists were announced at a banquet on November 9, 2010 at Jumeirah Emirates Hotel in Dubai.

“Interbank FX is extremely honored to be recognized in the Middle East as the fastest growing forex broker, especially as we place a significant emphasis in educating and growing our business in this area of the world,” said Todd Crosland, Chairman and President of Interbank FX LLC. “We take pride in our MT4 platform, including our cutting-edge bridge and API solutions available. We believe our execution surpasses any other broker on the market, and we look forward to delivering world class technology to the MENA region.“

The Middle East Online Trading Summit & Awards Dubai 2010 is the largest online trading exhibition, conference and awards event in the MENA region brought together by the industries:

•World-renowned Speakers & Brokers

•50 + International Exhibitors & Sponsors

•More than 2,000 Investors under one roof

“Since we launched the series of Forex Expos & Conferences in the Middle East Region, Interbank FX has played a major role in the success of our events,” said Katia Taylor, founder & president of the Arabcom Group. “Interbank FX has earned a solid reputation in the region by providing its customers satisfaction, technology, support and new heights in the business. The quality of the services they provide are noteworthy. Wary traders can take comfort in the regulatory oversight of Interbank FX.”

Source: www.ibfx.com

Alpari (US), a global provider of online Forex trading services, has announced the launch of true ECN trading on MetaTrader 4 (MT4), featuring Straight Through Processing (STP) and Non Dealing Desk (NDD) execution.

Following the technological advancements of its counterparts in the Alpari Group, Alpari (US), a global provider of online Forex trading services, has announced the launch of true ECN trading on MetaTrader 4 (MT4), featuring Straight Through Processing (STP) and Non Dealing Desk (NDD) execution. Alpari Pro account holders can now benefit from spreads below 1 pip* and no re-quotes on MT4, one of the most popular Forex trading platforms.

This new connection provides an in-house development that supplies traders with high-speed, low latency trading and direct access to ultra-competitive Forex prices from several top tier banks. Traders can also use their Expert Advisors (EAs), and are now able to place orders inside the spread, allowing their trades to be filled at even more attractive prices than before.

“Alpari has been establishing itself as a technological leader in the Forex industry. We are proud to offer true ECN trading to our clients, providing a more sophisticated trading environment via MT4, with access to greater liquidity, pricing, and execution. This launch reinforces our commitment to innovative technology solutions and provides us with a strategically competitive edge in the FX industry,” says Daniel Skowronski, CEO of Alpari (US).

For more information about ECN trading with Alpari (US), visit http://www.alpari-us.com/en/institutional-trading.

Source: www.prweb.com

Foreign exchange trading services provider, Alpari recently launched its Indian operations by offering its forex trading platform for institutional and retail customers.

The company, which will initially operate from Mumbai, has targeted to acquire at least 1,000 clients in the next six months, Alpari’s Head of Global Sales, Andreas Wigstrom told reporters here.

“Alpari India will create a new investment medium, provide an institution level trading experience for retail investors and present hedging opportunities for the corporates at a lower cost,” Wigstrom said.

Alpari has targeted an annual volume in excess of $3.5 billion in the retail investor segment and plans to open new offices in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, France, Canada, British Columbia, Brazil and Mexico in the coming days, he said.

The company has also plans to offer free training to customers to help investors make informed and responsible trading decisions.

At present, Alpari group has 26 offices in seven countries and has around 300 employees worldwide.