Saxo Bank (Dubai) Ltd. Wins Banker Middle East Award

DUBAI, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Saxo Bank (Dubai) Ltd, the online trading and investment specialist, won the Banker Middle East's 'Best FX platform' product award at a ceremony held on Tuesday evening at the Emirates Towers.

The award recognised Saxo Bank (Dubai) Ltd for offering its customers and investors access to the best trading platform in the region, supported by a range of basic functionalities designed to make trading flexible and straightforward.

Saxo Bank is renowned for its online FX trading but its multi-product platform, SaxoTrader, offers clients a wide range of opportunities to trade the world's capital markets, from FX Options and Futures to CFDs on stocks, indices and commodities as well as popular investment products such as Stocks, Bonds and ETFs.

Jakob Beck Thomsen, Head of Saxo Bank Dubai Limited commented: "The award is an accolade to Saxo Bank's experience in the online trading business, and follows the successful launch of several new FX products and features such as a new trading app for iPhone® & Android. I am honoured to accept the award on behalf of the Bank and my colleagues. This award reflects our commitment to respond to our clients and investors and provide the FX market with consistent competitive pricing."

Saxo Bank A/S has won numerous awards for its trading platform. It recently launched the Islamic stock screener in the region that enables clients to identify and trade Islamic compliant stocks on more than 25 exchanges worldwide.

About Saxo Bank (Dubai) Ltd

Saxo Bank (Dubai) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saxo Bank A/S. Saxo Bank (Dubai) Limited is pleased to offer access to Saxo Bank A/S's award-winning trading platforms here in the Middle East. Saxo Bank (Dubai) Ltd is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and services Professional Clients only.

About Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank is a leading online trading and investment specialist. A fully licensed and regulated European bank, Saxo Bank enables private investors and institutional clients to do forex trading as well as trade CFDs, ETFs, Stocks, Futures, Options and other derivatives via three specialised and fully integrated trading platforms; the browser-based SaxoWebTrader, the downloadable SaxoTrader and the SaxoMobileTrader application available in over 20 languages. Saxo Bank also offers professional portfolio and fund management through Saxo Asset Management who accommodates high-net worth private clients and institutional investors and provides banking services and advice to retail clients through Saxo Privatbank. The Saxo Bank Group is headquartered in Copenhagen with offices throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Australia.

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