SaxoTrader Named Best Retail Trading Platform by FX Week

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Saxo Bank, the leading online trading and investment specialist, is pleased to announce that SaxoTrader, its multi-asset trading platform, has been named best retail trading platform at the FX Week e-FX Awards.

Saxo Bank, one of the early innovators in online FX trading, has continued to extend its leadership in FX as well as introducing innovations in technology to other asset classes. Today, SaxoTrader, a truly multi-asset trading platform, is a realisation of this long term vision to continue to innovate and improve the way sophisticated individual and institutional investors trade.

SaxoTrader offers access to one of the widest product ranges, including 184 FX crosses (including Spot Gold/Silver), available to both individual and institutional traders. This ability to trade across multiple asset classes is supplemented by prime brokerage services, the ability to cross-margin from a single account and across all product ranges as well as commitment to price transparency.

Matteo Cassina, Head of Lines of Business for Saxo Bank, commented:

"We are delighted that SaxoTrader continues to be recognised as the leading player in providing FX trading capabilities to sophisticated traders. Saxo Bank has built an unparalleled offering in the FX trading space, which continues to be a core area for us. We will continue to invest heavily in developing our multi-asset offering to ensure that clients trading on SaxoTrader have the tools to trade in any economic cycle, through access to a wide range of products, speed and reliability."

The FX Week e-FX Awards recognise industry excellence in electronic foreign exchange among banks, brokers, vendors and the buy side. This is the sixth time Saxo Bank has won the prestigious e-FX award for Best Retail Platform.

About Saxo Bank  

Saxo Bank is a leading online trading and investment specialist, offering private investors and institutional clients a complete set of tools for their trading and investment strategies. Its financial community portal, TradingFloor.com, is the first multi-asset social trading platform. A fully licensed and regulated European bank, Saxo Bank enables clients to trade FX, CFDs, ETFs, Stocks, Futures, Options and other derivatives on our award-winning SaxoTrader platform, accessible on PCs, tablets or smartphones through a single account and available in more than 20 languages. The platform is white-labelled by more than 100 major financial institutions worldwide. Saxo Bank also offers professional portfolio and fund management as well as traditional banking services through Saxo Privatbank. Founded in 1992, Saxo Bank is headquartered in Copenhagen and has offices in 25 countries throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Australia.