FXCM MENA - 1 Year Later

BEIRUT, Lebanon, September 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- One year ago, FXCM products became available in the Middle East and North Africa, exclusively through Master Capital Group S.A.L. ("FXCM MENA").

Since opening its office in Beirut's Central District in September 2009, FXCM MENA has been proudly catering to currency and commodity traders in the region and offering them FXCM's industry experience, financial strength and award winning platforms*.

    Since its launch, FXCM MENA has successfully enhanced its product and
service offering to continue meeting traders' needs. FXCM MENA has launched a
24-hour customer support service (from Monday to Friday), actively engaged in
online social media via its Brand Ambassador (on Facebook (
http://www.facebook.com/FXCMMENA), Twitter (
http://www.twitter.com/NooraForex), LinkedIn (
http://lb.linkedin.com/in/nooraforex) and regional forums), launched a new
website in Arabic and English and sponsored major Forex events in the region.

Moreover, in August 2010, FXCM MENA launched its Trading over the Phone (http://tinyurl.com/29asdhv)service. Trading over the Phone is available to currency and commodity traders in the region who seek instant and professional trading execution to be performed for them, anytime and from anywhere.

Finally, for traders on the go who want to execute their own trades, the mobile trading (http://www.fxcmmena.com/en/trading-platforms/mobile-platform) service is now available in the region. Traders simply need to download FXCM's platform on their mobile device in order to access streaming charts, monitor prices and check on and modify positions on the go.

* FXCM's Trading Station II platform was awarded Best Retail Platform by FX Week in 2009 & 2010.

About FXCM Holdings LLC

FXCM is one of the world's largest Forex and CFD brokers and is proud to have over 165,000 live accounts in over 150 countries, over $365 billion in notional volume traded each month on its trading platforms and over $600 million in customer funds. Furthermore, FXCM has successfully implemented the No Dealing Desk model on forex execution, which enables clients to have market access to some of the world's largest liquidity providers and offers them fair and transparent trading execution.

FXCM products are exclusively available in the Middle East and North Africa through Master Capital Group SAL, a financial entity authorized and regulated by the Central Bank of Lebanon ( http://www.bdl.gov.lb/bfs/BF/Brokerage_Firms.pdf) .

Trading foreign exchange and CFDs on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all. Read full disclaimer ( http://www.fxcmmena.com/en/risk-warning).

To learn more about FXCM MENA, its products and services, visit our website at http://www.fxcmmena.com or contact us at +961-1-986-686. Ms. Katia Abou-Rizk / Marketing Manager / [email protected] / +961-198-6686

SOURCE FXCM MENA