FXCM launches Canadian offering through Friedberg Direct

FXCM moved fast to establish a Canadian offering to be able to attract former MF Global's Canadian clients. FXCM which offered its Trading Station II platform through MF Global Canada now partnered with Friedberg Direct forming the FXCM Canada joint venture. According to Canadian law Canadian clients must trade with local brokers only - very similar to CFTC's requirement regarding US clients.

Forex Magnates already broke this news back in November 2011.

FXCM Canada was created to allow Canadian residents access to FXCM's suite of products, including its award-winning platform and No Dealing Desk forex execution, while maintaining their accounts with a regulated Canadian firm. All accounts are held with Friedberg Direct, a division of Friedberg Mercantile Group Ltd., a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). Friedberg is also a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), so all FXCM Canada accounts are protected by the CIPF for up to $1 million. The Friedberg Group of Companies, founded in 1971, is headquartered in the financial district of Toronto and manages over $2 billion in assets.

FXCM Canada Offers Canadian Residents:

• Faster Trading with a New Online Web Platform!
• FXCM Canada offers the Trading Station platform in both a desktop and web browser format. Try them both today with a free forex demo. Sign Up for a Demo Account
• Free Access to DailyFX PLUS

Whether you are looking for live instructor education, automated trading signals, or proprietary positioning data, DailyFX PLUS has the tools you need to get an edge in forex trading.

Local Regulation

Friedberg Mercantile Group is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). Accounts with FXCM Canada are protected up to $1 million through the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

To sign up for an account with FXCM Canada, please click here: https://www.fxcm.ca/open-forex-account.jsp.

About FXCM Inc.

FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) is a global online provider of foreign exchange (forex) trading and related services to retail and institutional customers worldwide.

At the heart of FXCM's client offering is No Dealing Desk forex trading. Clients benefit from FXCM's large network of forex Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term providers enabling FXCM to offer competitive spreads on major currency pairs. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution, and trading from real-time charts. FXCM's UK subsidiary, Forex Capital Markets Limited, also offers CFD products with no re-quote trading and allows clients to trade forex, oil, gold, silver, and stock indices on one platform. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on forex trading and provides free news and market research through DailyFX.com.

About Friedberg Direct

Friedberg Direct is a division of Friedberg Mercantile Group Ltd., a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), and all Canadian exchanges.

Accounts opened through FXCM Canada are held by Friedberg Direct. FXCM Canada clears trades through a subsidiary of FXCM Inc., a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FXCM). Customers of FXCM Canada may, in part, be serviced through subsidiaries of FXCM Inc. FXCM Inc does not own or control any part of Friedberg Direct.

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