Saxo Bank Executes World's First Base Jumping FX Trade

Hellerup, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) -

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has
successfully executed, what is believed to be the first FX trade ever
during a base jump at terminal velocity.

The spectacular trade was placed and confirmed during a free fall
using the new SaxoTrader for iPhone(R) & Android app.

Swedish wing suit jumper and stuntman Martin Rose?n used the app
whilst performing the jump in Hutchinson Peak in the Hottentot
Hollands Mountain Range outside of Cape Town, South Africa. The stunt
base jumper bought 1,000,000 EURUSD Spot at a price of 1.26969 and
the trade was confirmed when he was still in mid-air.

Footage from the jump has formed a high-energy television
advertisement for Saxo Bank's platform and trading applications. The
campaign will be launched on 20 February and aired on Bloomberg, CNBC
and other networks.

A 10 minute behind-the-scenes film will be available shortly.
However, the crew also filmed a four minute documentary of the event
available here:
http://www.saxobank.com/mobile/saxotrader-anytime-anywhere

Torben Rene Larsen, Head of Commercial Marketing, Saxo Bank,
commented: "We like breaking new ground and to set new industry
standards but we also think there is a strong similarity between the
mentality of base jumpers and traders. Both need to be in complete
control, and both share the absolute confidence in their ability and
demand the same from their equipment. The base jump trade has proved
that our applications allow the user to trade in virtually all
situations, anytime and anywhere, and provide the technology required
to execute a trade in full confidence."

"Much of Saxo Bank's development has been driven by the need to
differentiate ourselves as a bank specialising in trading and
investments with a clear customer focus. The fact that Saxo Bank
cornered the online market early on was a big advantage and helped
spur the Bank's growth. We still like to differentiate ourselves from
our competitors, and this first FX trade at terminal velocity proves
that we are still breaking new ground."

About Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank is a leading online trading and investment
[http://www.saxobank.com/trading-products ] specialist. A fully
licensed and regulated European bank, Saxo Bank enables private
investors and institutional clients to trade FX, CFDs, ETFs, Stocks,
Futures, Options and other derivatives via three specialised and
fully integrated trading platforms; the browser-based SaxoWebTrader
[http://www.saxobank.com/en/trading-platforms/pages/internet-trading.
aspx ], the downloadable SaxoTrader [http://www.saxobank.com/en/trad
ing-platforms/pages/trader-download.aspx ] 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.

ots Originaltext: Saxo Bank (Switzerland) SA
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Contact:
Media enquiries, Kasper Elbjørn, Head of Group Public Relations,
Saxo Bank, +45-3065-4300, press@saxobank.com; MHP Communications,
+44(0)203-128-8560, saxobank@mhpc.com