Eighty per cent of Russians and CIS Citizens Surveyed said they Would Consider Forex Trading in the Next 12 Months

Moscow (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Survey disproves the idea that Russian and CIS citizens are not interested
in trading FX
- Results identify top ten reasons and motivations Russian and CIS citizens give
in order to trade FX

The three top reasons consumers gave in order to trade FX:

1) They want a guarantee of their legal interests being protected by law or
regulation
2) They want clearer information on potential returns and the opportunity for
better returns
3) They want clarity on their trading activity, especially trading execution.

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Independent research[1]commissioned by FOREX CLUB, a leading
online broker[2], has shown that most Russia Federation and CIS
citizens surveyed would try - or return to - forex (FX) trading. Out
of the ten top reasons they gave for doing so, the first was a
guarantee that their consumer interests would be protected by law or
regulation, the second highest ranked reason given was and more
transparent trading execution were rated the second and third most
important issues to them in trading FX.

The research, based on interviews with 2,000 consumers in Russia
and three CIS countries, also found that a third of all people would
choose currency trading to boost their household income. This means
that nearly four out of five (78%) of those interviewed said they
would consider trying foreign currency trading in the next 12 months,
as long as they were well-trained and there was no risk of losing
money while they were learning to trade.

Contrary to apparently popular - but certainly unsubstantiated -
views in the Russian Federation and the CIS countries, FOREX CLUB's
independently commissioned research shows there is a clear appetite
by many Russian and CIS citizens for FX trading. The research also
shows that consumers want more action taken in the FX industry to
improve the level of transparency, information, education about
trading and proficiency of regulatory measures in Russia and CIS.

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1. Research commissioned by FOREX CLUB and conducted by Vision
Critical Research from 10-17 May 2012. Sample size 2,000 respondents:
400 from Belarus, 300 from Kazakhstan and 650 from both Ukraine and
across the Russian Federation. Respondents were adults all earning a
minimum of 30 000 RUR per month, per one member of the family.

2. FOREX CLUB was ranked number 10 out of the 44individually named
global brokers by retail forex volume in Forex Magnates' Q3 2012
Industry Report.

Vladimir Kozlov, CEO of FOREX CLUB Group of Companies, commented:
"This research challenges and frankly disprovesany claim that
citizens in the Russian Federation and CIS countries don't want to
trade FX. Clearly consumers want more to be done - and seen to be
done - on regulation and on their wish to see clearer information on
trading returns, greater transparency in trading execution and an
improvement on returns. At FOREX CLUB we're have long been fully
committed to delivering on these. We also think it's vital that the
FX industry as a whole focuses on measures to help address these
issues - all brokers should be doing everything we possibly can to
support local markets and governments to resolve them."

Survey Results

Average Score
Rank Motivation to start or return to FX trading (out of 5)
Guarantee that my interests are protected by law or
1 regulation 3.52
2 If returns were better 3.07
3 More transparent trading execution 3.04
4 Recommendation by someone I trust 2.97
5 More information about potential returns 2.88
6 A website/platform with reliable trading software 2.85
7 More client support tools 2.79
8 More educational tools 2.71
9 Easier to understand websites/platforms 2.63
10 Lower costs for FX broker services 2.18

Source: Vision Critical Research for FOREX CLUB, May 2012

Ways in Which FOREX CLUB delivers on Consumers' Expectations

Expectation No. 1: More Legal Protection: FOREX CLUB is also a
long-term advocate of improved regulation and adheres to strict legal
requirements for its trading businesses, including LLC FOREX CLUB, is
licenced by the Russian Federation's Federal Service for Financial
Markets, as a stock broker, futures and options transactions in stock
trading (licence number 1564), and it provides clients with legal
protection accordance with Russian law.Our Russian broker, LLC FOREX
CLUB, is also a founding member of CRFIN [http://crfin.ru/en ], the
Russian self-regulatory organisation, whose mission is to establish
effective mechanisms to regulate the forex market to promote
transparency, civility, usability and security interests of all
market participants.

Expectation No. 2: Clearer Information on Potential Returns and
Prospect of Better Returns: FOREX CLUB provides all of its clients
with institutional-level capabilities to help clients maximise their
trading. Strategic partnerships with First Derivatives [http://www.fo
rexclub.biz/content/first-derivatives-and-forex-club-announce-strateg
ic-partnership ] and oneZero Financial Systems [http://www.forexclub
.biz/content/onezero-financial-systems-partners-forex-club-deliver-be
st-available-pricing-mt4-traders ] , both world-class financial
technology providers that provide services to top tier banks and
other financial institutions, mean that clients can access
industry-best execution, best pricing and best speeds on all of their
trades.

Expectation No.3: More Transparent Trading Execution:

FOREX CLUB, through their partnership with First Derivatives and
oneZero Financial, has deployed a market access model for MT4 that
has become a standard among brokers offering interbank liquidity
through the MT4 platform. Client trades are matched against the best
available real-time market price for each execution across a vast
range of institutional liquidity relationships. This model not only
provides the best execution to clients but also is a highly
transparent means of verifying tradable rates and improving execution
for clients. Brokers employing this model across the industry have
seen a 99%+ trade execution rate for client trades, in addition to
improved LIMIT trade execution and minimized slippage on market
orders. In addition, the proven scalability of oneZero and First
Derivatives creates the potential for 10,000+ trades/s handling from
the MT4, which pushes the limits of the platform itself even for an
enterprise level integration.

Other Ways in Which FOREX CLUB Supports Client Expectations

Improved Regulation and Trading Standards: The Russian broker, LLC
FOREX CLUB, is a founding member of CRFIN [http://www.crfin.ru ], the
Russian self-regulatory organisation to promote greater and more
effective regulation of the FX industry. LLC FOREX CLUB was
established to provide Russian traders - both individuals and legal
entities - with an opportunity to trade in the forex market in full
compliance with the Russian law. The operations of LLC FOREX CLUB are
organised in accordance with the established norms of corporate
governance and reporting, and are based on the principles of
information transparency, integrity, and reliability for respective
individuals and legal entities.

More Educational-based and User-Friendly Websites/Platforms: As a
market leader in Russia and CIS, FOREX CLUB also has STARTFX2
[http://www.fxclub.org/tools_soft/startfx ], its own proprietary and
very easy-to-use STARTFX 2 trading platform for every consumer,
including those completely inexperienced in the skills and knowledge
of trading. STARTFX 2 has been especially developed for anyone
completely new to trading, who would like education built-in to their
trading activities, as well as access to risk-free, cost-free
practice accounts. Both the real and practice accounts provide
clients with step-by-step guidance on every single trade and what
each single stage of every trade means.

Comprehensive Educational Services in Trading, Tools and
Strategies: FOREX CLUB is arguably the global FX market leader in
providing educational services for forex, CFDs and other trading,
including tools and strategies, through its partner, the
International Academy of Investments and Trading
[http://www.traderacademy.ru ]. It is certainly the strongest leader
and most well-established leader of such services in the Russian
language and across the Russian Federation and CIS, as the Academy
has provided education in trading since 1997.In 2011, over 45,000
traders chose to learn forex trading with us. FOREX CLUB was one of
the industry's first to offer zero spread trading and commission
refunds on all unprofitable trades.

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