Options Industry Council, Saxo Bank Sign Content Sharing Agreement and Announce Options Education Roadshow

Chicago And Hellerup, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) -

The Options Industry Council (OIC) and Saxo Bank, the online
trading and investment specialist, have signed a content sharing
agreement making OIC's renowned equity options educational materials
available to Saxo Bank's global client base.

OIC has been educating investors and financial advisors in the
responsible use of exchange-listed options for 22 years. To ensure
investors understand both the benefits and risks of options, OIC
provides education on a range of basic to advanced strategies and on
specific topics such as volatility and options on exchange-traded
funds (ETFs).

Saxo Bank is a leading player in the global online trading of
margin, derivatives and multi-asset products. Its multi-asset trading
platforms and infrastructure deliver reliable, competitive and
innovative trading solutions to both institutional and retail
customers.

"OIC is delighted to be working with a firm like Saxo Bank, which
shares our belief that educated investors make the best customers,"
said Mary Savoie, OIC Executive Director. "Saxo has been diligent and
imaginative in its approach to the US listed equity options markets.
We are looking forward to participating in Saxo's upcoming roadshow
which will visit five major financial centers across Europe to help
profile the US equity options markets."

Separately, a recent report commissioned by OIC from market
analysts TABB Group, has found that there is a high level of European
retail demand from European investors.

Alan Plaugmann, Head of Platforms & Products at Saxo Bank,
commented:

"The quality of Saxo Bank's multi-asset offering has a positive
impact on client activity levels and retention rates. We are
therefore pleased to have reached a content sharing agreement with
OIC at a time when appetite for options trading is increasing across
all types of investors. We want our clients to be able to trade to
the best of their ability, and therefore we place great importance on
our ability to help them develop their skills.

"Options have traditionally been perceived as complex or risky
instruments, and OIC's educational materials will be instrumental in
demystifying their broad range of uses. Moreover, we are continuously
evolving our services to reflect the needs of our clients, and look
forward to announcing additions to our equity options trading
offering shortly."

Saxo Bank also announced that from today stock options are
available on its multi-asset class platform for retail and
institutional investors.

About OIC

OIC is an industry cooperative funded by all the U.S. options
exchanges and OCC. OIC was formed in 1992 to educate investors and
their financial advisors about the benefits and risks of
exchange-traded equity options. OIC's resources include: Investor
Services live help at 1-888-OPTIONS, its educational website at
http://www.OptionsEducation.org
[http://www.optionseducation.org/content/oic/en.html ], live seminars
throughout the continental United States and Canada, and educational
literature.

About Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank is a leading online trading [http://www.saxobank.com/fo
rex?csref=b1744_Link_boilerplate_pressrelease ] 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
[https://beta.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 PC
[http://www.saxobank.com/trading-platforms/saxotrader ]s, tablet
[http://www.saxobank.com/trading-platforms/saxowebtrader ]s or
smartphone
[http://www.saxobank.com/trading-platforms/saxotrader-apps ]s 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.

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Contact:
Press Contacts: OIC, Jim Binder, +1-312-322-9853,
jbinder@theocc.com; Saxo Bank, Kasper Elbjørn, +45-3065-4300,
press@saxobank.com