Thursday, December 2, 2010

Unlimited growth potential with attention to your career development

  • Diverse "hands-on" job experience
  • Opportunity to rotate to new positions and departments based on skill set and achievements
  • Chance to contribute personal impact on the business
  • Direct interaction with clients and senior management
  • Unlimited advancement potential
From Day One, FOREX.com employees gain a wide range of experience within the firm, and our flexible approach to development enables our employees to explore a variety of career paths. This attention to professional development is especially attractive for newer entrants to the workforce who may still be discovering their own talents and interests.
*Includes customer trades, rollovers and counterparty transactions.

A fast-paced entrepreneurial culture focused on customer service

At FOREX.com, providing the highest level of customer service is our credo, and it's why and how we continue to build our business. We are committed to providing our clients with the best online trading experience, backed by the best technology and outstanding customer service. As a modest but growing company, every position at FOREX.com is critical to our operations, and employees at all levels participate in directly servicing our clients. We work hard every day to exceed our customers' expectations. And, in this age of Internet hyperconnectivity, company reputations are constantly being put to the test -- as they should be. So we strive for responsive, open and honest customer service with our clients. It's Job #1

A talented and diverse workforce who work hard and have fun

FOREX.com's office culture is best described as casual and collaborative, yet dynamic and professional. The firm is growing rapidly, especially in the areas of client services and sales, and a significant percentage of our employees are under the age of 30.
FOREX.com's CEO and executive team are highly respected Wall Street veterans who not only share their experiences and market expertise, but also take the time to coach and mentor our developing talent. And, we encourage open door and two-way communications. All employees are empowered to offer observations and suggestions on how the company can not only perform better as a team, but also how we can provide an even higher level of customer service.

Why work at FOREX.com?

Stellar growth, reputation and recognition, with a global footprint in an exciting industry
Since FOREX.com was founded in 1999, the firm has experienced tremendous growth, helping pace the emerging online foreign exchange (forex) industry:
FOREX.com's international customer base represents traders from over 140 countries. The firm trades nearly $250 billion per month with its customers and trading partners.*
  • The company grew over 70% for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, marking the sixth consecutive year that the company has reported top line growth in excess of 65%.
  • FOREX.com is a division of privately-held GAIN Capital. GAIN Capital has a very strong balance sheet with over $225 million in assets and membership equity.
  • GAIN's investor group includes several prestigious venture capital firms that collectively manage over $28 billion in assets. GAIN's investor group includes 3i, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Tudor Ventures, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners, Edison Venture Fund, and Blue Rock Capital.
  • Industry-recognition: For the last four consecutive years (2005-2008), GAIN Capital was named to the prestigious Inc. 500 list as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. GAIN Capital was also ranked #41 in the Financial Services sector on the Inc. 5000 list in 2007.
  • The firm was ranked as the #1 Fastest Growing Company in New Jersey on the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list, and has been on the Technology Fast 50 list for the past four consecutive years (2007-2004).
  • GAIN was also voted 2003 "Growth Company of the Year" by the New Jersey Technology Council and "Start Up Company of the Year" in 2002 by the Eastern Technology Council.
  • Our proprietary trading platform continues to receive industry accolades and awards. In recent years, GAIN Capital Group was the first non-bank institution to be named #1 Currency Forecaster by FX Week magazine. In addition, FOREX.com's ForexTrader platform was selected as the 2008 Best Retail Platform by the readers of Profit & Loss magazine. FOREX.com was also a 2008 Finalist for Best Forex Brokerage, as chosen by the readers of Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, and was also a 2006 finalist for the Best Retail Platform for FXWeek's e-FX Awards, who stated that "...GAIN has done [the] most to deliver the best, most rounded offering to consumers".

Careers

For nearly ten years, FOREX.com has helped define the global online foreign exchange industry. As a market leader, FOREX.com continues to attract highly motivated people who seek career opportunities with unlimited potential to grow along with their firm.
FOREX.com is one of the world's largest and most respected online forex trading firms. From being the first firm to introduce innovative online trading practices — such as instantaneous execution from streaming quotes — to our commitment to fair and honest dealing practices and our cutting-edge proprietary trading technology, FOREX.com remains at the forefront of the exciting and vibrant global foreign exchange industry.
We are constantly looking for talented individuals to join our team.
Posted to the right is a list of our current opportunities. If you have experience in the retail foreign exchange industry, but do not see a relevant job opening, we would still like to hear from you – please submit your CV to ukcareers@forex.com.

GAIN Capital’s FOREX. Enhances iPhone Application

NEW YORK, November 22, 2010 - GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., a global provider of online trading services specialising in foreign exchange (forex or FX) and contracts for difference (CFDs), today announced the launch of an enhanced version of its iPhone trading application.  The new version of the app is now available to FOREX.com clients worldwide in three languages: English, Japanese, and Russian.  The free application offers full trading capabilities, along with up to the minute news, charts, research and account information.
FOREXTrader for iPhone v2.0 includes:
  • Current rates for over 40 currency pairs, plus metals, oil and equity index CFDs1
  • A variety of order types, including market, limit, stop, One Cancels Others (OCO), If Then, If Then / OCO and Trailing Stop
  • Candlestick and line charts with multiple time intervals
  • Live newsfeed from Dow Jones
  • Access to FOREX.com research, including intraday market updates for each trading session, daily reports, and more
  • Economic calendar
  • Account and position management tools
  • The ability to set price alerts by currency pair (customers only)
  • Multi -language support (English, Japanese and Russian)
  • iOS4 multitasking support
“The response to our iPhone app has been very strong following the launch for US clients earlier this year.  We’re thrilled to now offer the app to our clients around the world, and in multiple languages,” said Samantha Roady, chief marketing officer for GAIN Capital.   “We are committed to providing a robust mobile offering for our clients to access their accounts and interact with the markets."
The FOREXTrader for iPhone application complements FOREX.com’s mobile website, which is enhanced for the latest generation of smartphones such as the Google Android, Palm Pre, and iPhone and is compatible with all major browsers.  The mobile site provides visitors with quotes, charts, news and research and an extensive learning section featuring articles, video tutorials and more.  It also offers secure account access for customers and registered practice account users to trade and manage their account.
To download the free application, iPhone and iPod touch users can now visit the App Store directly from their devices and search for “FOREXTrader” or “FOREX.com”.
1CFDs are not available to residents of the United States or Japan.

About GAIN Capital

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. is a global provider of online trading services, specializing in foreign exchange (forex or FX) and contracts for difference (CFDs). Customers and trading partners in more than 140 countries have utilized the company’s award-winning trading platform which transacts nearly $250 billion per month.*
A pioneer in online forex trading, GAIN Capital provides execution, clearing, custody and technology products and services to an institutional client base including asset managers, broker/dealers and other financial services firms. GAIN also operates FOREX.com, one of the largest and best-known brands in the retail forex industry.
With offices in New York City; Bedminster, New Jersey; London; Sydney; Hong Kong; Tokyo and Seoul, GAIN Capital and its affiliates are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the United States, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the United Kingdom, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Japan, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in Australia.
GAIN's investor group includes private equity firms 3i, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Tudor Ventures, Edison Venture Fund and Cross Atlantic Capital Partners.
For company information, visit www.gaincapital.com or www.forex.com
*Includes customer trades, rollovers, and counterparty transactions.

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