Global Forex Trading's DealBook FX 2 Now Offers Customized Dow Jones Newswires Solutions

ADA, Mich.—Global Forex Trading (GFT), a worldwide leader in online currency trading, today announced that it will offer a customized selection of Dow Jones news and information delivered directly within its proprietary online foreign exchange trading software, DealBook® FX 2.

“DealBook® FX 2, combined with Dow Jones news and information, will offer our currency traders coverage of economic and market-moving news—the same quality received by financial professionals worldwide,” said Gary L. Tilkin, president and chief executive officer, GFT.

Dow Jones Newswires, the leading source of real-time news and information for financial professionals, will provide GFT with a tailored selection of forex content. GFT customers—active and day traders in the 24-hour currency markets—will have integrated access to Dow Jones coverage of G8 economic indicators, currency market wrap-ups, columns, and streaming DJ Market Talk forex commentary and analysis. As the selected Dow Jones Newswires stories are published throughout the day or night, they are delivered in real-time into GFT’s online currency trading software.

“Dow Jones Newswires strives to reach investors within their preferred market applications,” said Joseph Lanza, vice president, sales and marketing, Dow Jones Newswires–Americas. “Dow Jones news and information, integrated into DealBook® FX 2, is an exciting new option for individuals investing and trading in currency markets.”

GFT’s DealBook® FX 2 software also offers sophisticated tools for technical analysis, including real-time charting for more than 60 currency crosses and more than 80 technical indicators, and gives forex traders the ability to build and develop trading systems—all within one program at no extra cost.

DealBook® FX 2, with Dow Jones news, is an essential tool for currency traders using fundamental analysis.

“Since foreign currency markets operate 24 hours a day, 6 days a week, it was necessary for GFT to add a news provider with the quality that Dow Jones Newswires offers,” Tilkin said.

Founded in 1997, Global Forex Trading (GFT) is a world-leading provider of real-time currency dealing, pricing and comprehensive services for retail and institutional foreign exchange traders. Serving a global customer-base in more than 120 countries through its DealBook® FX 2 trading software and 24-hour dealing desk operation, GFT’s world headquarters is based in Ada, Mich., with global sales offices located in Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Sydney, Australia and London (opening 2006 as a service offered through GFT Global Markets UK, Ltd.).

Global Forex Trading (GFT), Division of Global Futures and Forex, Ltd., is a registered futures commission merchant with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a registered broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, holds a license with Japan’s Financial Services Agency and is member of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). For each successive year between 2001 and 2005, GFT’s year-over-year volume increased an average of 85 percent. More information about GFT can be found at www.gftforex.com.

Dow Jones Newswires (djnewswires.com) offers real-time news and information solutions for financial professionals providing investment, advice and institutional services, and focused services for corporate and communications executives. In addition to Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; www.dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Indexes, MarketWatch, and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC Universal of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S.

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