IG Markets Scoops More Prestigious CFD and Forex Trading Awards

(PRWEB) September 25, 2010

CFD and Forex trading company, IG Markets, has won a Falcon Award in the 2010 FX Traders’ Choice Awards and has again been recommended for both CFDs and Forex in the AFR Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Awards.

Key Facts:

    IG Markets a ‘Falcon’ award winner for highest broker satisfaction in Oceania at FX Traders’ Choice Awards.
    IG Markets earns ‘recommended’ titles for both CFDs and Forex in AFR Smart Investor Awards, 3rd year in a row.
    Awards a vote of confidence from the wider CFD and Forex trading public.
IG Markets has been named as one of the 10 retail FX providers honoured from a pool of almost 90 in the 2010 FX Traders’ Choice Awards. Nominated by more than a thousand traders over 111 countries, they won the prominent Falcon Award for High Broker Satisfaction in Oceania. The awards are run by International Business Times, a leading global financial online newspaper published in 14 countries and Forex Datasource, a leader in retail FX market research and FX broker sentiment analysis.

AFR Smart Investor magazine’s Blue Ribbon Awards recognise top performers in the banking, investment and insurance sectors. For the third year in a row, IG Markets has been named a ‘recommended’ provider for both CFD and Forex trading. Judges based their recommendations on range of product offerings, risk management options, varied contract sizes and trading platform.

The recognition for both of these awards acknowledges IG Markets’ product appeal to investors, traders and clients. “IG Markets has always had a strong focus on clients, and we do the research to meet their existing and changing needs. Being recognised in both of these prestigious awards is a great achievement and we’ll be doing everything we can to win the awards next year and beyond. There’s no room for complacency. We aim for excellence in pricing and other aspects of the business that our clients value most,” said Mr Tamas Szabo, IG Markets Australia Chief Executive Officer.

Industry Recognition

The year has been one of major achievements for IG Markets. Along with the 2010 FX Traders’ Choice and Smart Investor awards, they have scooped other top CFD trading awards, including Best CFD Provider for 2010 by Money magazine, CANSTAR CANNEX Five Star Rating for Outstanding Value CFD Provider and Best CFD Provider and a Finalist in Best Forex provider in the 2010 Stockies awards. Amongst its research, Investment Trends also recognises IG Markets as Australia’s number one CFD provider*.

About IG Markets

IG Markets specialises in financial derivatives, principally Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on over 7,000 global share CFDs, along with indices, forex trading, commodities, options, binaries and more. IG Markets is part of the IG Group, a UK FTSE 250 member with over 75,000 active clients worldwide. For further information please call 1800 601 799.

*29% of CFD traders choose IG Markets as their main provider vs. 20% for the next largest provider – Investment Trends May 2010 CFD Report.

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