FXCM to Sponsor and Take Part in the First Annual Forex Magnates Summit

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2012-- FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) will be the platinum sponsor of the first annual Forex Magnates Summit to be held on November 14, 2012. This exclusive summit brings together over 350 top forex executives to discuss business trends, upcoming and pending regulation changes to the industry, and technology advancements enhancing the forex market.

Along with FXCM’s sponsorship, CEO Drew Niv will be a featured guest on a panel with other CEOs discussing mergers and acquisitions in the forex market. The roundtable discussion will include the topics of how deals are structured, what parameters an acquiring company searches for in a potential acquisition target, and what company owners should do in order to become attractive to potential M&A deals.

Drew Niv and fellow FXCM executives will be using the opportunity of attending the Forex Magnates Summit to share their vast forex industry knowledge with other attendees and to expand FXCM’s footprint within the sector.

To learn more about the Forex Magnates Summit, please go to: https://summit.forexmagnates.com/en/.

About FXCM Inc.

FXCM Inc. is a global online provider of foreign exchange (forex) trading and related services to retail and institutional customers worldwide.

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About Forex Magnates

Forex Magnates is the premier destination for Retail and Institutional forex industry news. Since its inception in 2009, Forex Magnates has become the “go to” destination of forex professionals to stay up to date of happenings in the industry. On the company’s website Forex Magnates publishes breaking industry news, profiles of new innovative products, and new and coming trends within the sector. In its print segment, the company produces quarterly reports that feature in-depth research of the industry including monthly volume calculations for the top 50 forex brokers, interviews with top CEO’s, and country specific reports. In addition Forex Magnates delivers ad-hoc professional research on forex and other financial markets. Find out more on www.forexmagnates.com.