Novice to Expert Traders Invited to Develop Trading Skills and Win Cash Prizes

1.    eToro (http://www.eToro.co.uk), the fastest growing online financial trading platform has announced its inaugural British Trading Challenge. From November 16 to December 1, 2009, UK based traders from novice to expert, will have the opportunity to enter the virtual trading competition which awards the UK's top three traders cash prizes of £1000, £500 and £250.

eToro's innovative trading platform is designed to instruct, inform and guide traders of every level through the process of creating and executing foreign exchange (Forex) trading strategies. The platform provides a full range of e-tutorials and instructional animations to provide traders, from beginner to expert, with information ranging from trading fundamentals to enhanced analytical tools and real time data feeds.

eToro also provides an active online community with lists of top traders, ten top trades and active chat rooms to encourage sharing of successful techniques.
Since eToro's launch in 2007, over 1.2 million customers have downloaded the eToro software and over 2,000 new customers from 130 countries join eToro every day, making eToro the fastest growing online financial trading platform.

To compete, entrants will download free demo trading simulation software from the eToro website. Trade results are based on real time market data but require no transfer of real funds. Winners will be announced on December 2, 2009.
Competition details and terms and conditions can be found online at http://www.etoro.com/learn/uk-challenge.aspx

Notes to Editors:
With several thousand new user accounts added every month, eToro is the fastest growing platform for online forex trading. eToro uses a unique and creative approach to online investing that incorporates all of the essential tools for forex and other financial markets trading coupled with a highly visual, simple and interactive user interface that actually educates its users from their first foreign currency trade until they reach the level of an expert. Unlike nearly every other online forex trading platform that feature a traditional one-view filled with confusing charts and tables, the eToro forex trading platform features six different "trading arenas" ranging from highly visual beginner to expert arenas.
The eToro platform is currently available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Greek, Turkish and Russian.