FXCM Micro’s monthly currency trading contest starts next week, Monday March 1st, 2010.  $25,000 in cash is awarded to the trader with the highest monthly trading return, $10,000 is awarded for second, and $5,000 for third place.  FXCM Micro wants you to be the King!

Click here to read the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner’s questionnaire on how they won the contest!  Rongyan Jin, our 1st place winner, day traded AUD/USD, earning a staggering 873.24% return*.

The popular currency trading contest has been running for over four years and is free to participate in.  King of the Micro is available to clients all around the world. Recent winners have come from the United States, China, Malaysia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

There is no registration needed, and the requirements are simple: all FXCM Micro clients with $500 in their Micro account at the beginning of the month are automatically entered. And traders must make at least ten trades during the month.

Traders may open a FXCM Micro currency trading account with as little as $25.  All FXCM Micro clients receive free buy and sell trading signals through DailyFX+, complete with blue buy arrows to buy and red arrows to sell.

For more information on the King of the Micro contest, to read the full contest rules, and to deposit money into your FXCM Micro account, click here.

FXCM Micro is a division of FXCM that provides new traders with access to the currency markets for as little as $25. With small (1K) trade size, FXCM Micro provides a great way to learn to trade currency.  FXCM Micro is offered for the individual, self-traded accounts. All participants of the King of the Micro contest can receive the FXCM Power Course free to improve their chances to be the King.

FXCM Holdings, LLC Facts
Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) is a leading global forex broker that caters to both retail and institutional markets. Founded in 1999, FXCM is one of the largest brokers, regulated by several of the world’s most respected financial authorities.

At the heart of FXCM’s client offering is No Dealing Desk† forex trading, FXCM offers 24-hour online forex and CFD trading with no re-quotes. Clients have Direct Market Access to some of the world's largest forex liquidity providers, enabling FXCM to offer clients spread as low as 1 pip on major crosses. Clients also have the benefits of mobile trading, one-click order execution and trading from real-time charts. FXCM’s CFD product** allows traders to trade oil, gold, silver and stock indices, along with forex on one platform. In addition to currency and CFD trading, FXCM offers educational courses on forex trading, and provides free news and research through DailyFX.com.

*Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors.  Past performance is not indicative of future results.

**MetaTrader 4 and CFD accounts are available through Forex Capital Markets Ltd. (FXCM UK).

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Jaclyn Sales jsales@fxcm.com 646-432-2463