Media Contact: Jaclyn Sales, jsales@fxcm.com New York―January, 2009―

 Transparency in Execution - Before trading, you should know the exact price at which a market order can be filled based on available liquidity. • Short-Term Market Direction Indicator - If the amount of liquidity is heavily tilted towards either the bid or ask side, this indicates that short-term prices may be moving towards the side with less liquidity. Key Features: • 5 Level Display Of Market Depth • View of the Liquidity Available at Each Price Level • Low Spreads - EUR/JPY typically less than 1 pip†. • Web Based Trading. No Downloading. To test Active Trader in real-time, click here for a two-week trial: http://www.fxcm.com/open-free-active-trader.jsp?CMP=PR-Active FXCM Active Trader is an agency / external execution platform,* with commissions determined by trading volume. Opening an account on the FXCM Active Trader Platform requires a minimum deposit of $25,000, or a history of executing at least $10M in notional trading volume per month. There is a small commission charge that starts at $5 per 100,000 unit trade and decreases based on volume. Spreads are typically 1 pip less than with an FXCM Standard Account, resulting in much lower transaction costs. To see a cost comparison, click here. http://www.fxcm.com/active-trader.jsp?CMP=PR-ActiveTrader Contact our Active Trader group at 1-646-432-2970, or contact them by e-mail at activetrader@fxcm.com for more information. # # # †NOTE: FXCM Active Trader strives to provide traders with tight, competitive spreads; however, there may be instances when market conditions cause spreads to widen beyond the advertised spreads here. *References to “agency execution” in this press release refer solely to the FXCM Active Trader platform. FXCM Micro uses a different platform from FXCM Active Trader that is not an “agency execution” platform. FXCM Micro in its discretion may or may not offset individual transactions. # # # FXCM Facts • Forex Capital Markets LLC is one of the Largest Forex Dealer Members • More than 125,000 live accounts are traded on FXCM trading platforms • As of January 2009, an average of $500 billion in notional volume is traded each month on FXCM trading platforms • As of January 2009, in excess of $600 million in customer funds trading on platforms offered by FXCM Leveraged foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose.