With fxTrade for Android™, traders get OANDA’s leading forex trading platform plus the flexibility and freedom of the Android open-source mobile operating system. Android is supported by a variety of manufacturers and wireless networks, giving customers a wider choice of mobile devices, carriers, and price points.

OANDA’s Android forex app includes the following features:

    * 24/7 trading at interbank rates
    * Trading on 54 currency pairs and 4 precious metal pairs
    * One-tap trade execution from any screen
    * Limit orders: take profit, stop loss, trailing stops, lower and upper bounds
    * Live streaming rate feed
    * Landscape color charting in multiple timeframes for optimal visualization
    * Account values updated in real time: unrealized/realized P&L; margin  
       used/available; net asset value
    * OANDA customer service support accessible by email from inside the app

Market research firm Gartner Inc. reports that Android’s momentum is strong—particularly in North America, where sales of Android-based phones increased more than 700 per cent year-on-year. OANDA’s release of fxTrade for Android marks the third mobile trading app launched by the company in the last 90 days—part of OANDA’s ongoing commitment to create technology that provides customers with the types of trading experiences they expect from a leading forex innovator.

“Android is based on open-source technology, which is all about transparency, flexibility, and freedom of choice,” says Michael Stumm, CEO of OANDA Corporation. “At OANDA we share these values. Developing an Android trading app is a key part of our mobile strategy because it supports our vision of a more open, accessible forex market. Our customers now have wider access to trading opportunities on the device and network of their choice.”