Company Profile

Founded in 2001 Part of City Index Group Over 400 Group Staff Worldwide

Foundation

FX Solutions was founded in 2001 by two foreign exchange veterans who realized the Internet could provide the retail trader with the same instantaneous price and deal information that had previously been available only to bank traders via private networks.

The company opened for business with five employees and has since grown to over 40 professionals. In 2003 FX Solutions began live trading on its Global Trading System (GTS) and began research and development on a proprietary "direct link" price feed. This revolutionary price discovery and delivery system would give retail traders their first true equality with the professional world of interbank traders. The speed and accuracy of the GTS platforms allow FX Solutions to serve retail clients, white label partners, and institutional trading partners. The company has been recognized as one of America's fastest growing private companies by Inc. magazine for three consecutive years(from 2005-2007). In a world cluttered with marketing and sales gimmicks, the FX Solutions commitment to its traders remains unique.

Investors

In February of 2008, City Index Group, a leading provider of retail derivative trading services including Contracts for Difference (CFD's) and foreign exchange announced the acquisition of FX Solutions, LLC in an all equity transaction.

City Index Group is an ideal partner to take FX Solutions to the next stage of business growth. The combination of City Index Group and FX Solutions has created new product offerings for the respective clients and has accelerated FX Solutions' global expansion.

The combined Group employs over 400 staff across offices in the UK, United States, China, Singapore and Australia. Additionally, partnership relationships exist throughout Europe, North America, Australia and the Middle East, transacting approximately 1.6 million trades per month. The Group is regulated in Europe, the United States, Singapore and Australia.



In April of 2007, Francisco Partners, one of the world's largest technology-focused private equity investment firms, invested in excess of $100 million to recapitalize FX Solutions. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the firm has approximately $5 billion of committed capital, and was founded to pursue structured investments in technology companies undergoing strategic, technological and operational inflection points.

Francisco Partners' investment in FX Solutions validates the company's business model and strategy, and underscores the confidence in our senior management team. David Golob, Managing Director at Francisco Partners, has commented "we were impressed with the technological depth of FX Solutions' trading platform as well as the value of the service which the company delivers to institutional partners and retail customers alike." By working with Francisco Partners, FX Solutions can leverage their deep experience in the technology sector to expand and enhance our customer offerings, as well as get these innovations to our clients more quickly.

Regulation

FX Solutions is regulated as a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a member of the National Futures Association.