VALETTA, Malta, December 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- FXDD, a global online leader in Forex trading, received the prestigious Best Trading Platform Award at the Middle East Online Trading Summit 2010, held November 9-10 in Dubai, the firm announced.

The award was presented by Katia Tayar, founder and CEO of Arabcom Group, during the annual dinner reception attended by all participating firms. Thomas O'Reilly, FXDD senior vice president of sales, received the award on behalf of the FXDD delegates who attended the event.

"This award reflects the elite status FXDD has attained in the Middle East during the past four years. Within this short period of time, the company has blossomed from a small participant in the region to one of the most influential and sought-after brokers," said Amgad Attia, Arabic department manager at FXDD. "We are very proud of the award and, more importantly, to have the trust of our clients. We are committed to maintaining a high level of reliability and excellent customer support."

"The FXDD booth was extremely busy with introducing brokers and clients throughout the summit. We're thrilled with the activity and overwhelming interest in FXDD that we are experiencing now at all of our Middle East trade shows," said Bob Slade, managing director of institutional sales at FXDD.

The Middle East Online Trading Summit & Awards Dubai is one of the largest events devoted to online trading in the MENA region. The exhibition, conference and awards event attracts more than 2,000 investors and highlights the latest trends and developments across the online trading spectrum.

At the event, FXDD demonstrated its 24-hour Forex trading platforms including MetaTrader, FXDDTrader and FXDDAuto. Firm executives also answered questions about the foreign exchange market and currency trading for Forex traders. FXDD provides services to Forex traders around the world and offers superior customer service, powerful trading technology, and reliable streaming liquidity.

About FXDD

FXDD Malta (http://www.global.fxdd.com), a Foreign Exchange Dealer licensed as a Category 3 in terms of the Investment Services Act by the Malta Financial Services Authority, is headquartered in Valletta, Malta. FXDD Malta is a leader in online Forex trading dedicated to providing superior customer service, powerful trading technology, and reliable streaming liquidity. FXDD Malta provides services to individual and institutional traders, hedge funds, commercial entities, brokerage firms and money managers around the world. FXDD Malta offers 24-hour Forex trading by way of its trading platforms, which include: MetaTrader, FXDDTrader, PowerTrader and FXDDAuto. The Company's services currently provide competitive interbank pricing, no-interest accounts, and fully-automated execution. FXDD Malta provides 100:1 leverage, as well as competitive bid-to-ask spreads (2 - 3 pips wide on most majors).

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SOURCE: FXDD

CONTACT: Michelle Manoff, Rubenstein Public Relations, +1-212-843-8051,mmanoff@rubensteinpr.com; Eric Wajnberg, FXDD, +1-212-791-3950, ext. 4502,ewajnberg@fxdd.com