World Finance Exchanges & Brokers Awards 2010

LONDON, February 22, 2010 - 2009 was especially difficult for the exchanges and brokerage industry,
as lenders have done their best to adjust to a changed landscape.

The World Finance Exchanges and Brokers awards recognise the results of
the top performing Brokers by region. Congratulations to the winners, a
selection are listed.

    Western Europe
    Online Broker of the Year:
    DIF Broker (Portugal)

    Discretionary Brokerage of the Year:
    Investment Bank of Greece (Greece)

    Small Cap Broker of the Year:
    Neonet AB (Sweden)

    Eastern Europe
    Online Broker of the Year:
    X-Trade Brokers (Poland)

    North America
    Advisory Brokerage of the Year:
    First Manhattan Co. (USA)

    South America
    Market Maker of the Year:
    Deutsche Bank (Brazil)

    East Asia
    Corporate Broker of the Year:
    BOC International (China)

    Africa
    Online Broker of the Year:
    Sigma Securities (Egypt)

    Middle East
    Best Execution Broker:
    Al Ramz Securities (Abu Dhabi)

    For further media information contact:
    World Finance
    Michael McCaw
    Production Editor
    +44(0)20-7014-0370
    michael@worldfinance.com

For further media information contact: World Finance, Michael McCaw, Production Editor, +44(0)20-7014-0370, michael at worldfinance.com