For the first edition of the "Best Forex Trading Platform" award, the judging panel of Market500 defined key parameters to determine the winner. Forex is known for its ability to adapt to the strong demand of real-time information as markets move instantaneously. The robustness of its platform is also key to its ability to answer heavy data and information traffic. Based on a select group of shortlisted companies, the panel of experts has chosen ACM Advanced Currency Markets, Switzerland, as the winner.

ACM Advanced Currency Markets is recognized as the easiest to use platform for processing transactions.

"We are not surprised that ease of use has been one of our main strengths as we do have a dedicated team working constantly at improving our user experience," explains ACM's CEO, Mr. Lloyd la Marca.

From a business development point of view, ACM's Managing Director, Nicholas Bang, sees a clear path for the business going forward: "Our platform is clearly efficient and we believe that the Forex market has clearly taken on a solid role in the online world. We have strong growth objectives for our company and the sector as a whole is booming."

Currently investing in many developments, the 2007 Forex Platform winner is starting to expand outside of Europe, with an operating office in Dubai. More foreign offices are to come. "Our platform has been really efficient at providing white labels to key financial institutions around the world and we are looking forward to having other partners around the globe," says Alexandre Axarlis, Director at ACM.

WINNERS OUT OF THE SELECTED PLATFORMS
Score Board	1) ACM	2) SAXO BANK	3) CMC Markets
Scalability	9	9	8
Compatibility	8	10	9
Robustness	10	10	8
Multilingual	10	8	9
Interface Design	9	8	8
Speed Processing	10	10	9
Ease of use	9	8	9
TOTAL	65	63	60

ACM Advanced Currency Markets was awarded the Banker Middle East prize for the best Forex Trading Platform.

The ACM online trading platform was recognized as the easiest to use platform for processing transactions, next to the ability to answer heavy data and information traffic, which is reflective of the Forex industry, known for its ability to adapt to the strong demand of real-time information as markets move instantaneously.

ACM's online trading platform was recognized by Banker Middle East as the best and most efficient and user-friendly trading platform in the region.

The Banker Middle East Product Awards 2008 will provide the benchmark on which banks measure their level of success. The Awards have been designed to be completely transparent and allow the industry to judge itself and celebrate the huge growth it has witnessed over the past year. Acknowledgement of product success is critical in ensuring the industry continues to be innovative and thrive.

The 2007 Forex winner is investing in many other developments and investments as ACM has expanded beyond Europe with an operating office in Dubai servicing the Middle East and Asia markets.

This of course is not the only award category that ACM Middle East & Asia has won during the course of the past year. A few months earlier, the head of the ACM Dubai Office Saber Daboussi was awarded the CEO of the Year Award for the Financial Sector, him being responsible for the remarkable growth the ACM has achieved throughout the Middle East and Asia markets.