NEW YORK—January 31, 2012-- FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) today announces that Chief Executive Officer, Drew Niv and Chief Financial Officer, Robert Lande, are scheduled to present at the 13^th Annual Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum to be held February 7-10, 2012 at the Mandarin Oriental Resort in Miami, Florida. Messrs. Niv and Lande will be speaking Wednesday, February 8 at 11:45 a.m. (EST).

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available online here: http://cc.talkpoint.com/cred001/020712a_ah/?entity=7_DKPVQKF

About FXCM Inc.

FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) is a global online provider of foreign exchange (forex) trading and related services to retail and institutional customers worldwide.

At the heart of FXCM's client offering is No Dealing Desk forex trading. Clients benefit from FXCM's large network of forex liquidity providers enabling FXCM to offer competitive spreads on major currency pairs. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution, and trading from real-time charts. FXCM's UK subsidiary, Forex Capital Markets Limited, also offers CFD products with no re-quote trading and allows clients to trade forex, oil, gold, silver, and stock indices on one platform. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on forex trading and provides free news and market research through DailyFX.com.

Trading foreign exchange and CFDs on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all. Read full disclaimer.

New York, January 24, 2012—FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) has kicked off the new year by launching a new, improved, and faster version of their MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform offering. MT4 is one of the most popular platforms used by many brokers around the world, especially in Europe, Australia, and Asia. FXCM saw the demand for this platform early on and has added it to its suite of platform offerings.

With FXCM’s newest MT4 offering, it has taken the next step to providing, what it believes to be, the best MT4 trading experience in the marketplace. FXCM has added new trading features like micro lots (0.01 trade sizes), max deviation, and the ability for MT4 traders to use FXCM’s mobile products so MT4 traders can trade anytime and anywhere*. 

“FXCM is most excited about the seamless integration of the MT4 platform with its No Dealing Desk forex execution,” said Drew Niv, CEO of FXCM. “This is our fastest, most improved version of MetaTrader 4 yet. MT4 is one of the most popular forex trading platforms on the planet. And when you pair it with FXCM’s acclaimed No Dealing Desk forex execution, we believe that you have one of the best trading experiences available.”

FXCM eliminated 3rd party bridge software, which, in turn, eliminated auto syncs and sped up order submission and execution. Traders who are currently using this platform with other brokers will see a big difference when trading on the new FXCM MT4. Due to MT4’s seamless integration, traders will not only feel a faster trading experience, but will continue to experience no trading restrictions**, and all types of traders and expert advisors will be welcomed.  

Since FXCM strives to be the number one destination for the MT4 community, over the next few months FXCM plans to add more resources and tools specifically for MT4 traders.

NEW FEATURES Create stop-loss and take-profit orders while creating market and entry orders. Choose to close a trade entirely, or scale out by closing a portion of it. Trade in micro lots (0.01 trade sizes). Control potential slippage with max deviation. Trade new currency pairs, such as: USD/ZAR, USD/SGD, USD/HKD, SGD/JPY, USD/TRY, EUR/TRY, USD/RUB, EUR/HUF, USD/HUF.

WHY MT4 WITH FXCM? Use any EA, even scalping EAs Free Virtual Private Server (VPS) access for qualified accounts†. Unlimited access to DailyFX PLUS: forex trading signals, educational courses, and more. 24-hour phone, chat, and e-mail support for MetaTrader 4 account holders.

Try the new MetaTrader 4 with FXCM today by signing up for a demo account.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact one of our specialists, who are available 24 hours a day, by live chat, by calling 1-888-503-6739, or by e-mail at info@fxcm.com.

DailyFX.com Releases Forex Trading Opportunities for 2012 and Mistakes of 2011

When it comes to currency trading there’s no magic ball or mirror for us to look into to see what lies ahead.  Instead, we must rely on the current information we have as well as take a look at the past trends so that we can make more informative trading decisions.  It’s for this reason that the analysts of DailyFX, the free forex news and research website of leading forex broker FXCM,  have taken a close look at both their trades and the economic changes and trends over the past year to come up with their Top Forex Trading Mistakes of 2011, as well as their Top Trade Opportunities of 2012. 

Looking back at last year’s major events which affected the markets include the US losing its AAA rating for the first time, “Operation Twist” making a comeback and the Euro rollercoaster ride as the Eurozone debt swung from crisis to euphoria and back again.  The Euro is expected to continue its downtrend and as David Song, Currency Analyst, notes, “The sovereign debt crisis certainly shook up the currency market during the previous year and the Euro rollercoaster will be an ongoing theme in 2012, as the heightening risk for contagion drags on market sentiment.”  Additionally, he notes that the US Dollar is a safe haven for the Euro and that the markets are starting to treat the British Pound as one.

In looking for other trading opportunities for 2012, John Kicklighter, Chief Currency Strategist, and David Rodriguez, Quantitative Strategist, are looking to go long USDJPY.  They both note that timing may be a bit tricky but as Kicklighter states, “starting small and building up with confirmation is a good strategy.”  While Kicklighter and Rodriguez will be looking at the USDJPY, Jamie Saettele, Senior Technical Strategist, will be looking at the USDCHF, AUDUSD, NZDUSD and USDCAD pairs as he sees strong evidence of reversal opportunities. He does not suggest treating reversals as signals but to instead “understand the conditions for the pairs examined are consistent with previous long term reversals.” He notes that though no method is immune to false signals, this information could help construct favorable reward/risk opportunities. 

Turning to the biggest trading mistakes of 2011, Saettele notes that “it is impossible to completely eliminate bias from the human mind” and describes a great example of how his human bias affected his trading.  He also notes that “one can limit bias and its influence by “strict adherence to a technical, rules based approach.”  While Saettele touches on human bias, Kicklighter focuses on a connected topic, our convictions.  Kicklighter states that “we should absolutely have our convictions based on sound analysis…but don’t move ‘all in’ on those beliefs until it is clear that the market consensus is on the same page.” Both analysts are pointing out that human bias and our convictions will play a role in our trading; but to also pay close attention to what the markets are telling us so that we don’t allow both to completely take over and allow us to make trading mistakes.  

To read all of this year’s forex trading forecasts and lessons, you can check out the complete articles posted on DailyFX.com.  There you can also find daily fundamental and technical analysis of the currency market as well as up-to-date economic news and reports from around the world.

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About DailyFX

DailyFX, the free news and research website of the leading forex and CFD broker FXCM, delivers up-to-date analysis of the fundamental and technical influences driving the currency and commodity markets. With eight internationally based analysts publishing over thirty articles and producing five video-news updates daily, DailyFX offers in-depth coverage of price action, predictions of likely market moves, and exhaustive interpretations of salient economic and political developments. DailyFX is also home to an extensive economic calendar with breaking economic news and reports from around the world, complete with advanced sorting capabilities, detailed descriptions of upcoming events on the economic docket, and projections of how economic report data will impact the markets. Combined with the free charts and live rate updates featured on DailyFX, the DailyFX economic calendar is an invaluable resource for traders who rely heavily on the news for their trading strategies. Additionally, DailyFX serves as a portal to a vibrant online discussion forum in the currency trading community. Avoiding market noise and the irrelevant personal commentary that plague many forex blogs and forums, the DailyFX Forum has established a reputation as being a place where real traders go to talk seriously about trading.

About FXCM

FXCM Inc. is a global online provider of foreign exchange (forex) trading and related services to retail and institutional customers worldwide.

At the heart of FXCM's client offering is No Dealing Desk forex trading. Clients benefit from FXCM's large network of forex liquidity providers enabling FXCM to offer competitive spreads on major currency pairs. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution, and trading from real-time charts. FXCM's UK subsidiary, Forex Capital Markets Limited, also offers CFD products with no re-quote trading and allows clients to trade forex, oil, gold, silver, and stock indices on one platform. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on forex trading and provides free news and market research through DailyFX.com.

Full Year 2011 Retail Customer Volume Up 19% to $3.7 Trillion and Institutional Customer Volume up 56% to $1.2 Trillion

NEW YORK, NY, January 17, 2012 – FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) today announced certain key operating metrics for December 2011 for its retail and institutional foreign exchange business.

Monthly activities included:

December 2011

Retail Trading Metrics

· Retail customer trading volume⁽¹⁾ of $288 billion in December 2011, 16% lower than November 2011 and 21% higher than December 2010.  Volume from indirect sources was 46% of total retail volume⁽¹⁾.  Retail customer trading volume⁽¹⁾ for the fourth quarter 2011 was $972 billion, 7% lower than the third quarter 2011, and 16% higher than the fourth quarter 2010.

· Average retail customer trading volume⁽¹⁾ per day of $13.1 billion in December 2011, 16% lower than November 2011 and 26% higher than December 2010.

· An average of 356,883 retail client trades per day in December 2011, 21% lower than November 2011 and 29% higher than December 2010.

· Tradeable accounts⁽²⁾ of 194,606 as of December 31, 2011, an increase of 1,834, or 1% from November 2011, and an increase of 19,366,or 11%, from December 2010.

Institutional Trading Metrics

· Institutional customer trading volume⁽¹⁾ of $104 billion in December 2011, 31% lower than November 2011 and 103% higher than December 2010.  Institutional customer trading volume⁽¹⁾ for the fourth quarter 2011 was $429 billion, the highest in FXCM history and 39% higher than the third quarter 2011 and 125% higher than the fourth quarter 2010.

 · Average institutional trading volume⁽¹⁾ per day of $4.7 billion in December 2011, 31% lower than November 2011 and 112% higher than December 2010.

 · An average of 17,470 institutional client trades per day in December 2011, 42% lower than November 2011 and 393% higher than December 2010.

“2011 was a solid year for FXCM,” said Drew Niv, President and CEO. “We delivered strong growth in our retail FX business growing customers 11% to 194,606 and total retail trading volume grew 19% to $3.7 trillion. In addition, our institutional business has been gaining traction and our institutional volume grew 56% to $1.2 trillion.”

More information, including historical results for each of the above metrics, can be found on the investor relations page of the Company's corporate web site, www.fxcm.com.

This operating data is preliminary and subject to revision and should not be taken as an indication of the financial performance of FXCM Inc.  FXCM undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review previously reported operating data.  Any updates to previously reported operating data will be reflected in the historical operating data that can be found on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s corporate web site, www.fxcm.com.

⁽¹⁾ Volume that FXCM customers traded in period translated into US dollars.

 ⁽²⁾ An account that has sufficient funds to place a trade in accordance with FXCM trading policies.

Forward Looking Statement:

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of important factors could cause results to differ materially from such statements. These factors are noted in FXCM Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly FXCM Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011. These factors include, but are not limited to, the actions of both current and potential new competitors, fluctuations in market trading volumes, financial market volatility, evolving industry regulations, errors or malfunctions in our systems or technology, rapid changes in technology, effects of inflation, customer trading patterns, the success of our products and service offerings, our ability to continue to innovate and meet the demands of our customers for new or enhanced products, our ability to successfully integrate assets and companies we have acquired, changes in tax policy or accounting rules, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, adverse changes or volatility in interest rates, as well as general economic, business, credit and financial market conditions, internationally or nationally. The forward-looking statements included herein represent FXCM Inc.'s views as of the date of this release and FXCM Inc. believes that forward-looking statements made by it are based on reasonable expectations. FXCM Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason unless required by law.

About FXCM Inc.

FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) is a global online provider of foreign exchange (forex) trading and related services to retail and institutional customers world-wide.

At the heart of FXCM's client offering is No Dealing Desk forex trading. Clients benefit from FXCM's large network of forex liquidity providers enabling FXCM to offer competitive spreads on major currency pairs. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one-click order execution and trading from real-time charts. FXCM's U.K. subsidiary, Forex Capital Markets Limited, also offers CFD products with no re-quote trading and allows clients to trade oil, gold, silver and stock indices along with forex on one platform. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on forex trading and provides free news and market research through DailyFX.com.

Trading foreign exchange and CFDs on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all. Read full disclaimer.