TBRICKS CONNECTS TO NORDEA FX

Tbricks provides clients with full access to Nordea FX

Stockholm, Sweden, September 24, 2012 - Tbricks, the provider of next generation automated trading systems, today announced that it has added Nordea FX to its list of certified trading venues.

The integration allows clients using Tbricks’ groundbreaking trading system to access FX markets through Nordea FX high-speed infrastructure.

The combined Tbricks/Nordea FX solution is targeting banks, trading firms and hedge funds that require high-performance access to electronic FX markets.

“The addition of this new connection makes Tbricks the one-stop-shop for traders seeking access to the full range of trading venues across all listed securities and who require manual or automated hedging of their FX exposure,” said Urs Rutschmann, COO of Tbricks.

“The FX integration with Tbricks is just one natural step in the expansion of our FX offering to meet the requirements of the most demanding customers for integrated multi-asset class trading solutions in a highly competitive market. It will allow customers to fully automate the hedging process of FX exposure deriving from their trading of various asset classes” adds Kenneth Steengaard, Head of FX, MM & Commodities Trading at Nordea Markets.

Tbricks’ highly modular design allows for the deployment of an unlimited number of market access adapters within a single trading system. Tbricks is the next-generation trading platform, built for automated and computer-assisted manual trading in a multi-listed and multi-asset market environment. It combines ease of use with extreme performance to empower the professional user. Increased control and productivity tools help capitalize on new business opportunities.

The platform is easy to setup and use, and its server-based architecture combines the lowest latency possible with unprecedented front-end and server configurability. Tbricks allows for unparalleled customizability as trading and quoting strategies are delivered as out-of-the-box plug-ins and in open source format.

For further information, contact:
Urs Rutschmann, COO Tbricks, urs@tbricks.com, +41 78 949 68 88

Nordea e-Consultancy, e-consultancy@nordea.com, www.nordeamarkets.com/e-consultancy

About Tbricks
Tbricks’ mission is to provide the most advanced trading technology to proprietary trading professionals, adding competitiveness to their business.

Tbricks was founded in 2006 and has 45 employees, with offices in London, New York, Stockholm and St. Petersburg. Tbricks has been in production since February 2008 and is successfully running at more than 20 client sites.

For more information, please visit: www.tbricks.com.

About Nordea Markets
Nordea Markets is the leading Nordic liquidity provider in the FX Markets and offers its customers a full range of FX products for trading and hedging. Nordea Markets is part of Nordea that has the vision to be a Great European bank, acknowledged for its people, creating superior value for customers and shareholders. We are making it possible for our customers to reach their goals by providing a wide range of products, services and solutions within banking, asset management and insurance. Nordea has around 11 million customers, more than 1,000 branch office locations and is among the five largest universal banks in Europe in terms of total market capitalisation. The Nordea share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen.