| 1. | L. Steinberg | $1,000.00 |
| 2. | E. Kaneda | $793.98 |
| 3. | J. Widdowson | $476.08 |
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| 2. | K. Shariff | $3,920.10 |
| 3. | G. Sharma | $2,072.52 |
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| DOW JONES INDUS.(DAY)-$10 | 11695 | 198 |
| S&P 500 | 129710 | -100 |
| NASDAQ 100 | 190600 | 50 |
| US TREASURY BOND | 118270 | 20 |
| US DOLLAR | 77305 | 110 |
| CANADIAN DOLLAR | 9512 | 6 |
| EURO | 147030 | 140 |
| GOLD | ||
| SILVER | 13690 | 86 |
| CORN (DAY) | 5700 | -74 |
| WHEAT (DAY) | 7890 | -136 |
| SOYBEANS (DAY) | 13324 | -154 |
| HEATING OIL | ||
| LIGHT CRUDE OIL | 11627 | 68 |
| COFFEE | 14325 | -55 |
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Contact:
Patricia Campbell
Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. (PFG)
(312) 775-3411
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PFGBEST.com Launches BESTDirect 8.0:
Enhancements for futures, forex and options traders
BESTDirect was among the first platforms to deliver customer orders direct to CME Globex Trading Engine in 1998
Chicago, June 2, 2008 – PFGBEST.com today announced immediate availability of its BESTDirect 8.0 version of the industry leading electronic trading platform that was among the first to link retail investors and traders to the CME Globex trading engine 10 years ago, in 1998. Today, the BESTDirect platform remains at the forefront of customer-driven technology for online trading execution, especially for those who prefer highly customized applications and screen views.
On BESTDirect, traders can get split-second execution/fills, trade reports, and risk assessment for their accounts, which can be futures, options, foreign exchange markets or all of the above.
Today, it is upgraded to BESTDirect version 8.0 and has every feature that PFGBEST.com customers demand to be as competitive and successful as possible in their trading. These are a limited list of the features offered on BESTDirect 8.0 today.
- MARKETS TRADED:
- Electronic futures
- Pit traded futures
- Spreads
- Electronic options
- Pit traded options
- Foreign exchange (FX)
- FX options
- CHARTING (free and paid services)
- ORDER ENTRY FUNCTIONALITY:
- DOM trading
- Chart-based order entry
- OCO orders
- Strategies
- Trailing stops
- Block trading
- Parked orders
- Bracket orders
- Conditional orders
- QUOTES:
- Real time streaming futures
- Real time FX
- Market depth
- ACCOUNT INFORMATION:
- Real time futures P/L
- Real time FX P/L
- 24-hour order desk support from professional staff
- Simulated trading accounts (education)
- Auto trade enabled
- API available
BESTDirect leads the trading industry in offering auto-execution functionality, as it can serve multiple front ends used to trade futures and forex. PFGBEST.com owns the software which enables instant execution of automatic triggers on its proprietary trading platform.
As CME Group and other exchanges have expanded their online capabilities to include more contracts, PFGBEST.com clients can utilize computerized trading programs or their own strategies to participate in a variety of markets ranging from stock indices and currencies to grains and energies.
PFGBEST.com is one of the largest non-clearing U.S. futures commission merchants, with customers, affiliates and brokerage offices in more than 80 countries. It offers a range of trading and investor products and services for retail investors as well as for commercial and institutional clients. The company is a leader in sustainable investing through diversified products including managed funds and forex, full-service brokerage, trader education, research, and direct online futures trading through its BESTDirect platform, now celebrating its 10th anniversary. Please visit www.pfgbest.com to learn more.