BHF-BANK Licenses TraderTools' Liquidity Management Platform(TM)


NEW YORK, September 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- TraderTools enables Germany's leading private bank to aggregate FX
liquidity, from pricing through dealing and order management to execution

TraderTools LLC (TraderTools), a provider of business solutions, software
and services to financial institutions trading in FX, announced today that
BHF-BANK (BHF), one of the largest private banks in Germany, has licensed
TraderTools' Liquidity Management Platform (LMP) to facilitate FX trading.
Headquartered in Frankfurt, BHF manages large FX trading volumes every day
and intends to use TraderTools' LMP as the core front-office system for its
Currency Trading Department.

The TraderTools Liquidity Management Platform is the only system to
integrate the four disciplines of electronic FX trading: pricing, dealing,
order management and execution. Its unique Dynamic Liquidity Manager(TM)
monitors and controls inward and outward liquidity flows and makes pricing
and execution decisions in real time. For example, BHF will be able to take
advantage of auto-hedging capabilities based on positions.

"With TraderTools' Liquidity Management Platform, not only can we
aggregate liquidity and see full market depth on a single screen," explained
Joerg Isselmann, Head of the Currency Division of BHF. "We can also manage
orders and execute manually or automatically according to pre-defined rules,
with the added benefit of full STP. No other solution we have seen in the
market can currently provide that kind of functionality."

"We are excited about BHF joining the ranks of leading FX traders seeking
our liquidity management solutions," added Mark Mayerfeld, Executive VP,
International Sales at TraderTools. "Following license agreements with Julius
Baer and TD Securities, we intend to support our customers fully with quick
implementation and expert advice every step of the way."

About BHF-BANK

BHF-BANK is the second-largest family-owned private bank in Germany.
Together with its parent company, Sal. Oppenheim, it forms the largest
family-owned private banking group in Europe. As an integrated asset
management and investment bank, BHF-BANK has a wealth of expertise in
catering for high net worth individuals as well as entrepreneurs and their
families. The bank's activities are grouped within the divisions Asset
Management, Financial Markets & Corporates and Private Banking. BHF-BANK has
a leading position among German private banks and is one of the best
portfolio managers in the German-speaking countries. It has approx. EUR 40
billion in assets under management. BHF-BANK also has outstanding expertise
in asset management and services for institutional clients. It is one of the
leading providers of structured trade and commodity finance and highly
experienced in German capital market business. Furthermore, the bank is a top
forex trader, a major issuer of structured products and an important money
market player and expert for the German equities market. BHF-BANK has around
2,000 employees. The bank is firmly anchored in its German domestic market
and pursues a strong international approach. It is represented in all the
economic centres in Germany and at global offshore locations. BHF-BANK's head
office is located in Frankfurt am Main. Additional information is available
at www.bhf-bank.com.

About TraderTools

TraderTools(TM) LLC is a provider of business solutions, software and
services to financial institutions trading FX. TraderTools' Liquidity
Management Platform(TM) is the only system to integrate the four disciplines
of electronic FX trading: pricing, dealing, order management and execution.
Our unique Dynamic Liquidity Manager(TM) monitors and controls inward and
outward liquidity flows, making pricing and execution decisions in real time.
We empower banks to maintain their leadership positions in FX with a single
deployment and a single point of contact. And we work together with them to
activate functionality according to their business strategy and timetable.
Learn why the world's financial services giants are using TraderTools to
better manage their liquidity and optimize their FX trading operations, by
visiting www.tradertools.com or emailing us at sales@tradertools.com.

TraderTools, Liquidity Management Platform, Dynamic Liquidity Manager and
the tagline "The eFXperts" are trademarks of TraderTools LLC.

Web site: http://www.tradertools.com
              http://www.bhf-bank.com



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