Additional Trading Service
Equity CFDs
In 1998, GNI touch® became the first company to introduce Equity CFDs for individual traders. The key benefits of trading
CFDs include the ability to go long or short with no expiries, aggressive margining and competitive funding terms. CFDs are
exempt from UK stamp duty under current tax legislation. The GNI touch® CFD platform offers live access to the following
exchanges at very competitive commissions: LSE (UK), NASDAQ (US), NYSE (US), XETRA (Germany), EURONEXT (France,
Belgium, Netherlands), MIB (Italy), OMX (Sweden), virt-x and SWX (Switzerland) and the IOB International Order Book
(Russia, Poland, Czech Rep. Egypt, Korea, India and Malaysia). Additionally, the following markets can be accessed via
the telephone with a dedicated account handler: TORONTO and VENTURE (Canada), OSLO (Norway), HELSINKI (Finland),
COPENHAGEN (Denmark), CONTINUOUS (Spain), LISBON (Portugal), ATHENS (Greece), VIENNA (Austria), JOHANNESBURG
(South Africa), NZX (New Zealand), ASX (Australia) and TOKYO (Japan).
Forex
The GNI touch® Forex platform provides trading access to 20+ currency pairs. The system is web-browser based enabling
clients to access the platform 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the world. GNI touch® offer extremely competitive
spreads across all currency pairs available on the platform. The prices are streamed by a number of major international
banks, which allows for the GNI touch® Forex virtual exchange to automatically source the best bid and offer so that the
client is always obtaining the optimum trading spread, rather than fixed or skewed pricing. Clients may deal in clip sizes up
to 10 million of the base currency and benefit from a live chart and news feed service. In addition to online spot Forex, GNI
touch® can also provide services in Forwards, Currency Options, Currency Swaps and Currency Futures.
Energy
Clients can access futures and options on energy markets via the GNI touch® Futures online solutions or the Telephone
Dealing Desk. However, in addition to derivatives, GNI touch® can also provide access to the OTC energy markets. MF
Global’s pre-eminent position is demonstrated by our consistent first place rankings in terms of cleared and executed
volume on ICE and for customer clearing categories on NYMEX. Experienced professional energy specialists and strong
floor operations provide clients with market coverage 24 hours a day.
Forward Freight Agreement (FFA)
GNI touch® offers execution and clearing services to the shipping market and other participants within the rapidly growing
market of FFA derivatives. MF Global began clearing Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) in 2006 in response to the
demand from existing and potential clients. Since inception, cleared business at MF Global has grown as significantly as
the market as a whole. With clearing via every major clearing house and competitive financing terms, GNI touch® provides
leading access to the hedging and trading of freight routes.
Metals (Base and Precious)
GNI touch® provides market making, order execution, trade clearing and contract administration in Futures, Options, and
OTC metal contracts. MF Global is one of the 11 designated “Ring Dealing Members” of the London Metal Exchange, the
world’s largest metals exchange, enabling us to offer clients special trading access and other rights on the LME. MF Global
is also a member of the COMEX division of NYMEX.
Agricultural Commodities
Whether available electronically or over the phone, GNI touch® provides access to the soft commodity futures markets
in Europe and New York, as well as the grain and livestock futures markets in Chicago and Kansas City. MF Global is
consistently ranked among the leading participants in these markets, which are considered to be the “founding fathers” of
futures trading. In the US, MF Global has a strong floor presence and often services customers directly from the trading
floor of the industry exchanges. Our agricultural teams support a variety of clientele who use the markets for hedging and
risk management. Clients benefit from our insight into these markets, which we have participated in since their inception.