FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C)
May 19, 2009
CITI LAUNCHES CitiFX Pro Mobile™
Any Time, Anywhere FX Trading For Individuals and Small Institutions
New York – Citi today announced the launch of CitiFX Pro Mobile™, a mobile version of CitiFX Pro, Citi’s online foreign exchange (FX) trading platform for active individual and small institutional traders. CitiFX Pro Mobile™ is accessible via portable digital devices and mobile phones including the iPod touch and iPhone.
“CitiFX Pro clients can now access their accounts and trade anywhere in the world at any time through their desktop, internet or mobile device,” said Sanjay Madgavkar, Head of Citi FX Pro. “The addition of CitiFX Pro Mobile™ to the CitiFX Pro platform is yet another way Citi is giving our individual and small institutional clients real-time access to the FX markets, allowing them to trade more effectively and better manage their risk exposure.”
To celebrate CitiFX Pro’s mobile trading capability, CitiFX Pro applicants in the United States who open an account between May 18th and June 18th (and meet certain conditions) will get an Apple Gift Card valued at $300. The gift card can be used towards the purchase of an iPod Touch or iPhone or any other Apple product. Details and conditions of the offer are available at http://www.citifxpro.com/lp/gift-card.aspx.'>http://www.citifxpro.com/lp/gift-card.aspx.
CitiFX Pro offers clients the ability to access state-of-the-art trading capabilities in more than 130 currency pairs in addition to award-winning research and FX market commentary free of charge and 24-hour personal customer support. CitiFX Pro also offers unlimited FDIC coverage on US dollar margin deposits.
To learn more about CitiFx Pro and sign up for an account visit http://www.citifxpro.com.
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Media Contact: Jeanette Volpi, 212-816-8022, jeanette.volpi@citi.com
About CitiFX Pro
CitiFX Pro is an online foreign exchange trading platform formed in November 2007 in partnership with Saxo Bank, the Copenhagen-based online Bank. CitiFX Pro offers Citi’s individual and small institutional clients an opportunity to take full advantage of the world’s largest financial market with access to the same real time data and trading technology as institutional traders. CitiFX Pro is currently live in US and Asian markets and will be launched in additional regions in early 2009. Additional information may be found at http://www.citifxpro.com
About Citi
Citi, the leading global financial services company, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 140 countries. Through its two operating units, Citicorp and Citi Holdings, Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at http://www.citigroup.com or http://www.citi.com.
Citi and Arc Design and CitiFX Pro are registered service marks of Citigroup Inc. Apple and iPod Touch are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.