IBFX Named As Finalist For Three 2008 American Business Awards
Stevie® Award Winners to Be Honored June 12 in New York City
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the heels of more than 128 percent growth in 2007, Interbank FX (www.IBFX.com), a leading provider of online foreign currency (Forex) trading, today announced that for the second time in as many years, the company has been named as a finalist for three 2008 American Business Awards.
The Stevie Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors recognized IBFX in the three following categories:
(1) Best Chairman—Todd Crosland, IBFX Chairman & President
(2) Best Marketing Executive—Marilyn McDonald, IBFX Marketing Director
(3) Best New Product or Service—IBFX U
More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Overall Company, Best Executive, Best New Product or Service, Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program, and new categories including Best Management Team and Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program.
Members of the Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among finalists in final judging during the week of May 19. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April through early May.
Stevie winners will be announced during a gala event at New York’s Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 12, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than 600 executives from across the U.S. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted by Liz Claman of FOX Business Network.
To learn more about Interbank FX or to open a free Forex practice account, visit www.ibfx.com. Interbank FX was recently honored by Shares magazine as the Best Foreign Exchange Broker for 2007.
About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as “the business world’s version of the Oscars,” the American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. Nicknamed Stevie for the Greek word “crowned,” the coveted award was designed by the same company that makes the Oscar and other major awards. The Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
About Interbank FX / IBFX.com
Interbank FX (www.IBFX.com) is a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and a member of the National Futures Association (NFA). Interbank FX has customers in over 135 countries and offers individual traders, fund managers and institutional customers proprietary technology and a revolutionary approach to foreign exchange trading. Interbank FX customers execute directly from a streaming quote feed, not from a dealing desk that trades against its customers. Interbank FX also offers one of the only automated trading platforms in the world. Customers can program their own algorithms that will automatically enter and exit trades based on their trading strategy. Interbank FX Wireless provides customers the flexibility to monitor, modify, execute trades and receive alerts anywhere in the world. Through Interbank FX's partnership with leading worldwide institutions, traders have access to liquidity from 1,000 to 10,000,000 of the base currency with one click execution. Customers can trade micro, mini and standard lots. Interbank FX is committed to maintaining a high standard of service that enables customers to focus on trading opportunities in the Forex market while limiting their margin and liquidity risks. Trading in the off-exchange retail foreign currency market is one of the riskiest forms of investing and should only be attempted by experienced traders.
Contacts
Interbank FX / IBFX.com, Salt Lake City
Corbin Layton, 801-930-6936
Corbin.Layton@ibfx.com
