ADVFN gains currency with addition of FOREX

ADVFN, a leading stocks and shares Web site, has launched free, real-time FOREX.

(PRWEB) July 15, 2003 -- ADVFN gains currency with addition of FOREX
- Foreign Exchange service on financial Web site. ADVFN, the UKs number one stocks and shares Web site, has launched free, real-time FOREX.

The services 'summary page provides a snapshot of live 'spot prices for the main exchange rates, where prices for major currencies can be compared to the US Dollar and Sterling. It also presents a range of graphs, which chart the most popular currencies. Users of ADVFN (www.advfn.com) can use the service to find a 'spot price for everything from the Hungarian Forint to the Polish Zloty and to look at a currencys performance via a streaming chart.

Private investors can now obtain quotes and produce charts for specific currencies. They can also add currency exchange rates to their monitor page. This allows them to see the real-time spot price and real-time bid and offer; as well as view the opening price, price change and the days highs and lows. The monitor page enables users to view, for example, the Yen in tandem with other investments in their portfolio. In addition, they can catch up on the latest headlines from the FOREX market.

Private investors are increasingly informed and sophisticated these days when it comes to investing their money. They are constantly looking for alternative areas to put their capital into and the FOREX market being the largest and most liquid in the world is very appealing," said Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN. The addition of FOREX to the site reflects ADVFNs ethos that product development should be based on the specific requirements and interests of its users," he continued.

NOTES FOR THE EDITOR

ADVFN (www.advfn.com) is the UK's number one stocks and shares Web site. With full real-time coverage of the euronext-liffe, the London Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Amex and NYSE, including FTSE, Dow and S&P indices, ADVFN provides professional quality information to the private investor.

ADVFN was established in the last quarter of 1999 and floated on AIM in March 2000. It now has over 250,000 registered users who generate in excess of 35 million page impressions a month.

We currently cover the following areas in the UK and America:

· Free real-time prices from the London Stock Exchange
· EURONEXT-LIFFE
· NASDAQ
· NYSE
· AMEX
· OFEX
· FOREX
· Level 2 data
· Comprehensive fundamental data
· Streaming stock charts, historic and intraday
· Portfolios
· RNS and AFX news
· UK's busiest financial bulletin boards
· Historical data downloads
· Stock monitors and filters
· Covered Warrants
· Investor Relations Web site solutions
· PDA service
· SMS stock quote service

For further press information, please contact: Francesca De Franco on + 44 (0)020 7070 0932/ E-mail francescad@advfn.com