your automated e-trading solution

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1 Corporate and Investment Banking Global Foreign Exchange emarkettrader

2 pic emarkettrader your automated e-trading solution Your answer to faster and more cost-effective trading Not since the advent of the telephone has technology had such an impact on the structure of financial markets than today. The rapid growth of the Internet and the use of web technology have allowed financial institutions like Standard Bank to deploy their electronic trading products in the market. The introduction of emarkettrader Standard Bank s new, leading-edge e-commerce trading tool is the latest technology set to continue the pace and enable users to take their profitability and accessibility to the next level. emarkettrader is an additional offering to the current foreign exchange dealing service, FX Trading. However, unlike FX Trading no customer-side installations or desktop changes are required you simply need to log onto the Java-enabled browser and trade immediately with no additional plug-ins or firewall changes. 1

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4 emarkettrader is the answer to the market s top players need for an immediate, secure and user-friendly trading solution. Standard Bank s emarkettrader offers an automated trading system that is Internet-based, rich in functionality and flexible all from a single platform. Secure trading Standard Bank realises you are demanding around-the-clock access to real time, online services that are easy to use, pervasive and secure. The services should be integrated, transparent and within your control. Functionalities include: Real-time streaming rates enabling Standard Bank clients access to the best possible rates; Optional one click trading mode; Support for FX spot, forward and swap; In deal chat facility; Streaming prices for Request for Quotes; An archive search and record of historical and related deals; Optional block trading functionality; Expand at your own pace emarkettrader is available in a number of modules enabling you to customise the system to suit your specific needs. These modules will be made available into the future. Additional modules include: Limit order management and Links to risk and trade management systems 3

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6 Trading online with Standard Bank s emarkettrader puts you in the driving seat enabling you to become your own successful trader. Technical Requirements Hardware PC specification Minimum: Pentium IV Processor 500MHz Recommended: 600 MHz and above Main memory (RAM) Minimum: 256 Mb 512 Mb Recommended: 1 Gb and above Disk space (made available as virtual memory) Minimum: 384Mb Recommended: 768Mb and above Temporary Internet files folders Minimum: +/ 50Mb Recommended: +/ 500Mb Operating system MS Windows is the Desktop Operating System. Supported versions are: Supported: 2000 (only with service pack 2 or above) Recommended: XP (with service pack 1 and 2) For more information on how to get access to emarkettrader, contact your nearest Forex Sales Manager. Country Contact Number Website South Africa /7 emtsa@standardbank.co.za. London emtuk@standardbank.com New York emtus@standardbank.com 5

7 Disclaimer This document has been prepared solely for information purposes by The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, acting through its Corporate and Investment Bank Division ( SBSA ). Any indicative terms provided to you are provided for your information and do not constitute an offer, a solicitation of an offer, invitation to acquire any security or to enter into any agreement, or any advice or recommendation to conclude any transaction (whether on the indicative terms or otherwise). Any information, indicative price quotations, disclosure materials or analyses provided to you have been prepared on assumptions and parameters that reflect good faith determinations by us or that have been expressly specified by you and do not constitute advice by us and it should not be relied upon as such. The information, assumptions and parameters used are not the only ones that might reasonably have been selected and therefore no guarantee is given as to the accuracy, completeness, or reasonableness of any such information, quotations, disclosure or analyses. No representation or warranty is made that any indicative performance or return indicated will be achieved in the future. This document is not an official confirmation of terms, and any transaction that may be concluded pursuant to this document shall be in terms of and confirmed by the signing of appropriate documentation, on terms to be agreed between the parties. The information in the document is also subject to change without notice. SBSA, or an associated company, may have effected or may effect transactions for its own account in any investment outlined in the document or any investment related to such an investment. Prospective investors should obtain independent advice in respect of any product detailed in this document, as SBSA provides no investment, tax or legal advice and makes no representation or warranty about the suitability of a product for a particular client or circumstance. Transactions described in this material may give rise to substantial risk and are not suitable for all investors. SBSA will only provide investment advice if specifically agreed to by SBSA in appropriate documentation, signed by SBSA. This information is to be used at your own risks, and SBSA makes no representation with regards to the correctness of the information herein. Registered credit provider (NCRCP 15) Authorised financial services provider The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (RegisteredBank) Reg. No. 1962/000738/06 SBSA /07 6