NEW YORK, LONDON and SYDNEY, Feb. 14, 2011 -- GAIN Capital (NYSE: GCAP), a global provider of online trading services, announced today that its retail division, FOREX.com®, will be co-sponsoring a new 30-minute CNBC program focusing on the global currency market.
Premiering February 25, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. ET, Money in Motion Currency Trading will be hosted by CNBC's Melissa Lee, also host of CNBC's "Fast Money" and "Options Action." The weekly half-hour program will feature professional currency traders and analysts as they share insights and trading opportunities in the $4 trillion per day forex market. The show will be recorded live from the NASDAQ's MarketSite and will air on CNBC in the U.S. as well as on CNBC Europe, Middle East and Africa and CNBC Australia. Beginning Friday, February 25th, the program will air in the U.S. on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. ET (in EMEA at 23:30 CET) and re-air on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. ET.
"We are proud to partner with CNBC on the first TV program exclusively developed to educate self-directed traders about the forex market and to provide them with actionable trading strategies," said Glenn Stevens, CEO, GAIN Capital. "Forex trading is one of the fastest growing markets for retail investors and the fact that the program will have a simultaneous global launch on CNBC in the U.S., CNBC Europe, Middle East and Africa and CNBC Australia demonstrates the global appeal of this market."
"A program dedicated to currencies has never been more relevant," said Susan Krakower, CNBC's senior vice president strategic programming and development. "CNBC is an investor-focused network and this program will teach viewers how to harness the power of the $4 trillion currency market."
For more information go to Money in Motion Currency Trading.
Andy Busch, BMO''s Global Currency and Public Policy Strategist, will join Melissa as a contributor.
Mr. Busch is a recognized expert on world financial markets and how these markets are impacted by political events. On a regular basis, he consults with staff from the White House, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Congress on economic and market issues. Mr. Busch provides clients with thought-provoking insights about trends in foreign currencies. As BMO''s Public Policy Strategist, his analysis on public policy issues in North America is of great importance as the role of government has become intertwined with the global markets and the private sector.