More than 1,000 Active Traders Participate in Strategic Trading Institute's Launch, featuring Workshops and Events in Las Vegas

ADA, Mich. – Sept. 28, 2006 -- Strategic Trading Institute (STI) officially launched with a debut of four educational workshops, which attendees described as “incredible,” “thorough,” and “highly informative.” The workshops, held Sept. 7-8 in Las Vegas, were taught by renowned trading experts, and helped to accomplish STI’s goal of increasing the knowledge and confidence of traders in the financial markets.

Ada, Michigan-based STI will continue to hold live workshops in locations around the world, in addition to its online webinars and FX 360™ training course. The inaugural STI workshops were held in conjunction with the Las Vegas Forex Trading Expo, the most comprehensive industry event for foreign currency traders, with more than 3,000 registered participants.

STI partnered with Global Forex Trading (GFT) to bring popular entertainer and economist Ben Stein to the expo to participate in a trivia game show and to deliver a keynote address. Additional seats had to be brought into the exhibit hall stage area to accommodate the large audience for the game show “Win GFT’s Money.”

Living up to his intellectual reputation, Stein emerged as the winner of the game show, winning the grand prize of a $25,000 GFT forex trading account. The four runners up were also awarded prizes, including a $10,000 GFT trading account. Stein elected to have a professional hedge fund trader, Larry Pesavento, trade the $25,000 forex account, with all profits to be donated to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. GFT will provide a matching donation to The Salvation Army.

Stein also gave an hour-long presentation to a near capacity crowd of more than 600. Stein opened with his trademark clever humor before moving on to the more serious topic of the U.S. economy and the outlook of the U.S. dollar. Stein spoke about the resilience of the country’s economy, even in the face of current events including the declining housing market, Medicare and social security deficits, and wage disparities.

“Mr. Stein’s presentation was very entertaining and informative; it was a great added benefit for the STI and tradeshow attendees,” said Jeff Phillips, vice president, STI. “In addition to receiving insight and knowledge from other traders and from respected experts, attendees were able to hear a well-known personality provide his thoughts on the future of the greenback.”

Of the attendees surveyed, 90 percent rated the STI workshops as “outstanding” or “excellent.” Attendees commented that STI presenters made it easy to truly understand often complex trading concepts and analysis techniques.

Upcoming STI workshops for active traders will be held in Chicago, London, Australia and Las Vegas, on topics including the psychology of trading, pattern recognition, Fibonacci ratios, Elliott wave analysis and high-probability swing trades. Details can be found at www.stitrader.com.

About STI
Strategic Trading Institute (STI) was established in 2005 to serve as a leading education provider in the online financial trading industry. STI provides superior customer service, educational training and expert facilitators to help all levels of traders meet their unique trading goals. STI resources include online webinars on demand, a full online training course, and live workshops.

Strategic Trading Institute, Division of Global Futures & Forex Ltd. (GFF), is part of a family of privately held companies, including the world-leading online currency trading dealer, Global Forex Trading (GFT), and the wholly owned subsidiary, GFT Global Markets UK Ltd. All companies are led by Gary L. Tilkin, a leader who has earned numerous awards within and outside of the financial services industry. For more information on STI, please visit www.stitrader.com.

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4760 Fulton, Suite 201
Ada, MI 49301

Media contact: Kelly Quintanilla
616-942-3772
kquintanilla@gftforex.com

Strategic Trading Institute (STI) was established in 2005 to serve as a leading education provider in the online financial trading industry. STI provides superior customer service, educational training and expert facilitators to help all levels of traders meet their unique trading goals. STI resources include online webinars on demand, a full online training course, and live workshops.

Strategic Trading Institute, Division of Global Futures & Forex Ltd. (GFF), is part of a family of privately held companies, including the world-leading online currency trading dealer, Global Forex Trading (GFT), and the wholly owned subsidiary, GFT Global Markets UK Ltd. All companies are led by Gary L. Tilkin, a leader who has earned numerous awards within and outside of the financial services industry. For more information on STI, please visit www.stitrader.com.

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