| Symbol | Last | Chg |
| DOW JONES INDUS.(DAY)-$10 | 11351 | -262 |
| S&P 500 | 125380 | 0 |
| NASDAQ 100 | 182200 | 250 |
| US TREASURY BOND | 115055 | 55 |
| US DOLLAR INDEX FUTURES,SEP-20 | 73070 | -55 |
| CANADIAN DOLLAR | 9846 | -18 |
| EURO | 156320 | 160 |
| GOLD | ||
| SILVER | ||
| CORN (DAY) | 5730 | 14 |
| WHEAT (DAY) | 7876 | 44 |
| SOYBEANS (DAY) | 13850 | -92 |
| HEATING OIL | ||
| LIGHT CRUDE OIL | 12552 | 3 |
| COFFEE 'C' FUTURES,SEP-2008,ET | 13520 | -75 |
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Chairman´s Letter
Russell Wasendorf, Sr.
Founder of PFGBEST.com and Author
PFGBEST.com – "The BEST thing about our technology is our people."
PFGBEST.com has reached a number of important milestones so far in 2008 and there is still a lot of time left in the year!
As you know, at the beginning of 2008 we launched a major, national print and television advertising and branding campaign with our new name, PFGBEST.com, and slogan — "The BEST thing about our technology is our people." Since the company was founded, we have strived above all else to be an industry leader in innovation while at the same time recognizing that our success is absolutely driven by the diligent and respectful care of our customers and their accounts.
We´ve focused on sustainable investing for long–term probability of success for our customers by offering a diverse suite of trading technologies, products and services — with an emphasis on low barrier–to–entry opportunities for our clients.
The BESTDirect trading platform — one of the first to link retail customers directly to exchanges such as the CME in 1998 — celebrates a 10 year milestone this year. Today, BESTDirect 8.0 represents the very epitome of electronic trading leadership.
PFGBEST.com owns its own technology, so our customers are never in the hands of any third party or independent software vendor to handle trades or market data. Through out model of customer–driven technology, PFGBEST.com makes sure that participants are connected directly to the exchange order entry system and market data. BESTDirect serves multiple front ends used to trade both futures and forex. Customers can utilize computerized trading programs or their own strategies to participate in the broadest variety of electronic markets.
As our core futures business continues to reach record levels, the forex sector is an even more dramatic success. Managed futures and forex and managed funds are other areas where PFGBEST.com clients are investing and growing their relationships with us. We continue to seek out emerging talent and sponsor a number of trading competitions to identify and help advance the newest and best talent so that they can skillfully work on behalf of our customers.
Many new partnerships have blossomed in the past year, to help us deliver on our distribution goals. Another goal is to continue as a leader in trader education. These are just a few bullet points to underscore the momentum that is underway:
- PFGBEST.com has 500 introducing brokers in 38 countries
- 60 Commodity Trading Advisors offering their strategies
- 30 forex managers who trade for our retail and institutional clients
- Partnered with FX Solutions for the launch of FX Express
- Partnered with FX Trading Education Corp. and Optionetics to extend our educational offerings
- A new PFGBEST.com Vendor Integration team
- PFGBEST.com Trading Systems and Auto Trading Group
- An ongoing series of webinars that have helped more than 10,000 traders of all levels.
In all that we do and stand for, PFGBEST.com is not only customer–centric, but compliance–focused. We consider it a privilege to have your business and to represent your interests in extensive industry thought leadership in the media, at global conferences, and as published authors and spokespersons.
Thank you for being a part of PFGBEST.com.
Russell Wasendorf, Sr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer