Feb. 07, 2012 05:25:24 GMT +1
        EURUSD  1.31267/1.31293         USDJPY  76.530/76.552         GBPUSD  1.58185/1.58225         USDCHF  0.91866/0.91916         EURJPY  100.463/100.513         GBPJPY  121.064/121.134         EURGBP  0.82960/0.83010         GBPCHF  1.45336/1.45406
Advantages
 

At PSS FOREX, our help desk and live chat representatives are devoted to provide services to our valued clients on any impending concern.

24-Hour Access
Live Chat & Help
Desk Support
 

At PSS FOREX, our clients will acquire access with some of the industry's most reliable, stable, and accessible trading platform, which is directed to their own comfort.

Fast, Secure, &
Efficient Trading
 

PSS FOREX offers a wide array of products and services combined with a highly-secured online environment with a wealth of trading modules to help our customers make successful trading decisions with real-time execution.

Multi-Product &
Services Platform
 

Clients of PSS FOREX are given the access to a variety of resources and unique trading tools specified to help them create more informed trading decisions.

Innovative Charts &
Charting Tools
 

At PSS FOREX, we offer a wealth of market information including live tradable prices, charts, streaming news, market analyses and market data analysis tools.

Wealth of Market
Information
 

PSS FOREX's online trading provides our clients with round-the-clock access to currency markets via any internet-enabled wireless device. Clients can view real-time foreign exchange quotes, news and commentaries, charts, and set rate alerts anywhere in the globe.

Round-the-Clock
Access To Your
Account
 

Forex trading at PSS FOREX is commission-free. PSS FOREX maintains a tight Bid/Ask spread under all but the most volatile of market conditions.

Zero Commission
Trading
 

At PSS FOREX, trading becomes much more convenient by adopting an automated click-and-deal system that makes you trade quickly and more efficiently.

Fully Automated
Click & Deal Trading
 

At PSS FOREX's online trading, your risk is only limited to funds on deposit. Our margin policy eliminates concerns about debit balances by guaranteeing that you will never owe more than what you have in your account.

Negative Account
Balance Protection
 

At PSS FOREX's online trading, we have automated fills for all market orders. The system performs a real-time margin check and instantaneously returns a trade confirmation. Why is this important to you? Automation means that there is no manual dealing and no re-quoting.

Click-and-Deal
Instantaneous Deals
 

In trading at PSS FOREX, you will not receive a fill at any price other than the quoted bid or offer. More importantly, we stand behind this guarantee for all market orders, whether it is $10,000 or $10,000,000.

No Slippage On
Market Orders
 

As a division of PSS Holdings Co., Ltd., PSS FOREX clients routinely benefit from the size and strength of one of the world's fastest growing global financial institutions. It is important to remember that the quality of execution is every bit as important as tight spreads. In other words, tight spreads are meaningless if you cannot get filled at your price. This is a very subtle but important point, and we stand behind our commitment to provide both competitive dealing spreads and quality fills.

Fixed Dealing
Spreads Under All
Market Conditions

The management supervision and executive functions of PSS are clearly separated in order to define responsibility and authority better. This strengthens PSS's management, speeds up decision-making and fosters a sense of self-reliance.

Management System
Management System at the Holding Company
a. The core concept of Corporate Governance in a Holding Company structure is the separation of business supervision and executive functions.
b. The Board of Directors are responsible for the overall supervision of PSS.
c. The Board of Directors consists of a minimum of seven directors, including three outside (or non-executive) directors. The term of office of a director is one year. Directors will be elected by shareholders at each annual shareholders meeting of PSS Holdings Co., Ltd.
d. The Chairman of the Holding Company presides over the Board of Directors.
e. An Executive Committee is established to advise the Chief Executive Officer of the Holding Company on important management issues, such as management strategies and policies for PSS as a whole, strategies for maximizing PSS synergies, and on initiatives to foster PSS solidarity.
Management of Operating Companies
a. Each Operating Company has its own Board of Directors.
b. The term of office for Directors of Operating Companies is one year, the same as the Holding Company level.
c. The President of each Operating Company shall take the Chair of its Board of Directors.
Code of Ethics

CODE OF ETHICS AND CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING POLICY

The Holding Company is committed to the highest standards of integrity, and ethical and legal conduct in dealings with its stakeholders. The Code of Ethics and Confidential Reporting Policy, which outlines the ethical and professional management practices that PSS Holdings Co., Ltd. upholds, have been adopted by the Board.

The principles of business conduct are not only expected to be followed at the management level, but throughout PSS's business network. As well as being available on this website, the principles are disseminated to all employees in all regions who are expected to follow these principles as a part of their employment duties. In addition, given our commitment to these principles, we also expect that those doing business with us will deal in the same way we are committed in dealing with them.

Business principles detailing the Holding Company's approach to community and social development issues and its labor practices have also been formulated on a group-wide basis. In addition, a policy providing for the confidential reporting by employees of acts of fraud, dishonesty, and other actions of unethical and illegal nature, including acts that offend PSS's Code of Ethics, by other employees or those with whom they are doing business, was finalized. The procedures and mechanisms for such a reporting permit are confidential reporting via facsimile and anonymous email. Once a report is made, this will be investigated and appropriate action will be taken. Information on the reporting mechanisms and the policy on such reporting are communicated to all employees by means of a roll-out campaign at regional levels and through the company intranet.

As the Holding Company's Code of Ethics and Confidential Reporting Policy have been newly introduced, it is still early to gauge the extent to which there is adherence to these ethical standards. The findings of the internal and external audit functions to date have revealed no significant breaches of these standards. Through the widespread dissemination of these standards and the emphasis of these standards in employee training, the Company is confident of a high level of adherence to its ethical standards.

Business Conduct

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS CONDUCT

These principles set out the standards which guide the Holding Company and its employees in the conduct of business. These are applied to all PSS's operations in every country in which we operate and to all of our employees.

We will comply with all laws and regulations applicable to our businesses and to our relationships with our stakeholders – our investors, employees, and the communities in which we do business.

We will fully, accurately, timely, and consistently disclose in readily understandable language to appropriate regulators, our stakeholders, and the public, material information about the Holding Company and its performance.

We will not offer, pay nor accept bribes or condone anti-competitive market practices and will not tolerate any such activities by our employees.

We prohibit employees from trading shares illegally when they have unpublished, price-sensitive information.

We require our employees to perform their duties conscientiously, honestly, and with due regard for the avoidance of conflicts between any personal, financial or commercial interests and their responsibilities to the Holding Company.

We will take all reasonable steps to identify and monitor risks to the Holding Company and its stakeholders, to safeguard our assets, and to detect and prevent fraud.

We will promote the application of our principles by those with whom we do business with and their willingness to accept these principles will be an important factor in our decisions to enter into, and to remain in such relationships.

We encourage employees to take personal responsibility for ensuring that our conduct complies with our principles. No employee will suffer for bringing to the management's attention the violations of these principles or any other legal or ethical concern. Although employees are encouraged to discuss concerns with their direct managers, they should, in any event, inform the Group Internal Audit Manager regarding these concerns.

If an employee acts in contravention of these principles, the Holding Company will take the appropriate steps in terms of the procedures in place for fair disciplinary action. This action may, in cases of severe breaches, include dismissal without benefits.

Board of Directors

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS' CODE OF ETHICS

The roles of Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Senior Financial Officers at the Holding Company and all its subsidiaries are critical to a high standard of corporate governance. Senior Financial Officers are expected to adhere to the following principles and responsibilities:

Act in good faith with due care, competence, and diligence.
Establish appropriate systems and procedures to ensure that business transactions are recorded in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, established company policy, and appropriate regulatory requirements.
Establish appropriate policies, procedures, and work practices for the protection and retention of accounting records and information as required by applicable laws and regulations.
Establish and administer financial accounting records and information as required by applicable laws and regulations.
Establish and administer financial accounting records and underlying systems that are appropriate to ensure the integrity of the financial reporting process and the availability of timely, relevant information for the sound operation of PSS.
Conduct themselves in an honest and ethical manner, avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest in personal and professional relationships, and disclose to the Board Audit and Corporate Governance Committee any material transaction or relationship that could be reasonably expected to give rise to such conflict.
Refrain from engaging in any activity that would compromise their professional ethics or otherwise prejudice their ability to carry out their duties.
Refrain from disclosing confidential information acquired in the course of their work or using such information for personal advantage, except where authorized or otherwise legally obligated to do so. Ensure the subordinates to maintain the same confidentiality.
Encourage that knowledge is shared among financial peers and subordinates to ensure maximum knowledge of best practices, laws, regulations, and core skills that are required to enhance the financial and operating performance of the Principal Financial Officer, Senior Financial Officers and their staff.
Comply with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
Maintain full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure and reporting in:
Public communications made by the Company
Disclose all information reasonably expected in terms of Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and relevant legislation, neither knowingly misrepresenting material facts nor willingly allowing their judgment to be subordinated.
Provide the external auditors with all the relevant information that could reasonably be expected to be disclosed to the auditors for the full, complete, and successful discharge of the auditors' duties and responsibilities.
Provide the internal auditors with pertinent information in relation to non-compliance to rules, regulations or standards and/or material misstatements of information.
Report any incidents of misuse of Company Assets to the Board Audit and Corporate Governance Committee or Group Internal Audit Manager.
Promptly report any violations of this Code to the Board Audit and Corporate Governance Committee or Group Internal Audit Manager.

It is the sole responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and each Senior Financial Officer to ensure adherence to this code and to obtain the necessary guidance from Executive staff where uncertainty may occur.

Insider Trading

POLICY FOR DEALINGS IN THE SHARES, WARRANTS, AND OTHER DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS OF THE COMPANY BY DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES

This policy is applicable to all directors and employees who are insiders for the purposes of dealings in the shares, warrants, and other derivative instruments of the Company or any of its listed subsidiaries.

An insider is anybody who has inside information:

through being a director, employee or shareholder of the Holding Company to which the inside information relates, or having access to such information by virtue of such employment; office or profession; or
where such individual knows that the direct or indirect source of the information was a person contemplated above.

Inside information means specific or precise information that has not been made public and -

is obtained or learned as an insider; and
if it were made public would be likely to have a material effect on the price or value of the Company's shares.

Deemed insiders include directors, executive officers, and other employees.

Directors, executive officers, and other employees are not permitted to deal in warrants and other derivative instruments of the Holding Company's shares at any time.

In respect of share purchases or sales, insiders will be required to notify the Managing Secretary, via telephone, fax or email, regarding their intention to deal in PSS shares, whether directly or indirectly. In addition, executive directors intending to deal in PSS shares or to exercise share options will be required to obtain written clearance from the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee or his authorized deputy.

The Managing Secretary will notify the insider if the deal is in a prohibited period being:

a black-out period (the period from the end of a quarter up to and including the date on which PSS's results are publicly released); or
any period, determined by the Executive Committee, during which the information, if it were made public, would be likely to have a material effect on the price or value of the Holding Company's shares.

Once the transaction has been completed, the insider will be required to record the complete details of the transaction, and submit it to the Managing Secretary. The Managing Secretary will ensure that such transactions are reported at the next board meeting, after which the document will be filed in the Holding Company's confidential records.

Criteria for Directors

POLICY ON THE FIT AND PROPER TEST FOR DIRECTORS

Policy
PSS will comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements, as far as it is practicable, as regards to the fit and proper test for directors. This policy seeks to establish the criteria to assist both the Board and the Nominations Committee in considering whether a candidate is fit and proper to assume the responsibility of a director of the Holding Company. The criteria and procedures envisaged in this policy will be used equally in regards to the appointment of the managing and company secretaries.

Criteria
All directors must be individuals with leadership, calibre, integrity, and credibility, and who are legally qualified to act as directors of the Company. All directors must contribute meaningfully to matters concerning the Holding Company. All directors must bring judgment to bear independent of management on a wide variety of issues, such as strategy, transformation, diversity, etc. Independence of thought and a willingness and ability to debate issues vigorously is a crucial factor in determining nominations.

Responsibility
The Holding Company secretarial department will be responsible for drawing-up and amending procedures, where and when necessary appropriate, for determining the fit and proper test of new directors, which shall be designed to aid and assist the Nominations Committee in its work.

Investment Myths

The Foreign Exchange Market is one of the most popular financial markets for speculation. The forex market or the trading of currencies is the largest market in the world with an average daily volume of $1.9 trillion per day. As governments, large businesses and banks do most of the trading, the average investor is in the dark when it comes to details about this huge monetary market. Because it is so large yet relatively unknown by the masses, many myths have spread regarding various aspects of the market. Due to the market's enormous size, liquidity and tendency for currencies to move in strong trends some refer to it as the closest market to the ideal perfect competition, not withstanding market manipulation by central banks. Many foreign exchange traders ended up losing by coming up with false expectations on market psychology and miscalculating profit potential with loss probability.

One myth that has been in the forex market is a low risk proposition. In fact, trading in currencies can be more risky than trading in equities, as the market for currency is considered over the counter (OTC), and is not a highly regulated market such as the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. Because of this lack of regulation, the market is open to manipulation, which can often leave the small retail investor with huge losses. As the forex market is not centralized like a large equities market, it can often be difficult to prove that any manipulation has occurred, so investors are not as protected. In addition, the forex market is open 24 hours a day, except on weekends, and is influenced by events all over the world, so often things can happen internationally that will affect the market while an investor is caught unaware. The forex market is also typically more volatile than the various equity markets, which can mean huge price fluctuations, which compound the risk to the investor.

Trading in the foreign exchange market takes a lot of will-power combined with rational thinking and self discipline to withstand the market's volatility. Short-term trading is not an amateur's game and is usually not the path for quick riches. One cannot hope to make extraordinary gains without taking extraordinary risks. A trading strategy that involves taking a high degree of risk means suffering inconsistent trading performance and often could incur to large losses.

A corollary to this myth is that some believe trading on margin is risk-free. When an investor trades on margin, he is borrowing money from the investment brokerage to invest in a market, using what is called leverage. By using this loan, one can keep any profits that are generated by the investment without having to come up with the initial money. The loan is eventually repaid when the investment is sold. Many traders use this tool extremely well, making much more money than they would earn using only their own money. But this opportunity also involves a substantial risk, in that if the price of the investment goes down substantially, the brokerage may be forced to give the trader a margin call. When this happens, the investment is sold automatically to pay back part of the loan, and the investor is left with a bill for the remaining part of the loan that was not repaid. Brokerage houses do this to protect their equity in the loan and to make sure that they get at least part of the amount back.

Trading into the currency market is not easy, and many traders with years of trading experience still incur periodic losses. One must realize that trading takes knowledge and time to master and there are absolutely no shortcuts to this process. Though currencies may seem exotic or less familiar than traditional financial markets, the rules of finance and simple logic are not suspended. Successful traders believe that the timing and execution of the trade is the most crucial part of foreign exchange trading in addition of not going against and chasing the market's trend.

While many myths involving trading in the forex market have been circulated regarding the risk level, the truth is that many people have made a substantial amount of income trading in foreign currencies. By finding a reputable broker, one can mitigate the risk and still take advantage of one of the most volatile and exciting investment markets in the world.