Mr. Joseph Botkier This is Me

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1. 1. www.sec.gov

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   Published on: 2/12/2008   Last Visited: 2/13/2008

   JOSEPH BOTKIER, SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
   
   Mr. Botkier joined the Company in October 2000 as a special advisor to the Board. Mr. Botkier brings over 25 years of hands-on professional and management experience in the Banking and Currency Industries. His career started in 1972 as Deputy Operations Manager with HARRIS TRUST Co. of New York. From 1974 to 1985 Mr. Botkier served as Assistant Operations Manager and was later advanced to the position of Vice President and Treasurer of CREDITO ITALIANO. While at CREDITO ITALIANO Mr. Botkier is credited with establishing the bank as one of the first banks to trade Currency Futures and use Swap's and FRA's. As one of the youngest Bank Treasurers in New York, he assumed responsibility for Futures and Foreign Currency Dealing and posted profits yearly (From 1976-1985) while building a $1Bill. Portfolio with over $75 Million in profits. From 1985 to 1988 Mr. Botkier joined BANK CARIPLO of New York as First Vice President and Deputy General Manager, where he was directly responsible for establishing the bank's New York Treasury operations, which consisted of trading Money Market instruments, Currencies and Derivatives. From 1988 to 1998 Mr. Botkier had accepted a position of Senior Vice President and Treasurer and, later was promoted to Executive Vice President and Deputy General Manager with BANK BRUSSELS LAMBERT of New York. During his tenure at BBL he was fully responsible for the entire Foreign Exchange Department as well as Money Markets, Capital Markets, Derivatives and the structuring and funding of loan portfolios and Asset Management. As such, he was credited with successfully rebuilding the Trading Operations, transforming the Bank's Foreign Exchange desk from negative performance to cumulative profits in excess of $200 Million. At the same time, he instituted a computer based Risk Management System to monitor and evaluate Treasury Instruments. At BANK BRUSSELS LAMBERT Mr. Botkier was credited with restoring treasury function to profitability in 12 months (From $1.5 Mill. In 1989, $8 Mill. in 1990); establishing a proprietary mortgage-backed securities portfolio in 1992 ($1.5 Bill.) and asset-backed portfolio in 1993 ($1.1 Bill.); starting a Domestic High-Yield Trading and Asset Management Group in 1996 and growing the assets to over $200 Mill. In 1996 he Created and Managed a Proprietary Fund worth over $500 Mill. For the Bank, which was directly invested in Corporate Bonds. In 1997 Mr. Botkier launched the first Leveraged High Yield Fund for the Bank's account with $150 Mill. in assets. During the same year, he also established and managed a Proprietary Fund (75 Mill.) participating in Emerging Market Debt and launched the bank's first "Fund of Funds"($50 Mill.) In 1998 Mr. Botkier successfully concluded a $170 Mill. CBO in partnership with Goldman Sachs. During his distinguished career, Mr. Botkier became a successful senior level Banking Industry Executive with extensive strength in developing and executing highly profitable trading strategies dealing with: Currencies, Currency Options, Euro Bonds, Derivatives, Swaps, FRA's and High Yield
   
   Securities. He is highly skilled and perceptive in fostering and maintaining long-term relationships with major Banks and Fortune 500 Company's, building organizational infrastructures to drive and sustain revenues, generating strong profits as well as identifying and capitalizing on new and niche market opportunities. In his long and successful career Mr. Botkier has maintained well over $5 Billion in capital under management. Mr. Botkier holds a BS degree in Mathematics. He also received his Advanced Studies from The American Institute of Banking.

2. 2. FXDD Company News & Press Releases | January 8, 2007 | About FXDD

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   Published on: 1/8/2007   Last Visited: 2/13/2008

   "It's a privilege to partake in such a high-profile branding campaign with a prestigious racing team like Mazda's," commented Joseph Botkier, CEO of FXDD. "Although online trading is a much different world from that of racing, there are similarities in what drives success. In the forex business, our success is attributed to providing our online e-customers with quality service, superior execution, and technology that delivers speed and accuracy," Botkier continued.

3. 3. The FXDD Team. FXDirectDealer - Online Foreign Currency Trading in the Spot Forex (FX) Market. A Tradition Group Company.

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   Published on: 4/24/2005   Last Visited: 4/24/2005

   Joseph Botkier - CEO/Vice Chairman
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   Joseph Botkier, CEO/Vice Chairman
   
   Joe has more than 25 years of professional and managerial experience in banking and foreign exchange. During his distinguished career, Joe has been vice president and treasurer at Credito Italiano where he launched the bank's derivative trading desk. He left Credito Italiano to become deputy general manager of treasury at Bank Cariplo and established that bank's New York treasury operation. From 1988 until 1998 he was senior vice president and treasurer and later executive vice president and deputy general manger of Bank Brussels Lambert, New York. While at BBL, Joe was responsible for the entire foreign exchange, money market and capital markets operations. He also began a computer based risk management system to monitor and evaluate Treasury Instruments.
   
   Mr. Botkier is highly skilled at fostering and maintaining long term relationships with major banks and Fortune 500 companies, building organizational infrastructures that grow and sustain revenue, generate strong profits and identify and capitalize on new and niche market opportunities.