Tradition Group

TFS is part of Compagnie Financiere Tradition (CFT), one of the world’s top three brokers in OTC financial (money markets, bond markets, interest rate, currency and credit derivatives, equity derivatives, exchange-traded products) and non-financial products (energy, precious metals, pulp and paper, etc.), and number one in continental Europe. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, CFT has a presence in 19 countries worldwide. With over 2,000 employees, CFT services its 7,000 clients, which include global banks, financial institutions, and local authorities, major industrial and commercial corporations.

Compagnie Financière Tradition reaffirms its position as a world leader with consolidated turnover reaching 786.1 million euro in 2003. CFT’s shares have been listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (CFT) since 1973, and on the third compartment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 1999.

Both TFS and CFT are subsidiaries of VIEL & Cie (www.viel.com), which is based in Paris, France, and is continental Europe’s top financial brokerage firm.