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FFastFill announced today the signing of Calyon Financial as a new customer to go 'live' on its Application Services Platforms. This Service gives Calyon Financial users & customers direct access to a large number of futures and options exchanges FFastFill was chosen by Calyon Financial for the functionality and deployment possibilities of the FFastFill platforms. The services initially include the provision of the FFastFill Trading Pro, the order book, Tracking Pro and FFastFill's Risk Management solutions and may extend to automated and FIX trading capabilities. FFastFill's Executive Chairman and CEO, Keith Todd said: "FFastFill is delighted that it has been selected by Calyon Financial to deliver these Application Services. This is the first project we have undertaken with Calyon Financial and we are pleased to have been selected. This is an important competitive win in the fast growing commodities trading markets. An aspect of the service that is especially valuable to the customer is the fast and flexible deployment timescales leveraging the FFastFill Services infrastructures." Richard Ferina, Calyon Financial's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, " FFastFill's suite of products is an excellent addition to our range of order routing products. As a firm, we're committed being a technological leader in our industry and offering our customers diverse solutions to their needs.” Leslie Sutphen, Global Head of E-Brokerage Strategy and Implementation at Calyon Financial, said, “FFastFill's products offer functionality that we think our customers will find beneficial. We've also been impressed with the speed and ease of the FFastFill deployment.” About FFastFill FFastFill is the leading provider of application services to the global derivatives community. FFastFill's services and solutions use the latest developments in technology to automate trade flow processes across a firm's front, middle and back offices. FFastFill's solutions encompass electronic order routing, clearing, risk management and back office reporting as part of an integrated, yet modular system architecture. FFastFill's application services provide institutions with cost savings in their administrative and IT departments and significantly reduce or eliminate the investment costs associated with maintaining their own technology infrastructure. All of FFastFill's services are delivered against a contracted Service Level Agreement (SLA), which can be tailored to an institution's business requirements. This quality of delivered service has been enabled through the deployment of a uniquely engineered and totally managed software and technology infrastructure. About Calyon Financial SNC Calyon Financial ( www.calyonfinancial.com ) is a leading global brokerage firm dedicated to providing institutional investors efficient access to all major financial markets. The firm ranks among the top futures and options brokers in the world and has access to more than 70 exchanges. With a complete suite of electronic trading and straight through processing tools, Calyon Financial can provide fully integrated and customizable solutions in the front, middle and back offices. Coupled with dedicated client service representatives, timely research reports and 16 locations in key financial centers around the world, Calyon Financial is able to meet the needs of today's institutional investor. Calyon Financial is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calyon Credit Agricole CIB, the corporate banking arm of Crédit Agricole. Calyon is a major player in financial markets and among Europe 's leading corporate and investment banks. Crédit Agricole and Calyon each hold AA credit ratings. For further information, please contact: FFastFill plc Keith Todd, Executive Chairman - (020) 7665 8900 Rostron Parry John Parry - (020) 7490 8062 Calyon Financial Barry Neumann +1 312 441 4564
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