Saxo Bank A/S that received $127 million investment from private equity firm General Atlantic Partners LLC in June 2005 is a Copenhagen, Denmark-based investment bank specializing in 24-hour online access to the global capital markets.

It’s internally developed trading platform, SaxoTrader, offers the whole suite of investment banking products including Foreign Exchange spot, forwards and options, futures, precious metals, physical stocks, Contract for Difference (CFD’s) and bonds.

Saxo Bank's services offered to clients across 150 countries are categorized into 3 areas, namely Private Clients, Institutional and Private Wealth Management.

Private Investor services focus on enabling individuals to trade in the different financial instruments online.

Institutional services include institutional trading services, introducing brokers and White Label Partnerships (WLP).

Private Wealth Management is a relatively new growth segment for the bank.

Saxo Bank expanded its physical presence overseas for the first time in 2006 with branches opening in London, U.K. and Singapore. Saxo Bank currently employs more than 600 people from 40 countries to service its clients globally. 

Saxo Bank’s service excellence has been recognised globally, evident from the awards that it has received over the years. In July 2006, it took home the award for Best Retail Platform at the 3rd annual e-FX Awards, sponsored by FX Week Magazine in New York. In May 2006, Saxo Bank picked up honors in three categories in Euromoney FX Poll, widely regarded as the industry benchmark for foreign exchange trading. With a big list of respectable rewards and recognitions, Saxo Bank exceeds client and industry expectations for pricing, service and technology.