LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and NEW YORK, NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE -- (Marketwire) -- 11/19/12 -- Tullett Prebon has today been named Best Broker for Forwards FX for the 12th year running and Best Broker for Currency Options for a second consecutive year in the annual FX Week Best Banks Awards.

This follows a strong performance in the recent Risk Magazine 2012 Annual Interdealer Rankings in which Tullett Prebon was named the overall number one interdealer broker, dominating 15 out of 24 FX categories as well as performing strongly in the Interest Rates and Credit categories.

The annual industry survey was carried out between August and September and asked banks, corporates and investors to vote for their favourite trading counterparties across 38 separate categories.

James Potter, Managing Director of Treasury at Tullett Prebon commented: "I am delighted that Tullett Prebon has once again been recognised as the top Forward FX and Currency Options broker in the FX Week Best Bank Awards. Our hybrid approach to broking, with experienced brokers supported by industry leading technology, combined with the first class service and innovative range of products we deliver to our clients, are key to our continued success."

About Tullett Prebon

Tullett Prebon (www.tullettprebon.com) is one of the world's largest interdealer brokers and operates as an intermediary in wholesale financial markets facilitating the trading activities of its clients in seven major product groups: Rates, Volatility, Treasury, Non Banking, Energy & Commodities, Credit and Equities.

With offices in 21 countries, Tullett Prebon operates voice, hybrid, electronic, volume matching, algorithmic matching and risk mitigation platforms, to accommodate the needs of its clients, and to satisfy the regulatory driven evolution of the marketplace. Tullett Prebon will be applying to be a Swap Execution Facility with the CFTC and the SEC in the US and will continue to provide regulatory compliant infrastructures in all other jurisdictions.

In addition to its brokerage services, Tullett Prebon offers a variety of market information services through its IDB Market Data division, Tullett Prebon Information.

Tullett Prebon has its principal offices in London, New Jersey, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, with other offices, joint ventures and affiliates in Bangkok, Frankfurt, Geneva, Houston (Texas), Jakarta, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manama (Bahrain), Manila, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Toronto, Warsaw and Zurich.