Facts about the Saxo Bank Group
- Founded in 1992, Saxo Bank officially attained European bank status in June 2001 and has rapidly risen to become a strong presence in online trading over the Internet.
- We currently employ ~1,400 people from 72 countries to service our clients in 180 countries — even with most of our trading being conducted online, we take pride in the level of personal service that we offer our clients.
- We employ a number of specialists in our different trading areas and have our own in-house market analysts.
- Trading at Saxo Bank is primarily done through our SaxoTrader advanced online trading platform which was developed by our own IT department.
- In June 2005, General Atlantic, LLC, a global private equity investment firm, invested DKr 728 million (about $127 million) in Saxo Bank. In addition to investment capital, General Atlantic brings expertise in information technology, global perspectives and sustained strategic assistance to its portfolio companies.