Hi all, for anyone else designing financial trading apps - I came across eToro yesterday and thought that it might be of interest to the group - http://www.etoro.com/forex-trading/nov.aspx

It has a visually engaging, game-like interface with animated world maps, currency run marathons etc. that allow trading for practice as well as for 'real' money.

eToro claims that it "makes it possible for experienced and novice traders alike to take part in the largest financial market in the world".

The response from our trading floor wasn't quite so positive. Even the most experienced traders said that they rely on more advanced analytical tools/techniques for currency pair evaluation. Its one redeeming feature was its `user-friendly' interface.

Theba