Swissquote  Swissquote Group Holding SA is a Swiss banking group specialising in the provision of online financial and trading services. The Group's shares have been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol “SQN” since 29 May 2000. The Group's headquarters are located in Gland, Switzerland. The company also has offices in Zurich, Bern, Dubai, Malta, London and Hong Kong. The Group has 722 employees. Swissquote Bank SA, via its online financial platform and its analysis & selection tools, is active in trading in equities, funds, bonds, warrants, and options & futures. The bank also offers services designed specifically for asset managers and corporate clients. In addition, the bank offers an electronic asset management tool, ePrivate Banking, as well as traditional banking services, including mortgages, savings accounts and more specialised transactions, such as currency trading (eForex). Swissquote Bank SA  Swissquote Bank SA holds a banking licence and is regulated by FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. In addition to its head office in Gland, the bank also has offices in Zurich, Bern, Dubai and Hong Kong. Swissquote Financial Services (Malta) Limited  Swissquote Financial Services, based in Malta, is an investment services company. It is regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and holds a category 4a licence. Swissquote Ltd (formerly MIG Capital (Europe) Limited)  Swissquote Ltd, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is an investment company based in London. Swissquote Bank MEA Limited  Swissquote Bank MEA Ltd, regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), possesses a category 4 licence. Swissquote Asia Limited  Swissquote Asia Ltd, based in Hong Kong, is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and holds a type 3 licence (Leverage Foreign Exchange Trading). Trading  Banking services  In 1990, Marc Bürki and Paolo Buzzi set up Marvel Communication SA. This company, which specialised in financial software applications, was the forerunner of what was to later become Swissquote. The financial platform Swissquote was founded in 1996. It enables private investors to access the prices of all the securities traded on the Swiss exchange free of charge and in real time. On 29 May 2000, Swissquote shares were floated on the SIX Swiss Exchange the company obtained its banking license in the same year.