OREANDA-NEWS. On January 26, 2009 Otkritie Securities Limited, a subsidiary of OTKRITIE Financial Corporation Ltd., was granted XETRA (stock exchange, a part of Deutsche Boerse Group) membership, reported the press-centre of Otkritie Securities Limited.

The company also announced the official opening of its Frankfurt office. The office will provide securities trading operations to its clients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Earlier, in late 2007, Otkritie Finance (Cyprus) Limited, a subsidiary of OTKRITIE Financial Corporation Ltd., opened a representative office in Frankfurt. "In line with the strategy adopted by Otkritie Securities Limited in 2008, a decision was made to centralize the company's institutional business in London and to open rep offices in all regions where the company's services enjoy strong demand from local clients. Otkritie Securities Limited has a core client base in Germany and German-speaking countries which points to promising business potential," said Roman Lokhov, Otkritie Securities Limited СЕО. He also believes that the company will be further accredited in Eurex, a derivatives' trading section of Deutsche Boerse.

OTKRITIE Financial Corporation Ltd. is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing investment banks in Russia providing the full range of financial services to institutional, private and corporate clients. The company's core business segments are brokerage services, investment banking, asset management, and banking business.  OTKRITIE FC's subsidiaries are OTKRITIE Brokerage house JSC, OTKRITIE Asset Management Ltd., OTKRITIE Corporate Finance Ltd., Otkritie International Investment Management Ltd., Otkritie Securities Limited, Otkritie Finance (Cyprus) Limited, OTKRITIE Joint Stock Bank, and commercial bank Russian Development Bank,a closed joint-stock company.

Otkritie Securities Limited (OSL) is a licensed investment company and clearing broker in Great Britain. Regulated by FSA, the company provides dealing, brokerage, asset management, and investment advisory services across a broad range of asset classes. OSL was granted access to LSE (London Stock Exchange) in June 2007and EDX London Ltd (Equity Derivatives Exchange) in 2008.