Oanda was founded with the belief that technology should give everybody the same access to quality exchange rates. In 1995 they were the first to provide free rate information online, and today they power the global need for trusted currency data and fair, low-cost foreign exchange trading. Oanda uses innovative computer and finance technology to provide internet-based forex trading and currency information services to everyone, from individuals to large corporations, from portfolio managers to financial institutions. Oanda is a market maker and a trusted source for currency data. It has access to one of the world’s largest historical, high frequency, filtered currency database. Oanda provides five different services. Their main service is to provide currency information, tools, resources for investors, businesses, and travelers. Their second service is FX trade. FX trade is a fair, transparent, low cost and flexible forex trading platform for traders, investment managers, financial institutions, and corporations. With a free unlimited use platform, APIs for automated trading, and FXManager, a trading interface for multi-client trade execution and reporting. Another of their services is the FX Global Transfer. The FX Global Transfer is a convenient, secure and completely online foreign currency transfer service. Clients can take advantage of the same exchange rates that professional traders receive on major currencies.