Investors eager for options, FX firms discover

Easyforex.com is just one of the many international trading providers that are eager to tap deeper into China, where a growing number of investors, flush with new wealth, are increasingly looking overseas for high returns.

Nicolas Shamtanis, chief of business development for the retail broker - a service of Marshall Islands-based EF Worldwide Ltd - that operates in more than 160 countries, could hardly hide his enthusiasm during an interview in Shanghai on Tuesday.

"In just 10 minutes from opening an account, a trader can get into the excitement of the global financial markets."