International Assets -- FCStone Restructures Shareholding in Agora-X

International Assets Holding Corporation ("INTL") (Nasdaq:IAAC) announced that its previously consolidated shareholding in Agora-X, LLC ("Agora-X") has been restructured.

INTL's wholly-owned subsidiary, FCStone Group, Inc. ("FCStone"), was instrumental in establishing Agora-X, an electronic communications network for institutional trading in over-the-counter ("OTC") commodities contracts. The change in shareholding is a result of a $6.6 million investment in Agora-X made by the NASDAQ OMX Group to fund its ongoing growth and expansion. FCStone will continue to support Agora-X as its primary OTC platform and will retain a board seat. The NASDAQ OMX's interest in Agora-X will increase from 20% to 85%, and FCStone's interest will decrease from 80% to 15%. FCStone will have an option to acquire an additional 10% at fair market value. Since INTL will no longer have a controlling financial interest in Agora-X, it will deconsolidate it as a subsidiary and recognize a resulting gain in income during the three months ending March 31, 2010.

About International Assets Holding Corporation

International Assets Holdings Corporation (INTL) provides execution and advisory services in commodities, currencies and international securities. INTL's businesses, which include the commodities advisory and transaction execution firm FCStone Group, serve more than 10,000 commercial customers in more than 100 countries through a network of offices in eleven countries around the world.

Further information on INTL is available at www.intlassets.com. 

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