Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation Appoints President.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation (OTC:AVAL) announced today the appointment of Alex De Khtyar as its President. Mr. De Khtyar will be responsible for overseeing all business aspects of Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Traders Development, LLC.

Mr. De Khtyar, has a broad-based background in the Foreign Exchange Industry with his most recent position being Founder and President of California-based Forex Dealer Member, Master Capital Group. Previously, Mr. De Khtyar was the one that managed the development of several educational software packages that have been rebranded as the Avalon Forex Academy and Avalon Futures & Options Academy.

Dr. Vladimir Karpenkov, CEO of Avalon Capital Holdings, said, "Mr. DeKhtyar's extensive experience and relationships in the Forex industry make him the ideal person to take Avalon to the next level."

About Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation

Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, markets and distributes high-performance trading software for financial companies that engage in online trading. The Company offers products related to the Foreign Exchange ("Forex"), the world's largest capital market according to The Bank of International Settlements. For additional information please visit www.avaloncapitalholdings.com or e-mail [e-mail].

About Traders Development, LLC

Traders Development, LLC is a financial software company based in Irvine, California. Traders Development plans to be a leading technology provider of foreign exchange trading and data solutions to trading professionals and qualified organizations. Traders Development also provides turn-key or customized solutions to qualified organizations including dealing interface (or graphic user interface-GUI), application program interface (API), back-office processing, database, servers, technical support and upgrades. Traders Development has developed and owns its proprietary Forex trading platform, Avalon FX Pro[TM]. For additional information contact [e-mail].

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