PLANTATION, Fla., Feb. 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TradeStation has won the Readers' Choice Awards for best Futures Brokerage for the fourth year in a row, over competitors that included Interactive Brokers, MF Global (formerly Man Financial), RJOFutures, Lind-Waldock and Alaron. The Readers' Choice Awards are given by "Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities" magazine, one of the most respected periodicals for active traders. TradeStation was also rated higher as a Stock Brokerage than Charles Schwab, E*Trade, Fidelity Brokerage, OptionsXpress, Scottrade Financial Services, TD Ameritrade and thinkorswim.
TradeStation also won, for the sixth consecutive year, the Readers' Choice Awards for best Institutional Platform and best Professional Platform over competitors that included Bloomberg and Reuters for Institutional Platform, and CQG and RealTick for Professional Platform.
In addition, TradeStation won, for the fourth year in a row, the Readers' Choice Awards for best Trading Systems - Futures, best Trading Systems - Stocks, best Trading Systems - Options, and best Options Analysis Software and, for the fifth consecutive year, best Subscription Internet Analytical Platform.
"Having the readers of a publication as respected as 'Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities' rate us number one in eight different categories is a testament to the hard work and commitment of the TradeStation team," said Salomon Sredni, CEO of TradeStation Group, the parent company of TradeStation Securities and TradeStation Technologies. "We are very proud of this achievement."
To speak with a registered representative about TradeStation or opening an equities, futures or forex account with TradeStation Securities, a FINRA, NYSE, SIPC and NFA member firm, call 1-800-808-9336, or visit http://www.tradestation.com. Institutional traders should call 1-800-579-7616.
About TradeStation Group, Inc. ------------------------------
TradeStation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRAD), through its principal operating subsidiary, TradeStation Securities, Inc., offers the TradeStation platform to the active trader and certain institutional trader markets. TradeStation is an electronic trading platform that offers state-of-the-art "direct market access" (DMA) or "direct-access" order execution and enables clients to design, test, optimize, monitor and automate their own custom Equities, Options, Futures and Forex trading strategies.
TradeStation Securities, Inc. (Member NYSE, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC & NFA) is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant, and also a member of the American Stock Exchange, Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange, NYSE ARCA and Philadelphia Stock Exchange. The company's technology subsidiary, TradeStation Technologies, Inc., develops and offers strategy trading software tools and subscription services. Its London-based subsidiary, TradeStation Europe Limited, an FSA-authorized brokerage firm, introduces UK and other European accounts to TradeStation Securities.