TradeStation Group, Inc. Announces the Date of Its 2008 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call


PLANTATION, Fla., Oct. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 WHO:          TRADESTATION GROUP, INC.


 WHAT:         TRADESTATION GROUP, INC. CONFERENCE CALL ON THE WEB

               THIRD QUARTER 2008 EARNINGS


 WHEN:         Thursday, October 23, 2008
               11:00 AM (Eastern Time) / 8:00 AM (Pacific Time)

 HOW TO
 LISTEN:       You'll need the Windows Media Player or Real Player to
               participate.

 DETAILS:      In conjunction with TradeStation Group, Inc.'s
               (Nasdaq:TRAD) third quarter 2008 earnings announcement,
               which will be released at approximately 7:40 a.m.,
               eastern time, on Thursday, October 23, 2008, you are
               invited to listen to the live webcast of the discussion
               of the results at www.TradeStation.com. The company's 
               Monthly Business Metrics for the month of September 
               2008 will be announced at approximately the same time 
               on Thursday, October 23, 2008.

               The live webcast will be accompanied by slides of 
               graphs and charts.

 REPLAY
 INFORMATION:  If you are unable to participate during the live 
               webcast, the call will be available at 
               www.TradeStation.com for approximately 90 days.

 CONTACT:      David H. Fleischman, Chief Financial Officer
               TradeStation Group, Inc.
               954-652-7000
               InvestorRelations@TradeStation.com


 About TradeStation Group, Inc.
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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 electronic 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, NASDAQ OMX, NYSE Euronext 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.