TradeStation Group, Inc. CEO to Speak At 2008 FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference


PLANTATION, Fla., Nov. 20, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Salomon Sredni, Chief Executive Officer of TradeStation Group (Nasdaq:TRAD), will give a formal presentation at the 2008 FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference that will cover topics that may include the company's performance, prospects, targeted markets, competition, marketing and sales plans and other company initiatives. The conference will be held December 2-3, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel in New York City.

Salomon Sredni's presentation will begin on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. EST. A live Webcast of the presentation will be available and archived for 90 days after the event. Details are below:



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                 The Webcast can be accessed via:
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                 Then, click on the "Webcast" link.


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

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 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 Euronext, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC & NFA) is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant, and also a member of the Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange and NASDAQ OMX. 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.

Forward-Looking Statements -- Issues, Uncertainties and Risk Factors

TradeStation Group, Inc.'s presentation at the 2008 FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference may contain statements and estimates that are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in the presentation, the words "anticipate(s)," "anticipated," "anticipation," "assume(s)," "assumption(s)," "become(s)," "belief(s)," "believe(s)," "believed," "could," "designed," "estimate," "estimates," "estimated," "expect(s)," "expected," "expectation(s)," "going forward," "future," "hopeful," "hope(s)," "hopefully," "intend(s)," "intended," "look forward," "may," "might," "opportunity," "opportunities," "outlook(s)," "pending," "plan(s)," "planned," "potential," "scheduled," "shall," "should," "think(s)," "to be," "upcoming," "well-positioned," "will," "wish," "would," and similar expressions, if and to the extent used, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based largely on current expectations and beliefs concerning future events that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results suggested in the presentation. Factors that may cause or contribute to the various potential differences include, but are not limited to, the issues, risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2008, and other company press releases, conference calls and other public presentations or statements.