PLANTATION, Fla., Feb. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TradeStation, the award-winning broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, will unveil updates to TradeStation 9.1, the latest, most powerful version of its award-winning trading and analysis platform, at the New York Traders Expo on February 19-22, 2012, at the New York Marriott Marquis.
This four-day event is an opportunity for attendees to experience firsthand the many advanced new features of the TradeStation 9.1 platform while interacting with TradeStation training specialists and account executives.
TradeStation will showcase its all-new OptionStation Pro options trading and analysis platform. Designed with the help of active options traders, OptionStation Pro contains such advanced features as interactive 3-D position graphs; advanced order-entry technology to trade options spread strategies; configurable spread-specific options chain views and dynamic options pricing and Greek calculations.
TradeStation will also demonstrate its new Portfolio Maestro software, a sophisticated new portfolio-level back-testing tool. Designed for those who trade multiple symbols and strategies simultaneously, Portfolio Maestro provides portfolio-level performance reporting, risk assessment and optimization for virtually any combination of symbols and strategies.
In addition, TradeStation will debut its new TradeStation Chart Trading application. Used in conjunction with a Chart Analysis window, Chart Trading integrates click-and-drag order-entry functionality, allowing traders to quickly and easily place trades, manage positions, and manage orders from a chart.
"We are excited to be able to once again 'wow' our customers with great new technology and features," said Salomon Sredni, Chief Executive Officer of TradeStation. "All of our new trading tools reflect our ongoing commitment to providing TradeStation's clients with exceptional decision-support tools that are easy to use and can help simplify the complexities of trading and market analysis. Our goal is to always raise the bar in the industry and help our customers identify and take advantage of trading opportunities. This release once again advances that cause!"
As a gold sponsor of the event, TradeStation will kick off the expo on February 19 with the Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception from 4 to 7 p.m. On February 20-21, TradeStation training experts and professional traders will host eight breakout sessions. On February 22, TradeStation, CME Group and industry experts will combine to present five special sessions offering insights and analysis of today's stock index and commodity futures markets. TradeStation representatives will also be available at the following dates and times:
| Sunday, February 19, 2012: | 4-7 p.m. – Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception | |
| Monday, February 20, 2012: | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. – Exhibit Hall and Breakout Sessions | |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2012: | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Exhibit Hall and Breakout Sessions | |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012: | 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. –TradeStation and CME Group Post- | |
| Conference Sessions |
For more information, please visit www.tradestation.com/4022.
Options trading is not suitable for all investors. Please visit www.tradestation.com to view the document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. You can also obtain a copy of the ODD from the Options Clearing Corporation (1-888-options).
About TradeStation Group, Inc.
TradeStation is an award-winning online brokerage firm and trading platform. In March 2011, Barron's magazine, in its annual review of 24 online brokerage firms, ranked TradeStation the #1 online brokerage firm in the United States, as well as #1 for Frequent Traders, Trading Technology, and Customer Service and Education. In February 2011, TradeStation won for Best Trading System – Stocks, Best Trading System – Futures, Best Institutional Platform, Best Professional Platform, Best Online Analytical Platform and Best Real-Time Data in the annual Readers' Choice Awards given by Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine. Also in February 2011, TradeStation was ranked the #1 online brokerage in the U.S. by TraderPlanet.com and SFO magazine in their 2010 Superior Trading and Resource (STAR) Awards.
TradeStation Group, Inc. through its principal operating subsidiaries, TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc. offers the TradeStation analysis and trading platform to the active trader and certain institutional trader markets. The TradeStation platform 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 acquired IBFX Holdings, LLC in November 2011, expanding TradeStation's forex business in the U.S. and globally. TradeStation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group, one of the largest online financial services providers in Japan.
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 Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange and NASDAQ OMX. Its TradeStation Prime Services division, based in New York, seeks to provide prime brokerage services, including securities lending, to small and mid-sized hedge funds and other firms. TradeStation Forex, Inc. (Member NFA) is a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) that exclusively provides the company's forex brokerage offering. 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, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc.