PLANTATION, Fla., March 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TradeStation, the award-winning broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, has won the Readers' Choice Awards, given by Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine for Best Trading System – Stocks and Best Trading System – Futures for the eighth consecutive year. In addition, TradeStation won Best Institutional Platform and Best Professional Platform for the tenth year in a row, Best Online Analytical Platform for the fourth year in a row, and Best Real-Time Data for the third time.
"Winning the publication's prestigious awards for Best Trading System – Stocks and Best Trading System – Futures for eight consecutive years is truly an acknowledgment and testament to our talented, dedicated staff," says Salomon Sredni, President and CEO, TradeStation Group; and COO of parent company, Monex Group. "We pride ourselves in our utmost commitment to clients, and we will continue to create innovative trading platforms that outperform those of our competitors."
To speak with an account executive about TradeStation or to open an equities, futures or forex account with TradeStation, call 1-800-808-9336, or visit http://www.tradestation.com.
About TradeStation
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 2012, 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.
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 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), a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) and IBFX Australia Pty. Ltd., authorized and regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, provide the company's forex brokerage offering. The company's technology subsidiary, TradeStation Technologies, Inc., develops and offers strategy trading software tools and subscription services. TradeStation Europe Limited is an FSA-authorized brokerage firm which introduces UK and other European accounts to TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc.
TradeStation President & CEO and COO of Monex,
Salomon Sredni, is available for interview.