PLANTATION, Fla., March 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TradeStation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRAD) today reported the following business metrics for the month ended February 28, 2011:
- 84,760 Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs)
- Total client assets of $2.4 billion (as of February 28, 2011)
- Average equities client credit balances of $1.0 billion
- Average equities client margin balances of $66 million
Year over year, TradeStation's DARTs remained approximately the same, total client assets increased 15%, average equities client credit balances increased 15%, and average equities client margin balances increased 35%. Below in tabular format are year-over-year comparisons of those metrics on both a monthly and quarterly basis:
TradeStation Securities | |||||||
Business Metrics | |||||||
Feb-11 |
Feb-10 |
Feb-11 vs. Feb-10 |
Q1-11 QTD* |
Qtr Ended 3/31/10 |
Q1-11 QTD* vs. Qtr Ended 3/31/10 |
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Trading Days | 19.0 | 19.0 | N.M. | 39.0 | 61.0 | N.M. | |
Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) | 84,760 | 85,008 | 0% | 84,235 | 80,192 | 5% | |
Total Client Assets ($MM), end of period | $2,388 | $2,085 | 15% | $2,388 | $2,123 | 12% | |
Average Equities Client Credit Balances ($MM) | $1,007 | $878 | 15% | $995 | $879 | 13% | |
Average Equities Client Margin Balances ($MM) | $66 | $49 | 35% | $66 | $48 | 38% | |
*Q1-11 quarter-to-date (QTD) means results for the two-month period ended February 28, 2011.
Additional information regarding the company's business metrics can be found on TradeStation Group's Web site at www.tradestation.com/aboutus/businessmetrics.shtm.
About TradeStation Group, Inc.
TradeStation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRAD), through its brokerage subsidiaries, 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, DTCC, OCC & NFA) is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant, and also a member of various exchanges. 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 is expected to launch and offer exclusively the company's new forex brokerage offering beginning later this quarter. 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 and, once operational, TradeStation Forex.