TradeStation Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: 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 “direct market access” (DMA) or “direct-access” order execution and enables clients to design, test, optimize, monitor and automate their own custom Equities, Options, Futures and Forex trading strategies. In 2007, TradeStation was named, for the third year in a row, Best Futures Brokerage and, for the fifth year in a row, Best Direct-Access Stock Broker, Best Professional Platform and Best Institutional Platform, in Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine.

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, NYSE ARCA 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.

2006	TradeStation Ranked #16 in Forbes Magazine’s List of America’s 200 Best Small Companies. The featured article, “America’s 200 Best Small Companies,” appears in the October 30, 2006 issue of Forbes.
2006	Barron’s magazine awards the TradeStation platform the highest star rating – 4 ½ stars – for trade execution, for the fourth consecutive year and was ranked far above any other brokerage in “Range of Offerings.”
2006	TradeStation wins 11 major awards in Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards including best Direct-Access Stock Broker, best Direct-Access Futures Broker, best Institutional Platform, and best Professional Platform for the fourth consecutive year and, for the second year in a row, best Futures Brokerage overall. TradeStation wins best Subscription Internet Analytical Platform for the third consecutive year. TradeStation also wins, for the second consecutive year, best Trading Systems – Stocks, best Trading Systems – Futures, best Trading Systems – Options, best Options Analysis Software and best Trading Centers, Schools, Training.
2005	Barron’s magazine awards the TradeStation platform the highest star rating – 4 ½ stars – for trade execution, for the third consecutive year.
2005	TradeStation wins 12 major awards in Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards. TradeStation for the first time rated best Stock Brokerage and best Futures Brokerage. TradeStation wins for best Direct-Access Stock Brokerage, best Direct-Access Futures Brokerage, best Institutional Platform, and best Professional Platform for third consecutive year and wins best Subscription Internet Analytical Platform for the second consecutive year. TradeStation also wins best Trading Systems – Stocks, best Trading Systems – Futures, best Trading Systems – Options, best Options Analysis Software and best Trading Centers, Schools, Training.
2004	Barron's magazine rates TradeStation Securities the "Best Broker for Active Traders" for the second year in a row. The TradeStation platform also receives the highest rating – 4 ½ stars – for trade execution, for the second consecutive year.
2004	Company launches TradeStation 8, which includes direct-access electronic execution of options trades.
2004	TradeStation wins Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards for best Direct-Access Stock Brokerage, best Direct-Access Futures Brokerage, best Institutional Platform, and best Professional Platform.
2003	TradeStation Securities launches forex analytics and execution services.
2003	Barron's magazine rates TradeStation Securities the "Best Broker for Active Traders."
2003	Company launches TradeStation 7, which includes direct-access electronic execution of futures trades.
2003	TradeStation wins Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards for best Direct-Access Stock Brokerage, best Direct-Access Futures Brokerage, best Institutional Platform, and best Professional Platform.
2002	TradeStation Securities wins Stocks & Commodities Readers Choice Award for Best Stocks Direct-Access Brokerage.
2001	Barron's magazine rates TradeStation Securities the No. 1 Direct-Access Broker in the United States.
2001	Company launches TradeStation 6 for institutional and active traders, which combines for the first time custom strategy design and testing, automated trading and intelligent direct-access execution of stock trades.
2001	Nasdaq trading symbol for the company's publicly-traded common stock is changed from OMGA to TRAD.
2000	TradeStation Securities (then under a different name), a direct-access securities brokerage, is acquired.
2000	TradeStation 6, the Internet-based trading platform that is to serve as the foundation of the company's intelligent direct-access brokerage service, is launched.
2000	WindowOnWallStreet.com, the company's first Internet-based charting and analytics service, is launched.
1999	Window On WallStreet is acquired.
1999	RadarScreen®, a software application that enables traders to scan up to thousands of securities to identify buy and sell opportunities based on the trader's criteria, is launched.
1997	Initial public offering.
1996	OptionStation®, an options trading analytics product that enables traders to explore complex trading strategies, is launched.
1996	TradeStation premium service is launched by Telerate, Inc.
1994	Dow Jones Telerate, Inc. agrees to offer TradeStation as a premium service to its institutional customers worldwide.
1992	SuperCharts®, a state-of-the-art charting and analytics software application, is launched.
1991	TradeStation®, the company's flagship product, is launched.
1989	System Writer™, a sophisticated trading strategy software application, is launched.
1982	Company is formed under the name Omega Research, Inc.