TradeStation Group Reports Monthly Business Metrics

    Plantation FL, July 22, 2010—TradeStation Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: TRAD) today reported the following business metrics for the month ended June 30, 2010:

    • 87,995 Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs)
    • Total client assets of $2.2 billion (as of June 30, 2010)
    • Average equities client credit balances of $915 million
    • Average equities client margin balances of $73 million

    Year over year, TradeStation's DARTs increased 2%, total client assets increased 14%, average equities client credit balances increased 17%, and average equities client margin balances increased 87%. Below in tabular format are year-over-year comparisons of those metrics on both a monthly and quarterly basis:

    TradeStation Securities Business Metrics
    June-10 June-09 June-10 vs. June-09 Qtr Ended 6/30/10 Qtr Ended 6/30/09 Qtr Ended 6/30/10 vs. Qtr Ended 6/30/09
    Trading Days 22.0 22.0 N.M. 63.0 63.0 N.M.
    Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) 87,995 85,996 2% 92,877 97,392 -5%
    Total Client Assets ($MM), end of period $2,150 $1,886 14% $2,150 $1,886 14%
    Average Equities Client Credit Balances ($MM) $915 $785 17% $916 $772 19%
    Average Equities Client Margin Balances ($MM) $73 $39 87% $58 $32 81%

    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 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 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 NASD, NYSE, 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.

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