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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 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. 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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| 2010 |
TradeStation wins 6 major awards in the Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards, including:
- Best Trading System – Futures (sixth year in a row)
- Best Trading System – Stocks (sixth year in a row)
- Best Trading System – Options (sixth year in a row)
- Best Institutional Platform (eighth year in a row)
- Best Professional Platform (eighth year in a row)
- Best Online Analytical Platform (seventh year in a row)
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| 2009 |
TradeStation wins 7 major awards in Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards including best Trading Systems – Futures, best Trading Systems – Stocks, and best Trading Systems – Options for the fifth year in a row. TradeStation wins best Institutional Platform and best Professional Platform for the seventh consecutive year and, for the sixth consecutive year, best Online Analytical Platform. TradeStation wins, for the first time, best Real-Time/Delayed Data (Continuous feed). |
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| 2008 |
TradeStation Ranked #1 Online Brokerage Firm in the U.S. by Barron’s magazine. |
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| 2007 |
TradeStation wins 8 major awards in Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards including best Futures Brokerage for the fourth year in a row. TradeStation wins for the sixth consecutive year for best Institutional Platform and best Professional Platform. TradeStation wins for the fourth year in a row for best Trading Systems-Stocks, best Trading Systems-Futures, best Trading Systems-Options and best Options Analysis Software and, for the fifth consecutive year, best Subscription Internet Analytical Platform. |
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| 2007 |
TradeStation wins 9 major awards in Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards including best Direct-Access Stock Broker for the fifth year in a row and won best Futures Brokerage for the third year in a row. TradeStation wins for the fifth consecutive year for best Institutional Platform and best Professional Platform. TradeStation wins for the third year in a row for best Trading Systems-Stocks, best Trading Systems-Futures, best Trading Systems-Options and best Options Analysis Software and, for the fourth consecutive year, best Subscription Internet Analytical Platform. |
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| 2007 |
TradeStation Group Named One of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens.” TradeStation Group was ranked #50 in the annual survey by CRO Magazine, of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” in the United States. |
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| 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.” |
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| 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. |
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| 2005 |
Barron’s magazine awards the TradeStation platform the highest star rating – 4 ½ stars – for trade execution, for the third consecutive year. |
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| 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.
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| 2004 |
TradeStation Group’s Founders and President Win the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Florida Award in the Financial category. Co-founders and Co-CEOs, William Cruz, Ralph Cruz and President, Salomon Sredni. |
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| 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. |
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| 2004 |
Company launches TradeStation 8, which includes direct-access electronic execution of options trades. |
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| 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. |
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| 2003 |
TradeStation Securities launches forex analytics and execution services. |
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| 2003 |
Barron's
magazine rates TradeStation Securities the "Best
Broker for Active Traders." |
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| 2003 |
Company launches
TradeStation 7, which includes direct-access electronic execution of futures trades. |
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| 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. |
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| 2002 |
TradeStation
Securities wins Stocks & Commodities Readers
Choice Award for Best Stocks Direct-Access Brokerage. |
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| 2001 |
Barron's
magazine rates TradeStation Securities the No. 1
Direct-Access Broker in the United States. |
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| 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. |
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| 2001 |
Nasdaq
trading symbol for the company's publicly-traded
common stock is changed from OMGA to TRAD. |
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| 2000 |
TradeStation Securities (then under a different name),
a direct-access securities brokerage, is acquired. |
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| 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. |
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| 2000 |
WindowOnWallStreet.com,
the company's first Internet-based charting and
analytics service, is launched. |
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| 1999 |
Window
On WallStreet is acquired. |
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| 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. |
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| 1997 |
Initial
public offering. |
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| 1996 |
OptionStation®,
an options trading analytics product that enables
traders to explore complex trading strategies, is
launched. |
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| 1996 |
TradeStation
premium service is launched by Telerate, Inc. |
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| 1994 |
Dow
Jones Telerate, Inc. agrees to offer TradeStation
as a premium service to its institutional customers
worldwide. |
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| 1992 |
SuperCharts®,
a state-of-the-art charting and analytics software
application, is launched. |
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| 1991 |
TradeStation®,
the company's flagship product, is launched. |
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| 1989 |
System
Writer™, a sophisticated trading strategy software
application, is launched. |
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| 1982 |
Company
is formed under the name Omega Research, Inc. |
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