TradeStation and VectorVest Team Up

PLANTATION, Fla., Jan. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TradeStation, a Monex Group company (Monex Group, Inc. is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, code: 8698) and an award-winning broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, announced today that it has teamed up with VectorVest, a stock analysis and portfolio management system. Through the new alliance, VectorVest subscribers who also have a TradeStation brokerage account will be able to execute their trades using TradeStation’s reliable, lightning-fast order execution and price-improvement opportunities.

VectorVest subscribers can create a secure, pre-filled order ticket by simply right-clicking on stocks and choosing “Trade Now.”  One click from the user will Preview Orders and a second click to Place Orders will securely transfer the order ticket to TradeStation for execution.

“When it comes to stock trading, speed and quality of execution are important,” said John Bartleman, president of TradeStation Securities, Inc. “In teaming with VectorVest, we now can offer VectorVest subscribers a seamless experience that connects VectorVest’s stock analysis and TradeStation’s execution technology in one fluid motion. We’re very excited about the added value this alliance offers our mutual clients.”

To speak with an account executive about TradeStation or to open an equities, futures or forex account, call 1-800-808-9336 or visit http://www.tradestation.com.  Institutional traders should call 1-800-579-7616.

About TradeStation Group, Inc.

TradeStation Group, Inc., through its principal operating subsidiaries, TradeStation Securities, Inc. and IBFX, Inc. (a/k/a TradeStation Forex), 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 Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc., 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 (FCM), and also a member of BATS’s BZX, BYX, EDGX and EDGA Exchanges, BOX Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange, NASDAQ OMX BX, NASDAQ OMX PHLX, NASDAQ Stock Market, NYSE Arca and NYSE Mkt. 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. IBFX, Inc. (Member NFA) is a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) that provides the company’s forex brokerage offering, and IBFX Australia Pty Ltd (ASIC regulated) provides forex brokerage services outside of the United States. The London-based subsidiary, TradeStation Europe Limited (FCA regulated), introduces UK and other European accounts to TradeStation Securities, Inc. and IBFX, Inc. The company’s technology subsidiary, TradeStation Technologies, Inc., develops and offers strategy trading software tools and subscription services, and hosts the TradingApp^® Store.

About VectorVest

VectorVest combines the insight of fundamental valuation with the power of technical analysis in an easy-to-use stock analysis software package designed for all types of investors. VectorVest provides a buy, sell or hold rating on over 23,000 stocks worldwide each day. With over 26 years of research experience on which to base its ratings, VectorVest is world-renowned for its reliable and comprehensive stock market analysis. To analyze any stock free, visit vectorvest.com.

Media Contact:

TradeStation Group, Inc.
Jo-Ann Bracelly
+1-954-652-7229
[email protected]