Monex Successfully Completes Tender Offer for Shares of TradeStation Common Stock

TOKYO and PLANTATION, Fla., June 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monex Group, Inc.
(Tokyo Stock Exchange: 8698) ("Monex") and TradeStation Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq:TRAD) ("TradeStation") today announced the successful completion of the
tender offer by Monex's wholly-owned subsidiary in the United States, Felix 2011
Acquisition Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser"), to purchase all outstanding shares of
common stock of TradeStation for $9.75 per share, net to the seller in cash,
without interest and less any required withholding taxes. The tender offer
expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 and was
not extended.

Based on preliminary information from the depositary for the tender offer,
shareholders of TradeStation had tendered and not withdrawn 32,238,029 shares of
TradeStation common stock (including 6,000 shares tendered pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedures), which represent approximately 74.3% of the
outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis, and 80.3% of the currently
outstanding shares on a non-fully diluted basis. Purchaser has accepted for
payment all validly tendered shares and will promptly make payment to the
depositary for the accepted shares.

Monex also announced that, subject to confirmation by the depositary of the
preliminary information regarding the number of tendered shares, Monex and
Purchaser intend to exercise the top-up option, under the terms of the
previously announced merger agreement, to purchase directly from TradeStation a
number of additional shares sufficient to give Purchaser ownership of up to one
share more than 80% of TradeStation's outstanding common stock on a fully
diluted basis. Monex and Purchaser intend to effect a short-form merger under
applicable Florida law, as promptly as practicable, without the need for a
meeting of TradeStation's shareholders. As a result of the merger, the remaining
TradeStation shareholders who did not tender their shares in the tender offer
(other than those who properly exercise appraisal rights) will receive the same
$9.75 per share price, without interest and subject to any required withholding
taxes, that was paid in the tender offer. After the merger, TradeStation will be
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monex and TradeStation shares will cease to be
traded on NASDAQ. TradeStation shareholders who did not tender their shares in
the tender offer will receive relevant information in the mail on how to receive
payment for their shares in connection with the merger.

About Monex Group Inc.

Monex Group Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st section: 8698), including its main
subsidiary Monex Inc. (Tokyo, Oki Matsumoto, Chairman and CEO), an online
securities brokerage, provides advanced and unique financial services to
individual investors. Monex Group has been a pioneer among Japanese online
securities brokers since the complete liberalization of commissions and fees in
stock brokerages in 1999. Monex relentlessly strives to offer its customers in
Japan innovative products and services and has established its reputation as a
unique independent financial institution group. Its services cover M&A advisory,
debt & equity underwriting, asset management focusing on alternative
investments, investment education, and other investment banking functions along
with an online distribution network to more than 1.2 million individual
investors in Japan.

Monex Group aims to globalize its customer base and businesses in addition to
enhancing its global product line and services. Specifically, in recent years,
Monex has embarked on an ambitious plan to strengthen its products and services
globally by focusing its expansion efforts to date on the growing Chinese
market, by opening representative offices in Beijing and acquiring BOOM
Securities (HK) Limited and its group companies in Hong Kong. As a core element
in the further expansion and global diversification of its businesses, it has
been seeking opportunities to expand into the U.S. market, which it saw as the
missing pillar in achieving a truly global platform. The acquisition of
TradeStation is expected to provide Monex with an immediate expansion and strong
commercial presence in the U.S. online brokerage market.

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 placement and execution and enables clients to
scan the markets and 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
self-clearing, licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures
commission merchant, and also a member of numerous major 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) which offers foreign currency (forex) accounts under what
is commonly referred to as the "agency broker model." The London-based
subsidiary, TradeStation Europe Limited, an FSA-authorized brokerage firm,
introduces UK and other European accounts to TradeStation Securities and
TradeStation Forex. TradeStation's technology subsidiary, TradeStation
Technologies, Inc., develops and offers strategy trading software tools and
subscription services and owns TradeStation's intellectual property.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking and are subject
to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ
from those described. All statements other than statements of historical fact
are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including all
statements and information regarding the intent, belief or current expectation
of Monex, TradeStation and members of their respective senior management teams.
All forward-looking statements are based largely on current expectations and
beliefs concerning future events, approvals and transactions that are subject to
substantial risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause or contribute to the
actual results or outcomes being different from those contemplated by
forward-looking statements include: the effects of disruption from the proposed
transactions making it more difficult to maintain relationships with employees,
customers and/or other business relationships; other business effects, including
the effects of industry, regulatory, economic and/or market conditions that are
outside of Monex's or TradeStation's control; unexpected transaction costs and
actual or contingent liabilities; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in
documents filed by TradeStation with the SEC, including, but not limited to,
TradeStation's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2011,
TradeStation's Annual Report, as amended, on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2010 containing Part III information, filed with the SEC on
April 29, 2011 and the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC in
connection with the tender offer. Neither Monex nor TradeStation undertakes any
obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise, except as expressly required by
law.

CONTACT: Contact for Monex

Takashi Oyagi
Chief Strategic Officer
Monex Group, Inc.
+81-3-6212-3750

Contact for TradeStation

David H. Fleischman
Chief Financial Officer
TradeStation Group, Inc.
954-652-7000