8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 28, 2009

TradeStation Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	000-31049	650977576
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
8050 SW 10th Street, Suite 4000, Plantation, Florida		33324
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 652-7000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

The Company issued a press release on April 28, 2009 announcing that separate family limited partnerships beneficially owned by each of William Cruz and Ralph Cruz, the Company's non-executive Co-Chairmen, will be each entering into a Rule 10b5-1 plan to each sell up to 1,500,000 shares over the period ending December 31, 2009, subject to minimum price limits. Currently, William Cruz beneficially owns 4,104,688 shares and Ralph Cruz beneficially owns 3,966,468 shares of Company common stock. Under each of the two plans, no more than 750,000 shares (excluding privately negotiated sales, if any) may be sold during any calendar-quarterly period, subject to any Rule 144 volume limitations. Sales under each of the Rule 10b5-1 plans will not commence earlier than May 11, 2009. The press release announcing the Rule 10b5-1 plans is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, permits corporate officers and directors to adopt written pre-arranged s tock trading plans when they are not in possession of material, non-public information. To the extent required, proposed and actual transactions will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings, respectively, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 4 filings also will be posted in the investor relations section of the Company's Web site.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Ex-99.1: Press Release dated April 28, 2009 concerning 10b5-1 Plan

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	TradeStation Group, Inc.
April 28, 2009	By:	/s/ David Fleischman
		Name: David Fleischman
		Title: Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated April 28, 2009 concerning 10b5-1 Plan

EX-99.1

TradeStation Co-Chairmen Announce Entering Into 10b5-1 Plans

Plantation FL, April 28, 2009 - TradeStation Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: TRAD) announced that separate family limited partnerships beneficially owned by each of William Cruz and Ralph Cruz, the company’s non-executive Co-Chairmen, are each entering into a Rule 10b5-1 plan to each sell up to 1,500,000 shares over the period ending December 31, 2009, subject to minimum price limits. Currently, William Cruz beneficially owns 4,104,688 shares and Ralph Cruz beneficially owns 3,966,468 shares of company common stock. Under each of the two plans, no more than 750,000 shares (excluding privately negotiated sales, if any) may be sold during any calendar-quarterly period. Sales under each of the 10b5-1 plans will not commence earlier than May 11, 2009.

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 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.

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