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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;25, 2002</B></FONT>

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No.&nbsp;333-</B></FONT></div>
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Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B><BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></div>

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<div align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>TRADESTATION GROUP, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</FONT></div>

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65-0977576</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>8700 West Flagler Street<BR>
Miami, Florida 33174<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Office, Including Zip
Code)</B></FONT></div>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>TRADESTATION GROUP, INC.<BR>
AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR<BR>
STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>William R. Cruz and Ralph L. Cruz<BR>
Co-Chief Executive Officers<BR>
TradeStation Group, Inc.<BR>
8700 West Flagler Street<BR>
Miami, Florida 33174<BR>
(Name and Address of Agents for Service)</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(305)&nbsp;485-7000<BR>
(Telephone Number, Including<BR>
Area Code, of Agents for Service)</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copy to:</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Alan D. Axelrod, Esq.<BR>
Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price &#038; Axelrod LLP<BR>
2500 First Union Financial Center<BR>
200 South Biscayne Boulevard<BR>
Miami, Florida 33131-2336<BR>
(305)&nbsp;374-7580</B></FONT>

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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, based upon an average of the high and low prices reported on
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.*</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#013">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g75783ex5-1.htm">Opinion of Bilzin Sumberg et al</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g75783ex23-2.htm">Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.*</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*With respect to the TradeStation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated
Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan under which shares of Common Stock,
$0.01 par value, of the Registrant are being registered hereunder, the
document(s) containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or
given to the applicable participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents will
not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. These documents and
the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, shall
constitute a prospectus which meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the
Securities Act.</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents and information previously filed with the Commission:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2002;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission
on January&nbsp;17, 2002; and
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock to be offered hereby
which is contained in its Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (File No.
000-31049) declared effective by the Commission on December&nbsp;11, 2000, including
any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date
of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as superseded or modified herein, any statement contained in any
document incorporated by reference herein or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this document.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the shares of Common
Stock offered hereby are being passed upon for the Registrant by Bilzin Sumberg
Dunn Baena Price &#038; Axelrod LLP (&#147;Bilzin Sumberg&#148;), Miami, Florida. Marc J.
Stone, the Registrant&#146;s Vice President of Corporate Development, General
Counsel and Secretary, is currently of counsel to Bilzin Sumberg and was
previously a partner at that firm.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;607.0850 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the &#147;Statute&#148;)
sets forth conditions and limitations governing the indemnification of
officers, directors, and other persons.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;TWELFTH of the Articles and Article&nbsp;IX of the Bylaws of the
Registrant, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, contain certain
indemnification provisions adopted pursuant to authority contained in the
Statute. The Articles contain a provision eliminating the personal liability
of its directors for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their
fiduciary duty to the extent permitted by the Statute. Under the Bylaws, the
Registrant will indemnify any person who is or was a director or officer of the
Registrant, and may indemnify a person who is or was an employee or agent of
the Registrant or who is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against liability incurred in
connection with any proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the
Registrant, to which such person was or is a party by reason of acting in any
such capacity, and expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in
the judgment of the Registrant&#146;s board of directors, the estimated expense of
litigating the proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with the defense or settlement of any proceeding by or in the right
of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor to which such person was
or is a party by reason of acting in any such capacity, provided that: such
person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful, and no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim,
issue, or matter in any proceeding by or in the right of the Registrant as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the
extent that, the court in which such proceeding was brought, or any other court
of competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as
the court shall deem proper. For purposes of Article&nbsp;IX of the Bylaws: (A)&nbsp;the
term &#147;expenses&#148; includes counsel fees, including those for appeal; (B)&nbsp;the term
&#147;liability&#148; includes obligations to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine
(including an excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan),
and expenses actually and reasonably incurred with respect to a proceeding; and
(C)&nbsp;the term &#147;proceeding&#148; includes any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit, or other type of proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative, and whether formal or informal.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Bylaws, to the extent a director or officer of the Registrant,
or an employee or agent of the Registrant which the Registrant has elected to
indemnify, has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
proceeding described above, or in the defense of any claim, issue, or matter
therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. For all other
indemnification which may be provided under the Bylaws in connection with any
proceeding, unless made pursuant to a determination by a court, indemnification
shall be made only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the director, officer,
employee or agent has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the
Bylaws, which determination shall be:
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">if such quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, by
majority vote of a committee duly designated by the board of
directors consisting solely of two or more directors not at the time
parties to the proceeding;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">by independent legal counsel selected by the board of
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">by the shareholders by majority vote of a quorum consisting
of shareholders who were not parties to such proceeding or, if such
a quorum is not obtainable, by a majority vote of shareholders who
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<P><FONT size="2">Evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses and authorization of
indemnification must be made in the same manner as the determination that
indemnification is permissible, except that if the determination of
permissibility is made by independent legal counsel, then the board of
directors or the committee thereof which appointed such legal counsel must
evaluate the reasonableness of expenses. The Bylaws also permit the Registrant
to pay expenses incurred by its officers, directors, employees, and agents in
advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, provided that the Registrant
may advance expenses to an officer or director only after receiving an
undertaking by or on behalf of such officer or director to repay such amount if
he is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the
Bylaws.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and
executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in the
Registrant&#146;s Articles and Bylaws. These agreements, among other things,
indemnify the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers for all direct and indirect
expenses and costs (including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys&#146;
fees and related disbursements and other out-of-pocket costs) and liabilities
of any type whatsoever actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or other proceeding, including
any action by or in the right of the corporation, arising out of such person&#146;s
services as a director, officer, employee or other agent of the Registrant, any
subsidiary of the Registrant or any other company or enterprise to which the
person provides services at the request of the Registrant. The Registrant
believes that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract and
retain talented and experienced directors and officers.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has obtained liability insurance for the benefit of its
directors and officers.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-3</FONT>
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	<TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.1</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Articles of Incorporation, as amended of the Registrant (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-4 declared effective on December&nbsp;11, 2000 (File No.
333-34922), as amended (the &#147;S-4 Registration Statement&#148;))</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.2</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to
the S-4 Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.3</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
TradeStation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director
Stock Option Plan.&#043;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;5.1</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price &#038; Axelrod LLP regarding
the legality of Common Stock.*</FONT></TD>
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	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price &#038; Axelrod LLP (included in
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants.*</FONT></TD>
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	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see page II-7)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Filed herewith.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&#043;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Previously filed as part of Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of
TradeStation Group, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2001.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-4</FONT>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-5</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida, on April&nbsp;25, 2002.
</FONT>
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	<TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">TRADESTATION GROUP, INC.</FONT></TD>
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	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By:
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William R. Cruz</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">William R. Cruz</FONT></TD>
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	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Co-Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ralph L. Cruz</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Ralph L. Cruz</FONT></TD>
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	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Co-Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-6</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of TradeStation Group, Inc., do
hereby constitute and appoint William R. Cruz, Ralph L. Cruz and Salomon
Sredni, and each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,
each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of us and in
our name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as each of us might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
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	<TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William R. Cruz<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William R. Cruz</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Co-Chairman of the Board of <BR>Directors and
Co-Chief Executive<BR>
Officer (Co-Principal
Executive<BR>Officer)
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ralph L. Cruz<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ralph L. Cruz</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Co-Chairman of the Board of <BR>Directors and Co-Chief Executive<BR>
Officer (Co-Principal Executive<BR> Officer)
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Salomon Sredni<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Salomon Sredni</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Operating Officer, President and<BR>
Director (Principal Operating Officer)
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David H. Fleischman<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
David H. Fleischman</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President<BR>
of Finance and Treasurer (Principal<BR>
Financial and Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Charles F. Wright<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Charles F. Wright</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Stephen C. Richards<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Stephen C. Richards</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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	<TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael Fipps<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Michael Fipps</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
	<TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
	<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April 25, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Incorporation, as amended of the Registrant (incorporated
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TradeStation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director
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Opinion of Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price &#038; Axelrod LLP regarding
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TradeStation Group Inc.
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2002
Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TRADESTATION GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Florida
65-0977576
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
8700 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33174
(Address of Principal Executive Office, Including Zip
Code)
TRADESTATION GROUP, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR
STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
William R. Cruz and Ralph L. Cruz
Co-Chief Executive Officers
TradeStation Group, Inc.
8700 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33174
(Name and Address of Agents for Service)
(305) 485-7000
(Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agents for Service)
Copy to:
Alan D. Axelrod, Esq.
Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price & Axelrod LLP
2500 First Union Financial Center
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33131-2336
(305) 374-7580
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION
FEE
Proposed
Proposed maximum
Amount to be
maximum offering
aggregate offering
Amount of
Title of securities to be registered
registered
price per share (1)
price (1)
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.0 par value
175,000
$
1.355
$
237,125.00
$
21.82
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, based upon an average of the high and low prices reported on
The Nasdaq Stock Market on April 22, 2002.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
PART II - INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of Bilzin Sumberg et al
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*With respect to the TradeStation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated
Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan under which shares of Common Stock,
$0.01 par value, of the Registrant are being registered hereunder, the
document(s) containing the information specified in this Part I will be sent or
given to the applicable participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents will
not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and
the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, shall
constitute a prospectus which meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
the following documents and information previously filed with the Commission:
1.     The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001;
2.     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2002;
3.     The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on January 17, 2002; and
4.     The description of the Registrant's Common Stock to be offered hereby
which is contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.
000-31049) declared effective by the Commission on December 11, 2000, including
any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date
of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Except as superseded or modified herein, any statement contained in any
document incorporated by reference herein or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this document.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the shares of Common
Stock offered hereby are being passed upon for the Registrant by Bilzin Sumberg
Dunn Baena Price & Axelrod LLP ("Bilzin Sumberg"), Miami, Florida. Marc J.
Stone, the Registrant's Vice President of Corporate Development, General
Counsel and Secretary, is currently of counsel to Bilzin Sumberg and was
previously a partner at that firm.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 607.0850 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the "Statute")
sets forth conditions and limitations governing the indemnification of
officers, directors, and other persons.
Article TWELFTH of the Articles and Article IX of the Bylaws of the
Registrant, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, contain certain
indemnification provisions adopted pursuant to authority contained in the
Statute. The Articles contain a provision eliminating the personal liability
of its directors for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their
fiduciary duty to the extent permitted by the Statute. Under the Bylaws, the
Registrant will indemnify any person who is or was a director or officer of the
Registrant, and may indemnify a person who is or was an employee or agent of
the Registrant or who is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against liability incurred in
connection with any proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the
Registrant, to which such person was or is a party by reason of acting in any
such capacity, and expenses and amounts paid in settlement not exceeding, in
the judgment of the Registrant's board of directors, the estimated expense of
litigating the proceeding to conclusion, actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with the defense or settlement of any proceeding by or in the right
of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor to which such person was
or is a party by reason of acting in any such capacity, provided that: such
person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful, and no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim,
issue, or matter in any proceeding by or in the right of the Registrant as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the
extent that, the court in which such proceeding was brought, or any other court
of competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as
the court shall deem proper. For purposes of Article IX of the Bylaws: (A) the
term "expenses" includes counsel fees, including those for appeal; (B) the term
"liability" includes obligations to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine
(including an excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan),
and expenses actually and reasonably incurred with respect to a proceeding; and
(C) the term "proceeding" includes any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit, or other type of proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative, and whether formal or informal.
Under the Bylaws, to the extent a director or officer of the Registrant,
or an employee or agent of the Registrant which the Registrant has elected to
indemnify, has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
proceeding described above, or in the defense of any claim, issue, or matter
therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. For all other
indemnification which may be provided under the Bylaws in connection with any
proceeding, unless made pursuant to a determination by a court, indemnification
shall be made only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the director, officer,
employee or agent has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the
Bylaws, which determination shall be:
•
by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties to such proceeding;
•
if such quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, by
majority vote of a committee duly designated by the board of
directors consisting solely of two or more directors not at the time
parties to the proceeding;
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•
by independent legal counsel selected by the board of
directors or a committee thereof as prescribed by the Statute; or
•
by the shareholders by majority vote of a quorum consisting
of shareholders who were not parties to such proceeding or, if such
a quorum is not obtainable, by a majority vote of shareholders who
were not parties to such proceeding.
Evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses and authorization of
indemnification must be made in the same manner as the determination that
indemnification is permissible, except that if the determination of
permissibility is made by independent legal counsel, then the board of
directors or the committee thereof which appointed such legal counsel must
evaluate the reasonableness of expenses. The Bylaws also permit the Registrant
to pay expenses incurred by its officers, directors, employees, and agents in
advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, provided that the Registrant
may advance expenses to an officer or director only after receiving an
undertaking by or on behalf of such officer or director to repay such amount if
he is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the
Bylaws.
The Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and
executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in the
Registrant's Articles and Bylaws. These agreements, among other things,
indemnify the Registrant's directors and officers for all direct and indirect
expenses and costs (including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys'
fees and related disbursements and other out-of-pocket costs) and liabilities
of any type whatsoever actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or other proceeding, including
any action by or in the right of the corporation, arising out of such person's
services as a director, officer, employee or other agent of the Registrant, any
subsidiary of the Registrant or any other company or enterprise to which the
person provides services at the request of the Registrant. The Registrant
believes that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract and
retain talented and experienced directors and officers.
The Registrant has obtained liability insurance for the benefit of its
directors and officers.
Item 7.   Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8.   Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended of the Registrant (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-4 declared effective on December 11, 2000 (File No.
333-34922), as amended (the "S-4 Registration Statement"))
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the S-4 Registration Statement)
4.3
TradeStation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director
Stock Option Plan.+
5.1
Opinion of Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price & Axelrod LLP regarding
the legality of Common Stock.*
23.1
Consent of Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price & Axelrod LLP (included in
Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants.*
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page II-7)
*
Filed herewith.
+
Previously filed as part of Annual Report on Form 10-K of
TradeStation Group, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2001.
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Item 9.   Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)         To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)          To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)         To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement;
(iii)       To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement
or any material change to such information in this Registration
Statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.
(2)        That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3)        To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(4)        That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(b)        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida, on April 25, 2002.
TRADESTATION GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ William R. Cruz
William R. Cruz
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Co-Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ Ralph L. Cruz
Ralph L. Cruz
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of TradeStation Group, Inc., do
hereby constitute and appoint William R. Cruz, Ralph L. Cruz and Salomon
Sredni, and each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,
each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of us and in
our name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises, as fully
to all intents and purposes as each of us might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of
them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ William R. Cruz
William R. Cruz
Co-Chairman of the Board of
Directors and
Co-Chief Executive
Officer (Co-Principal
Executive
Officer)
April 25, 2002
/s/ Ralph L. Cruz
Ralph L. Cruz
Co-Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Co-Chief Executive
Officer (Co-Principal Executive
Officer)
April 25, 2002
/s/ Salomon Sredni
Salomon Sredni
Chief Operating Officer, President and
Director (Principal Operating Officer)
April 25, 2002
/s/ David H. Fleischman
David H. Fleischman
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
of Finance and Treasurer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
April 25, 2002
/s/ Charles F. Wright
Charles F. Wright
Director
April 25, 2002
/s/ Stephen C. Richards
Stephen C. Richards
Director
April 25, 2002
/s/ Michael Fipps
Michael Fipps
Director
April 25, 2002
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Document
4.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended of the Registrant (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-4 declared effective on December 11, 2000 (File No.
333-34922), as amended (the "S-4 Registration Statement"))
4.2
Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the S-4 Registration Statement)
4.3
TradeStation Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director
Stock Option Plan.+
5.1
Opinion of Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price & Axelrod LLP regarding
the legality of Common Stock.*
23.1
Consent of Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Baena Price & Axelrod LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Certified Public
Accountants.*
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page II-7)
*
Filed herewith.
+
Previously filed as part of Annual Report on Form 10-K of TradeStation
Group, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.