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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | October 26, 2005 |
TradeStation Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Florida | 000-31049 | 650977576 |
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(State or other jurisdiction | _____________
(Commission | ______________
(I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 8050 SW 10th Street, Suite 4000, Plantation, Florida | | 33324 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
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| 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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
TradeStation Group, Inc. issued a press release on October 27, 2005 announcing that separate family limited partnerships beneficially owned by each of William Cruz and Ralph Cruz, the company's Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officers, are each entering into a Rule 10b5-1 plan to sell up to 1,750,000 shares each over the period ending December 31, 2007. As of October 27, 2005, William Cruz beneficially owns 10,054,738 shares and Ralph Cruz beneficially owns 9,916,468 shares of company common stock. Under each of the two plans, no more than 450,000 shares (excluding privately negotiated sales, if any) may be sold during any three calendar-month period. Sales under each of the Rule 10b5-1 plans will not commence until after November 9, 2005. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, permits corporate officers and directors to adopt written pre-arranged stock trading plans when they are not in possession of material, non- public information. 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.
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.
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| | | TradeStation Group, Inc. |
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| October 27, 2005 | | By: | | /s/ Marc J. Stone
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| | | | | Name: Marc J. Stone |
| | | | | Title: General Counsel |
Exhibit Index
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99 | | Press release dated October 27, 2005 |
