With this ‘direct access’ forex offering forex trades can now be executed directly from the TradeStation order bar or market depth window, or through the use of macros or full automation.

We believe the TradeStation platform will be a dominant force in the forex industry, said Salomon Sredni, CEO of TradeStation Group, the parent company of TradeStation. When we made this same change to our futures and options brokerage offerings, our account and trade activity in those areas grew rapidly. While of course no assurances can be given, we hope for similar results with our integrated forex trading platform.

Another major improvement to TradeStation’s forex service offering, which is being made available to all new and existing forex accounts, is to give clients much tighter spreads on their forex deals in exchange for a reasonable commission.

In addition to the new forex offering, this new release of the TradeStation platform, TradeStation 8.3, contains improvements in other areas to support the active trader, including the addition of numerous fundamental data indicators and PaintBar studies.