Announcement of Subsidiary’s Release

TOKYO, March 16, 2022 – TradeStation Group, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Monex Group,Inc., issued the following press release yesterday.
Attachment: TradeStation Group, Inc. press release
TradeStation Named an Official FinTech Sponsor and Trading Platform of University of Miami
Athletics

Contact: Akiko Kato
Corporate Communications OfficeMonex Group, Inc.
+81-3-4323-8698
Yuki Nakano, Minaka Aihara
Investor Relations, Financial Control Dept.
Monex Group, Inc.
+81-3-4323-8698
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securities in the U.S.

TradeStation Named an Official FinTech Sponsor and Trading
Platform of University of Miami Athletics
PLANTATION, Fla. – March 15, 2022 – South Florida-based TradeStation Group, Inc.
(TradeStation) announced that it has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement to be
an official FinTech sponsor of University of Miami (UM) Athletics. As an official sponsor,
TradeStation’s trading platforms for stocks, options, futures, and cryptocurrencies will befeatured across all UM Athletics.
TradeStation will integrate its brand, showcase its platforms, and seek to enhance the fanexperience by offering new account incentives across UM Athletics. Through this sponsorship,
TradeStation has also been named the presenting sponsor of the Miami Hurricanes FootballSeason. TradeStation will seek to educate Hurricanes fans, students, faculty, and alumni on
trading and investing in financial products and provide
educational opportunities, internships, and seminars.
“This exciting sponsorship represents the first time that TradeStation has aligned with a sports
group to advance education in trading and investing,” said John Bartleman, President andChief Executive Officer of TradeStation Group. “With TradeStation based in Miami’s backyard,
we’re proud to support UM Athletics and the Hurricanes – one of our hometown teams. UMfans know the importance of innovation as their teams seek to gain an edge over thecompetition. TradeStation aims to empower its customers to gain that same edge with theirfinances. Our synergy is compelling.”
Furthering its commitment to involve more women in the blockchain-based market,
TradeStation is creating educational programs and promotions for women who are interested
in learning more about cryptocurrency trading. This sponsorship will also highlight UM
women’s teams and amplify efforts to bridge the gender gap.
“We are thrilled to partner with TradeStation,” said Chris Maragno, Senior Vice President ofHurricanes Global Partnerships. “TradeStation is an innovator that has been serving bothbeginners and seasoned traders for over 30 years. It’s a great time to introduce TradeStation asa sponsor as they expand their products and services to include TradeStation Crypto, and as
Miami continues its push to become the crypto capital. We look forward to leveraging thissponsorship to advance education and provide access to trading and investment throughinnovation.”*Visit TradeStation.com/Awards for more information.

About TradeStation Group, Inc.
TradeStation has, for decades, advanced fintech through its support of self-directed traders
and investors in their journeys to claim their financial edge. TradeStation provides awardwinning* trading and analysis platforms and self-clearing online brokerage services for stocks,ETFs, equity and index options, commodity and financial futures, futures options, andcryptocurrencies. These trading platforms are accessible on desktop, Web, and mobile, as well
as via API technologies which seamlessly provide access to TradeStation’s brokerage
environment through third-party platforms.
TradeStation’s offerings also include deep and growing learning content designed to build
confidence among those new to investing and hone the skills of seasoned traders.
TradeStation Securities, Inc. (Member NYSE, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC, NFA & CME) offers
self-clearing equities, options, futures and futures options brokerage services as a licensed
securities broker-dealer and futures commission merchant (FCM) and is a member of majorequities and futures exchanges in the United States.
TRADESTATION SECURITIES, INC. IS A MEMBER OF NFA AND IS SUBJECT TO NFA’SREGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND EXAMINATIONS. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THATTHE NFA DOES NOT HAVE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OVER UNDERLYING OR
SPOT VIRTUAL CURRENCY PRODUCTS OR TRANSACTIONS OR VIRTUAL CURRENCYEXCHANGES, CUSTODIANS, OR MARKETS. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. offers self-clearing
cryptocurrency brokerage services under federal and state money services business, moneytransmitter, and similar registrations and licenses. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. is not subject toNFA’s regulatory oversight and examinations.
This is for educational and informational purposes only and is not research or arecommendation regarding any security or investment strategy. TradeStation Securities Inc.
and its affiliates do not provide legal, tax, or investment advice.
Past performance, whether actual or indicated by historical tests of strategies, is no guaranteeof future performance or success. There is a possibility that you may sustain a loss equal to orgreater than your entire investment regardless of which asset class you trade (equities, options,futures, or digital assets); therefore, you should not invest or risk money that you cannot afford
to lose. Before trading any asset class, first read the relevant risk disclosure statements on the
Important Documents page, found here: www.tradestation.com/important-information.

Investing in cryptocurrencies involves significant risks. Please
visit www.tradestation.com/important-information for TradeStation Crypto’s risk disclosures
on investing and trading in cryptocurrencies.
University of Miami Athletics
The University of Miami’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, a member of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), supports
more than 400 student-athletes across 18 sports. Miami has won 21 team nationalchampionships and 83 individual national championships in its storied history. UM Athletics isdedicated to developing and supporting its student-athletes in their efforts to achieve
personal, academic, and athletic excellence, resulting in the highest standards ofachievement. For more information visit www.miamihurricanes.com.
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