TradeStation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRAD) announced the launch, through its new subsidiary, TradeStation Forex, Inc., a CFTC-registered, NFA-member Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED), of a brand-new, state-of-the-art retail forex offering.

Advantest Corporation (NYSE: ATE) and Verigy Ltd announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Advantest will acquire all outstanding Verigy ordinary shares for US$15.00 per share in cash. The total acquisition price will be approximately US$1.1 billion (approximately ¥ 90.9 billion (based on the exchange rate US$1 = ¥81)).