Vancouver BC- February 8^th, 2000 - AlphaTrade.com (OTC BB: EBNK) announced today that the company has completed a private placement from insiders of the company for total proceeds of $1,006,250. The funds will be used for general working capital and for marketing.

AlphaTrade.com has developed and is currently marketing a complete suite (E-Gate) of streaming real time stock and financial information tools available by subscription. Alphatrade is a true E-Commerce Internet based company that delivers all of its products via the Internet. For more details on the E-Gate products, please visit our web-site www.alphatrade.com or contact the company at info@alphatrade.com.

Media and Investor Relations contact:

Cynthia DeMonte	James Chan	Richard Moyer
DeMonte & Associates	AlphaTrade.com	Cameron Associates
212-473-3700	Toll-Free1-877-288-7799	212-245-8800 (206)
Cdemonte@aol.com	james@alphatrade.com	richard@cameronassoc.com

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained herein which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, certain delays in testing and evaluation of products and other risks detailed from time to time in AlphaTrade’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.