AlphaTrade.com announces Record Subscriptions Increase

Vancouver BC - February 5, 2001 - AlphaTrade.com (OTCBB: EBNK): Victor Cardenas, Chief Operating Officer is pleased to announce that new subscriptions for services have increased at a record pace in January 2001.

"Our subscription base increased 64% in January 2001," said Victor Cardenas. "We are pleased with these new subscriptions because it validates our belief that AlphaTrade offers the best value available for reliable, real-time stock information for investors. Continued customer acceptance should allow AlphaTrade to be cash-flow positive sometime in the second quarter of this year."

About AlphaTrade.com

AlphaTrade.com is an e-commerce, Internet-based corporation with a unique and proprietary product called E-Gate. The company provides subscribers with access to financial information at less cost and greater convenience than any other existing product on the market today. Subscribers do not need to purchase, lease, or download any software. All of the financial applications are available via the Internet for a low, pay-as-you-go subscription price.

Sign up now at www.alphatrade.com

Contacts:

James Chan
AlphaTrade.com
877-288-7799
james@alphatrade.com

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual results in the future to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, product price volatility, product demand, market competition and risk inherent in the operations of a company.