Vancouver BC - February 16, 2001 - AlphaTrade.com (OTCBB: EBNK) today announced that Broad Street Capital Inc. of New York is added to the growing list of financial firms using E-Gate, AlphaTrade's premium web based quote system.

"With E-Gate being so user friendly and cost effective, it really boils down to the bottom line for us," said Jeff Nunez, President of Broad Street Capital an OSJ of Chicago Investment Group. "by switching to E-Gate we will be saving almost $80,000 annually which is a significant savings for firms like ours. The E-Gate product is more versatile and contains the same information that we were getting from our previous supplier. E-Gate requires no software, plugins or downloads so we can use it from any computer anywhere in the world, which is a big advantage for us. In addition, we no longer need in-house tech support or have to wait for someone to help us install or download a new upgrade."

"The intuitiveness and simplicity of E-Gate allows all of our subscribers access to financial information when and where they need it. The biggest benefits for users are instant access and no long term contracts. Just logon to our website www.alphatrade.com and subscribe. It's that simple," says Gordon Muir, CEO of AlphaTrade.

About AlphaTrade.com

AlphaTrade is an e-commerce, Internet-based corporation with a unique and proprietary product called E-Gate. The company's goal is to provide investors 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 monthly subscription price.

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