Vancouver, BC - December 8, 2004 - AlphaTrade.com (OTC BB: APTD) has been chosen as the preferred provider of financial market data including real-time stock quotes by the "next generation" financial communications firm Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). AlphaTrade has become the financial market provider of choice for numerous web-based financial services including (see release, November 10) one of Canada's largest direct access electronic trading centers - the Elite Network which is powered by Swift Trade.

Financial News USA is a network member of the US Financial Network (www.usfnetwork.com) which recently announced the launch a new website profiling its network affiliates and the robust menu of services offered to public companies traded on the NYSE, Nasdaq, AMEX, and OTCBB. The US Financial Network member websites provide diverse services including financial news distribution and press release enhancement services - as well as advertising services such as radio and televisions commercials; they even provide consultation with taking a company public.

Commented Penny Perfect, CEO of AlphaTrade.com: "Once again, AlphaTrade has been selected by professionals in the business over numerous other data-content providers because of its reliability, additional features and positive brand associations. Everyone who knows AlphaTrade associates it with reliability, convenience and powerful functionality. Our association with Financial New USA is especially gratifying because they truly represent the 'next generation' of financial communications."

And she added, "Innovative and entrepreneurial, Financial News USA is one of those elite services with which others in the financial industry actively seek out affiliations. We believe partnerships like these will reap tremendous benefits for clients and vendors alike as 'Net-based services expand. We look forward to a long and increasingly successful relationship with Financial News USA and its fast-growing user base."

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Contact:

AlphaTrade.com James Chan 604-681-7503 Toll-free 800-681-7503 james@alphatrade.com

Financial News USA Pablo Oliva 626-961-8041 pablo@financialnewsusa.com

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