Vancouver, BC - March 17, 2005 - AlphaTrade (OTC BB: APTD) is pleased to announce a marketing partnership with USGFA for coverage during the 2005 Masters Tournament at August National Golf Club.

"Golf enthusiasts will be able to access AlphaTrade's stock quote service in real time to monitor the performance of their stock portfolios while they watch live, streaming video coverage of the prestigious Masters Tournament. This coverage is only available at www.masters.org website and will provide up-to-the-minute, hole-by-hole scoring for the viewers' favorite players," states Larry Castro, Founder and CEO of USGFA, a marketing partner of AlphaTrade.

Additionally, AlphaTrade is part of a select group that contributes to the Augusta National patron marketing program. The "Patron Bag" will include among other items the current day's issue of The Augusta Chronicle and a gift certificate for a limited subscription for the E-Gate service.

Mr. Castro further states, "This unique coverage concept is the result of a special partnership between AlphaTrade and USGFA - www.usgfa.com that is designed to assist in AlphaTrade's business expansion. The marketing focus for 2005 in this partnership is to support the PGA tour and the golf community with the AlphaTrade tools for "financial fitness" via their streaming stock quote service, E-Gate."

CEOs Penny Perfect and Larry Castro have both a personal and professional interest in this year's 2005 Masters Tournament.

"This kind of feature-rich, personalized linkage would have been unheard of even five years ago," said Penny Perfect, AlphaTrade's CEO. "The Internet is creating some amazing opportunities to personalize information and combine resources to maximize marketing efforts for all involved."

And she added, "E-Gate is perfect for golf's discriminating and successful audience with their time constraints and location specific needs. So our decision to support the Masters Tournament in alliance with the USGFA was effortless. We're confident that when the golfing audience becomes familiar with our E-Gate product, they will discover the kind of ease of use and control that they strive for on the golf course is the standard for our products. E-gate is portable and easy to use - the service is a monthly subscription that provides real time access to stock quotes and other financial information."

About United States Golf Fitness Association - USGFA

USGFA is a worldwide organization that has been the barometer for the industry and recognized as the leader in the field of Golf Fitness www.usgfa.com.

About AlphaTrade

AlphaTrade provides a high-performance stock market data system (E-Gate) to professionals, investors and day traders at a cost effective price. Subscribers can rely on our data integrity, our intraday data and the ease of using the E-Gate system. To register for a FREE 7-Day trial, please go to www.alphatrade.com. AlphaTraders take control of their money.

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