Pros
The trading industry is challenging and fun to work. Tradestation provides an opportunity to work in the industry without a lot of barriers to entry.
Cons
The organizational structure is broken with people being promoted to positions without any competency for that role. The software and system is antiquated and fragile and frequenty has issues causing mass panic among management. The benefits are almost non-existent and there is no sense of appreciation for the employee by management as they are treated as widgets in an Agile system. The Agile methodoligy used is broken and not implemented in a way that is constructive which causes confusion and loss of productivity. Real incentives are only given to top management while everyone else is given minimal raises if any and stock that vests over long periods of time. New owner, Monex, cannot decide what they want to do, so company is directionless.