Tag: TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NYSE: AMTD)

US retail forex market
March 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM enjoys its last month atop US Retail Forex client stats

The CFTC has published US retail forex broker data for the month of January 2017, indicating a slight 1.3% rise in assets held by US retail forex traders to $532 million, up from $523 million in December 2016. Continuing to lead the way in December was FXCM, now a unit of the recently rebranded Global Brokerage Inc…

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February 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

US online retail broker shares hit by commission war

Shares of leading publicly traded US online retail brokers traded down between 2-10% yesterday, including those of Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW), E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ:ETFC), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR, )and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NYSE: AMTD). Thursday's trading results included: Schwab: -5.3% E*Trade: -8.9%  TD Ameritrade: -9.5% Interactive Brokers: -1.9% The cause? Well it looks…

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December 07, 2016 BY admin

UNC students with 127% in gains win TD Ameritrade's college trading competition

Trading right up until the closing bell, four students from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) turned in a 127% total portfolio gain in four weeks, outperforming other participants to win the third annual thinkorswim Challenge by TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NYSE: AMTD). This year's virtual trading competition had a record number of participants:…

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