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TD Ameritrade offers individual investors 24-hour weekday trading

Jan 23, 2018
TD Ameritrade has started to offer individual investors around-the-clock weekday trading for some popular funds. The company said one driver for the change is Asian clients who want to trade U.S. stocks during their daytime hours. The company also wants to satisfy U.S. clients who want to trade in off hours. Analysts point out that […]

Retail broker TD Ameritrade buys Scottrade in $4 billion deal

Oct 24, 2016
Retail broker TD Ameritrade has announced it’s buying competitor Scottrade in a $4 billion deal, hoping to shore up the low-cost stock trading industry as it deals with declining revenue and growth. Online brokerages helped popularize trading for the masses in the 90s, but now they’re under pressure as investors move to more passive investing […]
A view of signage outside of a TD Bank location in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. TD Ameritrade announced on Monday, October 24, 2016, that it would acquire Scottrade Financial Services for $4 billion. 
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