TD Ameritrade Jan trading volumes down 17 pct - Reuters

TD Ameritrade Jan trading volumes down 17 pct Reuters * TD Ameritrade clients made avg 374000 trades/day in Jan * Volumes down 17 pct from yr/ago; up 18 pct from Dec * Total client assets of $426.3 bln, up 8 pct from yr/ago Feb 7 (Reuters) - Trading volumes at discount broker TD Ameritrade Holding Corp ... and more »

Knight's Electronic Execution Services Knight Direct and Hotspot FX Win ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Knight's Electronic Execution Services Knight Direct and Hotspot FX Win ... MarketWatch (press release) 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc. (nyse euronext:KCG) today announced that Knight Direct was named Best Agency Broker - Algorithms and Hotspot FX was named Best FX Trading Platform by Wall Street Letter in its inaugural ... and more »

ITG Releases January 2012 US Trading Volumes - MarketWatch (press release)

ITG Releases January 2012 US Trading Volumes MarketWatch (press release) 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Investment Technology Group, Inc. /quotes/zigman/188604/quotes/nls/itg ITG -0.46% , a leading agency research broker and financial technology firm, today announced that January 2012 US trading volume was 4.2 billion ... and more »

MF Brokerage Trustee Traces Loss Over Five Days of $1. - BusinessWeek

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MF Brokerage Trustee Traces Loss Over Five Days of $1. BusinessWeek On Oct. 31, the brokerage's final day, it had a $310 million margin call tied to its European sovereign debt trade. The trustee didn't disclose the parties making the margin calls. Transactions traced in the investigation cover 47 bank accounts at ... MF Global shortfall worsened as bankruptcy nearedReuters Tumultuous last days in MF Global collapseBrisbane Times MF Global dipped into customer funds earlierFinancial Times all 165 news articles »

Independent broker LPL posts profit, but falls short - Reuters

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Independent broker LPL posts profit, but falls short Reuters ... LPL Investment Holdings Inc , the top US independent brokerage, on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter profit after a year-earlier loss, but the results fell short of expectations as volatility and economic worries slowed trading activity. Q4 Earnings: LPL's Moore Says Broker-Dealer Is a 'Positive Attractor' for AdvisorsAdvisorOne Big Independent Advisory Firm LPL Financial Down 8% After Q4 MissBarron's (blog) all 31 news articles »