Brokerages

The retail brokerage industry is in a state of flux. Between the industry-wide transition to zero commissions, to Charles Schwab's (NYSE: SCHW) interest in buying TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD), there is a lot of uncertainty about the future of the traditional brokerage business model. But...

As I travel around the country speaking to users, trading clubs, partners and peers, without fail, the first question I get after I explain our trading platform is simply: “How do you make money?”.  I am writing this letter to answer this question once and for all with the hopes...

Down nearly 20 percent in the past six months, Raymond James is recommending investors buy the dip in broker Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW). Separately, the firm continues to recommend buying E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ETFC). The Analyst Raymond James' Patrick O'Shaughnessy...

Shares of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) are at their highest levels of the year after reporting a strong third quarter on Tuesday. At around $46 per share, the stock is trading at its highest level since February. The stock hasn’t been this high since April of 1999. The brokerage...

Trading is fraught with inherent risks, and to help investors circumvent these risks, there exists a faciliatory institution called online brokerage. Online brokers are handlers of customer orders to buy and sell securities. In this customer-centric era, several online brokerages, vying with each...