The Next Online Brokerage - Built By You

[fung_derf]

Just happened to scroll by here....interesting times these were.....

[mustangtrader]

I currently use Etrade and have yet to have any major problems with them besides the high cost per trade. I know Scott trade is a little cheaper do any of you have any other good choices. I mainly trade in pennystocks.

[the cork]

No offense, but I tried Zecco, and found they sucked.

The free trade thing was a bait and switch, good luck getting anything but a market order through, the trading "platform" is featureless, you can only trade US Securities, and they time you out after a ridiculously short period of time necessitating a whole new log in.

I could go on.

GLTA !!

[wallabe_short]

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Who handles clearing services for Zecco?

http://www.zecco.com/aboutus/Partners.aspx?tab=PartnerNetwork

Zecco.com works with leading partners in their industries.

Penson Worldwide, our clearing firm, is the 6th largest clearing firm in the United States. Penson provides trading access to most North American and European markets, including equities, options, financial futures and fixed income products. Penson has access to world markets and cash exchanges through its affiliations with the Depository Trust Clearing Company (DTCC), the Options Clearing Corp. (OCC), Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS), Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corp. (CDCC), CREST, Euroclear Bank, and SWIFT.


Zecco Trading is a division of Equinox Securities, a fully disclosed broker/dealer and member of the NASD and SIPC. Customer securities accounts are protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), up to $500,000 (including up to $100,000 for cash claims). A detailed explanation is available upon request or at www.sipc.org. Additional securities protection is provided by Lloyd’s of London with an aggregate limit of $200 million providing that the combined return from Trustee distributions, SIPC and London to any customer does not exceed $35 million including a London cash sub-limit of $900,000. This coverage provides protection against brokerage insolvency and does not protect against loss of market value of securities.

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Pricelist
Please acquaint yourself with the only fees you’ll ever encounter at Zecco Trading. Our prices are not introductory, nor are there any hidden fees after your account is established. By the way, Zecco Trading will credit an interest rate of 1% annually (1% APR) on cash balances held in all accounts. 1% APR paid monthly based on average monthly cash balance.


Stock & ETF Transactions Trade Unlimited Shares
Online Market Orders Zero Commission
Online Limit Orders Zero Commission
Online ETF Orders Zero Commission

You can make up to 10 trades in any one day up to a total of 40 trades a month at no cost, and after that you only have to pay a paltry $3.50 per stock trade.


Please keep in mind that only the first account of any account type is eligible for our Free Trading program. Any multiple accounts of the same type with the same registration are not eligible for the free trading program.

Options Orders
With no minimum contract size, and no minimum commission charge for option trades, our commission fees are among the lowest in the industry.



Online Options Trades $3.50 plus $.60 per contract with no minimums


Mutual Funds Orders
Mutual Funds No Load Only
Online Trades $10 (Not Included within the 40 free Stock & ETF basket of zero commission trades)

Note
If you require the assistance of a live-broker, trades are only $19.99 for stocks and mutual
funds, and $19.99 plus $.75 per contract for options.

Other Charges


144 Sales $35.00 plus regular commission
Accommodation Transfers $25.00 plus certificate fees per issue
Automated Customer Account Transfer (ACAT) $50.00 per account
Physical Stock Deposit $50.00
Prepays on Customer Trades $10.00 plus interest to settlement date
Reg. “T” Extension $10.00 per request plus interest from settlement date until paid
Reorg Items and Tenders $15.00 per request plus interest from settlement date until paid
Research & Statement Copies $15.00 per hour (1 hour minimum)
Returned Checks $20.00 plus interest from the earlier of the settlement date or date of deposit
Securities purchased against Non-Cleared Funds Interest on balance (see margin interest rates)
Taxpayer ID Penalties At Cost
Transfer Fees At Cost
Wire Funds $15.00
Foreign Wire Fee $55.00
Saturday Delivery Checks $25.00
Overnight Check Delivery (U.S.) $15.00
Overnight Check Delivery (Int’l) $25.00
Stop Payment $25.00 per check (only if check is 10 or less days old)
Overdrawn NSF Fee $35.00
Restricted Stock processing fee $35.00 + transfer agent fee to re-register and FedEx
FedEx Overnight Fee $15.00
FedEx Saturday Fee $25.00
Transfer and Ship (Certificates) $50.00 per request
IRA Annual Fee $30.00 annually
IRA Closing Fee Free


Margin Rates
Margin interest rates will vary with the base rate determined by the going market rate.
Your margin interest will be based upon the margin rate and your average debit balance for a predefined period; normally monthly.


Dollar Range Above/Below Base Rate* Margin Rate
Above $999,999 Base Rate 8
$250,000 - $999,999 + 0.75% 8.75%
$100,000 - $249,999 + 01.25% 9.25%
$ 50,000 - $ 99,999 + 1.50% 9.50%
$ 25,000 - $ 49,999 + 2.00% 10.00%
$ 0 - $ 24,999 + 2.50% 10.50%

Base Rate is currently calculated using various market interest rates and internal costs. The Base Rate is subject to change without prior notice.

If you have a question regarding a service and its associated fee that is not listed here, please contact us for further information at [e-mail].

Disclosures:
All fees and commissions are quoted in US Dollars. All charges are subject to change with 10 day notice to you.
Options Trading is not for everyone, and includes substantial risks.

Transfer fees may be charged against your account by your existing brokerage firm.

http://www.zecco.com/trading/FreeTrading.aspx?tab=WhatsNotFree

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Zecco - Anyone but daytraders is going to have a hard time finding a better deal on stock and options trades. Daytraders, you’re in luck, too. You can make up to 10 trades in any one day up to a total of 40 trades a month at no cost, and after that you only have to pay a paltry $3.50 per stock trade. Please keep in mind that only the first account of any account type is eligible for our Free Trading program. Please click here for further information.

http://www.zecco.com/trading/FreeTrading.aspx?tab=CompareUs

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I posted 3-4 messages today about online brokers. I have heard of at least 2 online brokers offering free trades ( http://www.zecco.com ).

Has anyone seen a more current -- or more comprehensive -- unbiased comparison of online brokers?

iHub should have a spot for that -- Motley Fool is making revenue off of this with click through banner ads. There would be no shortage of feedback from iHub members about brokers.

Any feedback appreciated:

#msg-16768416
#msg-16768464
#msg-16768586

[mokew]

Matt;
The light is on, but nobody is home.

[The Original dpb5!]

Why?

Are you having new ideas ??

[Koikaze]

Just a few hangers-on, occasionally commenting on the wit and wisdom of The Last Of The Big-Time Brokers.

Fred

[Mattu]

Tap, tap. Is this thing on?

[Dimension]

At times, these ramblings appear to be nothing more than drunken tirades...so it appears anyway. For the life of me, i can't undertsand why he's having such a difficult time letting go if he is doing as well as he leads so many to believe. Someone should really "help" him to get in front of a therapist...

[Churak]

you need to get up to speed before you make cracks like that. SCORE-DOUGH has been ragging on MATTY & iHub since MATTY gave SCORE-DOUGH the boot. SCORE-DOUGH can't let go of the past. Do you see MATTY saying one word about the Insane One? MATTY has gone on with his life - the Insane One is rehashing old crap to an audience of...Bootees...lol

[The Original dpb5!]

ok,

I'm perplexed!

The truth seems to be that Ken Scordo and OCSecurities.com still exist.

In spite of any past differences between Matt and Ken, Ken appears to be doing quite well after all.

So, why the need to stir the pot here?????

[Churak]

even better...CEO of Fringe Brokerage Firm For Sale - price $35,000...ROTF...oh my...he rags on MATTY for selling for "only $2.9 mil" and yet he can be bought for $35K...sounds like that Mastercard Commercial...price for annual iHub membership - $89.95...price for CEO of brokerage firm posting insane ramblings on the internet - priceless...lol


By: nycnpbbkr
22 Dec 2006, 01:20 PM EST
Msg. 24412 of 24416
(This msg. is a reply to 24411 by nycnpbbkr.)
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Funny thing is happening right now, there is a proposed merger between the NASD and the NYSE, I have the NASD e-mailing me all week calling me nearly twice a day soliciting my vote, not only the NASD but the NASD's proxy company is calling soliciting my vote, then there is this other guy calling me soliciting me to vote no on the proposal.

So here's the deal, seems there is some overlap and synergies between the NASD and the NYSE and the NASD tells us that they believe if us members don't do the merger the SEC will do it, bah bah.

One problem I have is I've been hearing there might be some big payments to NYSE people but none of these NASD people seem to be able to answer that question for me. Grasso all over again, so maybe it's not the best idea for NASD members to vote yes.

However here's the cash deal, if the proposal goes through every NASD Broker Dealer will receive a check for $35,000 in the second quarter of next year, Seems the NASD has 1.6 billion in cash and is paying it's member $35,000 or around 120 million to do the merger, they say this is the most they can pay us and keep their tax exempt status.

Hey 35 large is 35 large.

http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=BANMAN'S&read=24412

[Koikaze]

Sheesh!!! Why do you insist on posting important information in the wrong place? There are, at least, two better places for that jewel:

Top IHUB Posts (TOPPOSTS) (#board-1003)

and

The iHub Wish List (IWISH) (#board-1312)

Donchathink?

Fred

[Churak]

check out the insane ramblings of a CEO of a brokerage firm that WANTS YOU TO TRUST HIM WITH YOUR MONEY!!! ROTFFLMFFAO!!!

By: nycnpbbkr
22 Dec 2006, 09:03 AM EST
Msg. 24411 of 24411
(This msg. is a reply to 24409 by albore2004.)
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Pathetic, clueless unemployed mouth runner...

Funny how what goes around comes around, eh?

Yup it sure is, did you know 90% of all start-up businesses go out of business within the first year? Tell you what, you keep watching and praying for the day you see me out of business so you can tell me Funny how what goes around comes around, eh? , until that day the reality is what goes around is due to the feller who quits at 3 in the morning by writing a public post and running off with my ex-partner to do a shell deal because Bob and Ken said absolutely "no" to Joey and Matt's quick buck shell idea and since they couldn't figure out how to steal the company from me they ran off together with their shell.

You were pathetic on iHub and you continue to be pathetic here. Whining and dwelling in the past. That's you all rightly...just someone I would trust with my money...lol...NOT.

You keep talking about "dwelling in the past", I rejoice over the past and the truth is half my posts here support Matt because you see, unlike you, I like the truth. Actually you and your pathitic life you waste attacking people while sucking up to a child so you don't get terminated (as you have here on Raging Bull) is the definition of PATHETIC. Make no doubt about it, you, your life, what you do all day is the definition of PATHITIC. And who would trust me with their money, well lets see, I've been a successful broker without a single disclosure in 22 plus years, and then there's my firm which is truly growing like wildfire, so I guess it's a FACT that people trust me with their money, and then there's unemployed you, with nothing, who is nothing, but a running mouth, running that mouth again and again day after day.

MATT was warned you were a goof not to be trusted but he fell for your smooth talking bs....Snakeoil Salesman is an accurate label for ya...until MATT woke up one day & said...WTF am I doing with this loose cannon. And then hasta lavista...lol.

Matt was warned, LOL by who, you, or by the NASD or the SEC? LOL, The regulatory bodies should have warned me about dealing with this "light up the boards" penny stock pumper. Or did other unemployed zeros like yourself who live on IHUB and don't know me, "warn him"? You're beyond a clown, let me tell you Mr. cluelessone, many people may think I'm a pri$k, many people question my management style, many people flat-out don't like me, however no one questions my honor and the fact that I tell the truth, I'm actually well known for that and if you had ANY wall street DD capability you could find this out within a hour because MANY people in the business know me. How do you think I kept a clean record all these year? You have a professional record? Lets see yours', nah, I'm sure you had that sexual "incident" when you were young, hence the concern for the anonymity.

Why do you think Bob wanted nothing to do with you? Why do you think Dave wanted nothing to do with you? Why do you think the news crew wanted nothing to do with you? What about the rest of the staff that left OCS before MATT did?

Bob, the long haired bearded feller from Boogerville who was fired from SI then went to IHUB and was fired by Matt then came back to work for Matt? Dave the unemployed underachiever living to delete a post so Matt can tell him, "good job"? The unemployed "news crew" that posts 100's of times a day and can't even get pass their own stupidity and now live to be Matt's cronies pumping anything he asks them to hoping a crumb with fall their way? Honestly, are you that clueless, these "people" leaving me was a gift from Heaven and if they didn't leave when they did I would have NEVER got rid of them today and been so lucky to be in FULL control.

You were, are and always will be a wannabe and all your pontificating to the contrary ain't gonna change that. Now run along little boy...and continue your little personal blog whining about history.

Wannabe, wannabe what, I'm totally in the game, at the risk of boasting I've been one of the first brokers out here to have muliplte 6 figure days, I created the BD branch offices that ALL these brokers worked in, I own real estate and lived in the richest towns in the world with the greatest real estate appreciate in the country for over 10 years now. The average house in my town is over a million dollars the average house on my street is worth 1.5 million, I own a BD licensed in nearly every state in the Union, I drive my expensive car from my million dollar house to work every morning with a huge smile on my face, I'm happiest I've ever been in my life today. Please, "wannabe" sounds like a reflection issue you have with yourself, you should seek professional help over it. "And now run along", you are truly a funny creature, I've been posting here for years and have never been termination, while you on the other hand have been termination from Raging Bull, you are violating Raging Bull's TOS, why would you post somewhere where you are not wanted, I never would.

OH BTW, you keep claiming I'm jealous of Matt and his 47% of 2.9 million, I really can't believe you're so naive and clueless, you literally have no clue about anything in this business, well let me give you a clue with a little math, I noticed you asked on IHUB a couple weeks ago if a stock was "score-dough"s stock, no it isn't. However take a look at that deal clueless one, seems Joey sold 600,000 shares @ 2 giving his shell "air" a capitalzation of near 10 times Matt's deal, yes you are so clueless.

And keep running your mouth and maybe I'll start talking about Joey and Matt's shell deal. Snakeoil Salesman, LOL, you wouldn't know a snakeoil salesman if you posted to one everyday of your life , or maybe better yet you should ask around about Matt's new "partners". LOL, birds of a feather lOL


http://ragingbull.quote.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=BANMAN'S&read=24411

[fung_derf]

Nor would he probably be such a crack shot. I think he envisions Matty while shooting......

[Dimension]

If Woody had just stuck with OCS, he'd never have made the millions he has...

[The Original dpb5!]

Yep. He's still an ASS!

[Churak]

ROTF...

[Rager]

To the one of no integrity...

[Churak]

yup...full body condom for moi from my toes to my nose...

[Rager]

OK I understand, just where gloves and take a shower and you slap him around a bit...lol

[Churak]

yeah...and it was that lack of integrity that prolly cost him MATTY and will ultimately be his undoing...as for IGNORING him...why? It's fun to get down in the gutter and roll around with the trash sometimes...then you appreciate what we have here...

[Rager]

Well Chu as to your pal of little integrity and
not a clue to the sense of community, I say



PS: just ingnore him, don't lower yourself down
to his gutter.

[The Original dpb5!]

You guys have WAYYYY tooo much time on your hands!

[Churak]

from your keyboard to God's ears...

[Rager]

think this is what will get him in the end, as he puts it...

Karma is a bittchhh

[Churak]

any way to get that asswipe of an ex-partner of yours to STFU? Aside from embarASSing himself...he is also annoying...jealousy is a terrible thang

[Rager]

Joseph Perella Starts Financial Company
Thursday June 15, 7:18 am ET
Joseph Perella Raises $1B to Found Financial Services Company Perella Weinberg Partners


NEW YORK (AP) -- Joseph Perella, the mergers-and-acquisitions heavyweight who left investment bank Morgan Stanley last year, on Wednesday said he formed Perella Weinberg Partners, a new financial services company that will provide corporate advisory and investment management services to global clients.



The company said it has raised more than $1 billion from 11 investors in the U.S., Europe, Japan and the Middle East to seed investment initiatives and help establish and operate the company.

One company is Istithmar PJSC, a Dubai investment company, which contributed $100 million, Istithmar said.

The company has 11 partners in New York: Tarek Abdel-Meguid, Julio Garcia, William Kourakos, Titus Leung, Amr Nosseir, Ralph Pellecchio, Joseph Perella and Peter Weinberg. Three partners in London include Bernard Gault, Paulo Pereira and Philip Yates. Dietrich Becker will join as a London partner on June 20.

The company has a total of 30 staffers.

[Churak]

we need someone to buy them out...hmmm...

[Rager]

TD OUTHOUSE merger with ameriturd has not exactly been fun either.

[Churak]

thnx...finally an alternative to horrible TD OUTHOUSE rates...

[Rager]

TradeFreedom Securities Announces New $9.95 Commission Rates with No Minimums or Account Fees
Monday June 5, 8:30 am ET


MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 5, 2006 -- TradeFreedom Securities Inc., a leading online broker for active traders and investors, today announced the introduction of new $9.95 equity commission rates, which will not require clients to reach a minimum monthly or quarterly trade volume. In addition, TradeFreedom also announced that it will eliminate as of September 1, 2006 all account maintenance and inactivity fees on all investment and RSP accounts.
"Since 1999 we have been a leader in providing low commission rates to active investors in Canada, and we will soon provide these same low prices to all of our clients, regardless of account size or trade activity level," said Bruce Seago, President of TradeFreedom Securities Inc. "Clients will also benefit from our simplified pricing regardless of whether they are using our web-based or desktop trading platforms."

As of September 1, 2006, TradeFreedom clients will get the following commission pricing with no monthly or quarterly trade minimums:

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U.S. Equities $9.95 FLAT
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Canadian Equities - $3.00 or less $9.95
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Canadian Equities - greater than $3.00 $9.95 for up to 1,000
shares; $ 0.01 per
additional share
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Canadian and U.S. Options $9.95 + $1.25/contract
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ADVERTISEMENT


Commissions will be charged in the currency in which the security is traded, plus any applicable ECN or exchange fees.

"Our clients continue to demand a wide range of products, including equities, options, futures and forex, and at the same time they want it at a great price. With our new pricing, combined with our personalized service and extensive offering of investing and trading education and resources, we believe that TradeFreedom is now offering the most compelling package for online investors," added Mr. Seago.

In addition to this new pricing, TradeFreedom will continue to offer all clients access to advanced web and software based trading tools - including a free customizable desktop platform providing point and click trading, streaming real-time market depth quotes, market news and information, real-time account updates and P&L, sophisticated charting and technical analysis, advanced orders and instant trades and confirmation via direct access to U.S. ECNs and Canadian exchanges.

About TradeFreedom Securities Inc.

TradeFreedom Securities Inc. (www.tradefreedom.com) is Canada's premier online broker for active traders and investors. Since 1999, we have been providing sophisticated online brokerage services, including instant direct access to equities, options, futures, and forex, through better technology at a better price. TradeFreedom Securities Inc. is a member of the Investment Dealers Association (IDA) and Member CIPF.



Contact:
Contacts:
Trade Freedom Securities Inc.
Bruce Seago
President
[phone]
[e-mail]



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Source: TradeFreedom Securities Inc.

[Rager]

yes agree, this is the original
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=10613897

[ImakeMONEY]

that paulie is so good with photoshop, it just amazes me.

[Leeno]

Update, Scordo and the four others in this photo did a commercial for Trump that will show in Atlanta next week and across the nation over the next year.

[Rager]

Interactive Data to Acquire Lycos Inc.'s Quote.com
Wednesday February 1, 4:49 pm ET
Transaction Will Broaden eSignal's Portfolio of Streaming, Real-Time Market Data Platforms for Active Traders and Create a Comprehensive Online Financial Destination


BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2006--Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC - News), a leading global provider of financial market data and analytic tools to institutional investors, active traders and individual investors, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Quote.com® and related assets from Lycos®, Inc. for $30.0 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close during the first quarter, subject to customary closing conditions including governmental approvals.



Quote.com, also known as the Lycos Finance division, markets four distinct offerings that deliver financial content and trading tools to active traders and individual investors. These include the subscription-based QCharts(TM) and LiveCharts(TM) services that provide real-time streaming data and decision support tools to help active traders formulate investment strategies, as well as Quote.com, a financial news and analysis website, and Raging Bull(TM), an online investment community and message board site. Upon completion of the transaction, the assets of Quote.com will be operated as part of Interactive Data's eSignal division.

"The acquisition of Quote.com represents an important step in expanding eSignal's capabilities, content and services," said Stuart Clark, president and chief executive officer of Interactive Data Corporation. "With the addition of the Quote.com assets, eSignal will deliver a broader suite of services to an even wider range of active trader customers and possess an increasingly valuable family of financial portals. We believe that the combination of our acquisition of the Quote.com assets, our December 2005 acquisition of IS.Teledata AG, and the product development initiatives now in place across our organization positions us to accelerate our revenue growth in 2006 and enhance our profitability in 2007."

The addition of LiveCharts and QCharts will complement and augment eSignal's existing portfolio of streaming, real-time market data platforms and analytical tools, and bring more than 14,500 direct subscribers to eSignal. As of September 30, 2005, eSignal reported approximately 46,000 direct subscription terminals. The combined set of websites, which will include eSignal's recently launched MarketCenter.com and FutureSource.com, as well as Quote.com and RagingBull.com, generate an aggregate of 196 million page views per month. Interactive Data anticipates this will position eSignal to build a growing new revenue stream through online advertising.

"Quote.com has become an industry leader in providing premium subscription-based charting and analysis tools, and considered to be one of the leading brands of the Lycos Network," said Alfred Tolle, chief executive officer, Lycos, Inc. "Over the past year, however, Lycos has evolved our business to focus on digital content creation, as a destination for people to create, store and market content. Going forward, it became evident that Quote.com did not fit in with this strategy and we began looking at a better fit for Quote.com. We believe that Quote.com will enhance and complement Interactive Data's eSignal portfolio of offerings, and that this transaction will help ensure that Quote.com's customers continue to receive a high level of service."

"This acquisition will help eSignal achieve its goal of becoming the most comprehensive, flexible and easy-to-use financial information resource for active traders," said Chuck Thompson, president of Interactive Data's eSignal division. "The addition of the LiveCharts and QCharts services will further expand eSignal's portfolio of services and tools, thereby enabling us to better address the unique needs and skill levels of both novice and more experienced traders who are seeking lower priced alternatives. At the same time, by uniting the financial websites from Quote.com and eSignal, we can create a compelling online destination for the millions of people who rely on the Internet for global financial markets information and the advertisers that target this audience. By taking advantage of our existing infrastructure and resources, we believe that we can cost-effectively and rapidly enhance the content and capabilities of these acquired services and websites."

Quote.com currently employs approximately 30 people. The majority of these people are based in Waltham, Massachusetts, with the remainder in Santa Clara, California. David Kim, Quote.com's general manager, will continue to oversee the Quote.com assets, reporting directly to Chuck Thompson, president of eSignal.

The Quote.com assets generated, on an unaudited basis, 2005 service revenue of approximately $12.7 million with total costs and expenses, excluding amortization, of approximately $9.5 million. Assuming the transaction closes during the first quarter of 2006, Interactive Data anticipates that the transaction will be earnings neutral in 2006, and through a combination of planned revenue growth and operational synergies, accretive to earnings in 2007 and beyond.

Interactive Data Corporation Forward-looking and Cautionary Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Federal securities laws, and is subject to the safe-harbor created by such Act and laws. Forward-looking statements include our statements discussing future financial conditions, results or projections, including statements relating to (i) the anticipated impact of the acquisitions of the Quote.com assets or IS.Teledata AG, or current product development initiatives on our business, including any impact on our service revenue, earnings and profit margins in 2006 or 2007 (ii) our estimation of Quote.com's 2005 service revenue and expenses, (iii) the anticipated timing of the closing, (iv) our plans to enhance and expand the services we offer to eSignal or Quote.com customers enabling us to better meet their financial information needs, (v) our expectation that we will be able to build a growing new revenue stream through online advertising and (vi) our plans to combine Quote.com's and eSignal's services to achieve cost-savings synergies and revenue growth. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include: the acquisition may not close on a timely basis or at all; our ability to successfully integrate the Quote.com assets; and our ability to retain key employees of Quote.com. Other factors include, but are not limited to: (i) the presence of competitors with greater financial resources than ours and their strategic response to our services and products; (ii) a possible decline in activity levels in the active trader markets; (iii) new offerings by competitors or new technologies that could cause our products or services to become less competitive or obsolete; and (iv) other factors identified in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

About Lycos, Inc.

Lycos, Inc. (www.lycos.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., a leading Internet portal and e-commerce destination in Korea with a growing presence throughout the Asian markets. Lycos, Inc. creates and operates search, community and technology lifestyle sites including Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, Wired.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com and Quote.com. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos Mail, Gamesville and GetRelevant. Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp. in October 2004 and has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Daum Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, www.daum.net.

About eSignal:

The eSignal division (www.esignal.com) of Interactive Data Corporation is a leading global provider of financial and business information to professional and active individual investors. Building on a 20-year legacy of delivering time-sensitive financial information, eSignal provides streaming, real-time market data, news and analytics. eSignal's suite of products includes eSignal®, Advanced GET(TM), QuoTrek®, FutureSource®, MarketCenter(TM), and MarketCenter LIVE(TM).

About Interactive Data Corporation

Interactive Data Corporation is a leading global provider of securities pricing, financial information, and analytic tools to institutional and individual investors. The Company supplies time-sensitive pricing (including evaluated pricing), dividend, corporate action, and descriptive information for more than 3.5 million securities traded around the world, including hard-to-value instruments. Many of the world's best-known financial services and software companies subscribe to the Company's services in support of their trading, analysis, portfolio management, and valuation activities.

Interactive Data Corporation is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. Through its branded businesses, FT Interactive Data, ComStock, CMS BondEdge, and eSignal, Interactive Data Corporation has approximately 2,100 employees in offices located in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO - News), an international media company, whose businesses include the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education, and the Penguin Group, owns approximately 62 percent of the outstanding common stock of Interactive Data Corporation.

The FT Interactive Data business includes FT Interactive Data Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The ComStock business includes ComStock, Inc., a New York corporation.

©2006 Lycos, Inc. Lycos® is a registered trademark of Lycos, Inc. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of Daum Communications Corp., Lycos, Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved.



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Contact:
Interactive Data Corporation
Investors:
Andrew Kramer, 781-687-8306
[e-mail]
or
Media:
John Coffey, 781-687-8148
[e-mail]



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Source: Interactive Data Corporation

[Rager]

Quazy..I had RJT they were bought by TD waterhouse, I did
not like them at all, so transfered to Ameritrade
now its back to TD ameritrade.
we will see how they act...

It would be be nice to see a reliable new honest brokerage open.

[Rager]

TD Ameritrade Launches
Wednesday January 25, 6:10 am ET
Deal Creates Powerhouse for Self-Directed Investors
Company Increases Synergy Expectations to $678 Million
Ameritrade Pays $6 Dividend to Shareholders


OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2006--Ameritrade Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:AMTD - News) has completed the acquisition of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc., creating the combined company, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation.
Source: Ameritrade Holding Corporation




"TD Ameritrade gives us financial strength, accelerates our growth strategy and enhances our position as a leading industry player," said Joe Moglia, chief executive officer. "Shareholders are rewarded with a $6 dividend, one of the largest in U.S. history. Clients win too with a combination that creates a full array of outstanding offerings, from a powerful online experience to branches and a large independent advisor network."

Synergies Increased and Outlook Updated

"We have increased our original revenue expectations by $100 million so our total synergies are now expected to be $678 million," Moglia continued.

The Company has reaffirmed its expectation that the acquisition will be accretive within twelve months and expects to realize approximately $678 million of annualized gross synergies (1), including cost savings and increased revenue opportunities, within six quarters.

As a result of the deal's closing, TD Ameritrade has provided new earnings per share (EPS) guidance for fiscal 2006. Forecasted EPS are as follows: March quarter: $0.22 to $0.28, June quarter: $0.20 to $0.26 and September quarter: $0.19 to $0.25. Full fiscal 2006 and 2007 guidance for TD Ameritrade is $0.82 to $1.00 and $1.03 to $1.27, respectively. An updated Outlook Statement is available at the Company's corporate Web site located at www.amtd.com.

"This guidance is not only higher than Ameritrade stand-alone, but TD Ameritrade will have a more diversified, less volatile revenue stream," Moglia added.

Financing Oversubscribed

The Company has successfully placed a $2.2 billion credit facility in the bank markets. The structure of the credit facility includes $1.65 billion in Term B loans, $250 million in Term A loans and revolving loans of $300 million. The entire facility is priced at Libor +150 basis points (bps). Pricing on the Term B loans was reduced 25 bps, due to subscriptions being double the amount of financing proposed.

Conference Call/Webcast

TD Ameritrade will host a conference call for shareholders and analysts this morning, Jan. 25, 2006, at 7:30 a.m. ET to discuss these updates. Immediately following the TD Ameritrade call, TD Bank Financial Group will host a call for its shareholders and analysts. Participants of the TD Ameritrade call are welcome to remain on the line for the second call.

Participants may listen to the conference call, by dialing 1-888-818-8365 within the U.S., or 1-706-679-8476 for international. A live Webcast of the conference call will also be available online at the Company's Web site, www.amtd.com.

As the Company will be discussing a number of financial metrics, participants are encouraged to download the slides associated with the presentation from www.amtd.com before the start of the call.

About TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation, through its brokerage subsidiaries, provides a dynamic balance of investment products and services that fits the changing needs of investors. The Company's full spectrum of services for the individual investor include a leading active trader program and long-term investor solutions, including a national branch system, as well as relationships with one of the largest networks of independent registered investment advisors. The Company trades under the ticker symbol, AMTD. For more information, please visit www.amtd.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. In particular, any projections regarding our future revenues, expenses, earnings, capital expenditures, effective tax rates, client trading activity, accounts, stock price or anticipated benefits of the TD Waterhouse transaction, as well as the assumptions on which such expectations are based, are forward-looking statements. These statements reflect only our current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance or results. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include general economic and political conditions, interest rates, market fluctuations and changes in client trading activity, increased competition, systems failures and capacity constraints, ability to service debt obligations, integration associated with the TD Waterhouse transaction, realization of synergies from the TD Waterhouse transaction, regulatory and legal matters and uncertainties and other risk factors described in our definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on Dec. 5, 2005 and our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on Dec. 14, 2005. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(1) Synergies expected to be realized over the 18 month period after closing (Yr1: 40%, Yr2: 90%, Yr3: 100%).

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Contact:
Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Katrina Becker, 402-578-3193
email: [e-mail]
or
For Investors:
Tim Nowell, 402-597-8440
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NITE - Knight Capital to Acquire HotSpot FX
Tuesday January 24, 6:57 am ET
Knight Capital to Acquire Electronic Forex Platform HotSpot FX in $77.5 Million Deal


NEW YORK (AP) -- Market maker Knight Capital Group Inc. on Tuesday said it will acquire privately held foreign-exchange electronic trading platform Hotspot FX Inc. in a deal worth about $77.5 million in cash.
The Jersey City, N.J.-based company said the acquisition is expected to be completed within 90 days. At the close of the transaction, Hotspot FX will operate as a subsidiary of Knight Capital Group.

The deal is expected to add to earnings in 2007, and is not expected to impact Knight's 2006 projection for earnings, excluding items. The acquisition is expected to be cash-flow positive immediately following the closing.

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Could be in the future, but for now...from the ibox,
This board is now for discussion of brokers in general, for the time being.

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Is there any special reason that this thread is active?

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Yes call up NITE ...they will tell you all about it.

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That is why criminal procedings need to take place.

Only that possibility will deter these types of actions in the future.

Fines are just another entry on the ledger on the expense side for cost of doing business.

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They make big $$$$$ so lil slaps on the wrist is nothing...sad

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These punks been watching to many TV shows.

That lawyer should go to the prosecutors office and demand criminal charges.

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TD Waterhouse Securities, Inc. Ordered to Pay $79,000 to Florida Retirees
Thursday January 19, 10:25 am ET


SARASOTA, Fla., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was issued today by James D. Keeney, P.A.:
A retired Port Charlotte, Florida couple will recover $79,000 from securities brokerage firm TD Waterhouse Securities, Inc. because the firm violated NYSE and NASD rules when it threatened to put their son in jail unless the disabled retirees would agree to pay their son's alleged debt to the online brokerage firm.



A three-member NASD arbitration panel made the unanimous award after a hearing in December. During the hearing, Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Montero testified that TD Waterhouse representatives had threatened to put their son Raymond in jail unless they would agree to transfer securities from their own TD Waterhouse Securities account into Raymond's account in order to cover losses the company claimed their son had incurred. The couple said that TD Waterhouse refused to give them any concrete information about their son's account but insisted he "would go to jail" if they didn't make a frantic 50- mile drive to Sarasota to bring their notarized authorization into the TD Waterhouse Sarasota branch before the end of the business day.

The couple's attorney, James D. Keeney of Sarasota, said, "TD Waterhouse wrongfully used its confidential information about Mr. and Mrs. Montero's securities account as an easy but illegal way to collect a debt from their son."

"The company had no business pressuring these disabled parents over an adult child's alleged debt," Keeney observed. He said the parents had no legal or moral obligation to cover their son's debt. "TD Waterhouse used outrageous collection tactics even though these tactics plainly violated the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act as well as NASD and NYSE rules," the attorney charged.

"Mr. Montero told TD Waterhouse they could not afford to hand over their retirement savings," Mr. Keeney explained, "but Mrs. Montero broke into tears and agreed to do it when the TD Waterhouse representative remarked, 'You know what happens to young men in jail.'"

Mr. Montero owned a carpet installation business in New York before he became disabled. Mrs. Montero later retired on disability from the Postal Service in Port Charlotte due to her own serious health problems.

The Monteros' attorney said his clients are scheduled to receive the $79,000 award payment from TD Waterhouse on or before January 24, 2006.


Press Release from

James D. Keeney, P.A.
100 Wallace Ave, Suite 210
Sarasota, FL 34237
941-309-0050




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