OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD) today is pleased to
announce that its broker-dealer subsidiary, TD
Ameritrade, Inc. (“TD Ameritrade”), has been named the #1 Overall
Broker by StockBrokers.com,
a web site that seeks to help self-directed investors find the best
broker to fit their needs. This is StockBrokers.com’s fourth annual
Broker Review. TD Ameritrade was also honored with Industry Awards for
the #1 iPad App and #1 Desktop Platform, thinkorswim.
The StockBrokers.com 2014
Online Broker Review assessed 17 brokers on 266 different variables
within eight primary research areas: Commissions & Fees, Ease of Use,
Platforms & Tools, Research, Customer Service, Offering of Investments,
Education, and Mobile Trading.
Their team then rated the brokers in 12 separate categories, addressing
those areas: Overall, Commissions & Fees, Ease of Use, Platforms &
Tools, Research, Customer Service, Offering of Investments, Education,
Mobile Trading, Options Trading, Active Trading and New Investors. Of
the 12 categories, TD Ameritrade received a #1 ranking or Best in Class
recognition in nine, including:
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Platforms
& Tools (3 years running)
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Research (3 years running)
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Customer Service (4 years running)
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Education
(2 years running)
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Mobile
Trading (2 years running; this category debuted last year)
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New
Investors (2 years running; this category debuted last year)
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Options Trading (4 year streak)
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Active Trading (4 years running)
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Overall (3 years running)
“We are passionate about creating the best experience for our clients in
every sense of the term; whether it's tools, investor education,
customer service or our mobile offering,” said Steve Quirk, senior vice
president of TD Ameritrade’s Trader Group. “We are honored to be named
the best overall broker for the third year running by StockBrokers.com,
which conducts a thorough and comprehensive review of our space. We
remain committed to innovation, building the best offering for all of
our investors and traders.”
For the latest news and information about TD Ameritrade, follow the
Company on Twitter, @TDAmeritradePR.
About TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Millions of investors and independent registered investment advisors
(RIAs) have turned to TD Ameritrade’s (NYSE: AMTD) technology,
people
and education
to help make investing and trading easier to understand and do. Online
or over the phone. In a branch or with an independent RIA. First-timer
or sophisticated trader. Our clients want to take control, and we help
them decide how - bringing Wall Street to Main Street for more than 38
years. An official
sponsor of the 2014 and 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, TD
Ameritrade has time and again been recognized
as a leader in investment services. Please visit TD Ameritrade's newsroom
or www.amtd.com
for more information.
Brokerage services provided by TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA (www.FINRA.org)
/SIPC (www.SIPC.org)
/NFA (www.nfa.futures.org).
Source: TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation