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By Joseph A. GiannoneNEW YORK (Reuters) - Big, full-service brokerages have lost a significant chunk of business to online firms that told small investors they are better off making their own decisions, Aite Group said in a report.In the wake of a financial crisis that shook up the brokerage industry...

Shares of Charles Schwab Corp. rise Wednesday as analysts say investors are underestimating the online broker’s earnings power.

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Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD) saw its price target cut on Wednesday by analysts at FBR Capital Markets. The analyst lowered its price target on AMTD to $20 from $21, citing a decline in November trading activity. FBR Capital noted that “Our lower price target is indicative of our reduced earnings forecast, which is being [...]

Deutsche declares war on Goldman's Schwab downgrade.

The discount brokerage firm, Charles Schwab, has entered the exchange traded fund (ETF) game. While the Schawb’s new ETFs has turned heads with its novel premise of commission-free trading, the firm’s first move into the ETFs has already generated some controversy. Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) launched a new, ground-breaking line of ETFs ...

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD: sentiment, chart, options) was a popular target in the option pits on Friday, as fears about Dubai rattled the financial markets...(Read More)

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD JPY 0.05 EUR -0.44 CHF -0.53 GBP -0.86

There have been very few newsworthy events in today’s session, and even the handful of scheduled speakers lined up had very little effect on FX markets. The only driver therefore has been the performance of global equity markets; and with both European and US indices in negative territory, the USD has been able to make gains across the board. The hardest hit has been GBP which has tumbled over…

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  Global Investor Services, Inc., (OTCBB:GISV:$.05), a company which is one of ten companies in the Online Financial Sector which I am currently recommending and holding announced that it had signed a Letter of Intent with Questrade, which is Canada’s fastest growing online broker according to Investor Economics.  Questrade is the first Canadian broker to allow [...]

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