Wow! Ameritrade is now bigger than E-Trade and Schwab! how the hell did that happen?

[Car Key Boi]

Schwab has been around forever. And E-trade had the first mover, brand name advantage (i still refer to online brokers as "e-trade type brokers")

 

[ColinRiche]

I'd say mainly from the Datek acqisition last year

i still got a datek account that i've bever funded
means i get US quotes for free

Unfortunately the pre-market prices are crossed

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