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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Muriel Siebert & Company - History
Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., has been in business and a member of the New York Stock Exchange since 1967, longer than any other discount brokerage firm.
Muriel Siebert, our founder, chairwoman and president, was the first woman ever to become a member of the Exchange.
On May 1, 1975, the first day that New York Stock Exchange member firms were permitted to negotiate commissions, Siebert became one of the very first to announce that it would become a discount brokerage house.
In 1977, Ms. Siebert placed her firm in a blind trust for five years to accept an appointment as New York State’s first woman Superintendent of Banks, with responsibility for the safety and soundness of all banks in New York State. This was the highest position in banking supervision or regulation ever obtained by a woman at the time.
In 1982, when she returned, Ms. Siebert concentrated on growing the business into a unique entity among discount brokerage firms – a retail discount brokerage with an active capital markets division that provides high-quality brokerage services to institutional investors and investment banking services to corporations. In 2004, the firm substantially expanded the scope of its capital markets operations by enhancing its trading and underwriting capabilities with the addition of seven capital markets professionals. The investment banking team has acted as co-manager or underwriter in more than $50 billion of global equity offerings and $128 billion in global corporate bond offerings since January 2002, alone. Backed by the latest information technology and systems, our trading desk and investment bankers offer value-added services to some of the nation’s largest investment managers, corporations and public retirement systems.
Over the years, the close affiliation of the retail business with a capital markets group has given thousands of independent investors opportunities to purchase new-issue securities.
In 1996, the Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC affiliate was established. This company provides tax-exempt investment banking and financial advisory services and has offices in Atlanta, Anchorage, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Oakland, Orlando, San Antonio, Seattle, Washington D.C. and Weehawken. It is the largest woman/minority owned and operated municipal bond firms in the U.S. and ranked one of the nation’s top 25 municipal bond underwriters, overall, for the past five years.
In order to take advantage of opportunities to expand by purchasing other organizations, Siebert completed a reverse-merger with an already existing public company in November, 1996. Since then, the renamed Siebert Financial Corp. has continued growing. Siebert is a Nasdaq-traded company under the symbol SIEB.
Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., has been actively involved in the consolidation in the discount brokerage business in recent years and continues to well positioned as opportunities may present themselves going forward. In the 80’s, Siebert purchased the retail discount brokerage accounts of Bevill Bresler & Schulman, Inc., and Parr Securities Corp. In the 90’s, the firm purchased the retail brokerage accounts of William O’Neill & Co., the Los Angeles-based institutional equities and financial data firm which is the parent company of Investors Business Daily. In 1999, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., continued to expand by merging with Andrew Peck Associates, Inc., a privately held brokerage firm serving high net worth investors and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Through its merger with Peck, Siebert established an operations center and offices in Jersey City.
In 2002, the firm purchased certain Florida-based retail accounts of TradeStation Securities and State Discount Brokers which Siebert serves through its Boca Raton branch. In 2003, the firm continued its expansion by purchasing the discount brokerage accounts and certain assets of Your Discount Broker, Inc., a Boca Raton-based firm that had been one of the few locally-owned discount stock brokerages in South Florida. In 2004, Siebert acquired the retail brokerage accounts of New York City-based Wall Street Discount Corp., a majority of which reside in the New York tri-state area and Florida where Siebert has a strong presence.
The company opened its first out-of-state branch in Beverly Hills in 1992 and its second in Boca Raton in 1994. Today, Siebert maintains its headquarters in Manhattan and branches in Beverly Hills, and Boca Raton, Naples, Palm Beach and Surfside, FL. With a large well-established retail account base, over 100 employees, and revenues greater than $31 million a year, Siebert continues to be in the forefront of change and innovation in the discount brokerage marketplace.
Muriel Siebert, our founder, chairwoman and president, was the first woman ever to become a member of the Exchange.
On May 1, 1975, the first day that New York Stock Exchange member firms were permitted to negotiate commissions, Siebert became one of the very first to announce that it would become a discount brokerage house.
In 1977, Ms. Siebert placed her firm in a blind trust for five years to accept an appointment as New York State’s first woman Superintendent of Banks, with responsibility for the safety and soundness of all banks in New York State. This was the highest position in banking supervision or regulation ever obtained by a woman at the time.
In 1982, when she returned, Ms. Siebert concentrated on growing the business into a unique entity among discount brokerage firms – a retail discount brokerage with an active capital markets division that provides high-quality brokerage services to institutional investors and investment banking services to corporations. In 2004, the firm substantially expanded the scope of its capital markets operations by enhancing its trading and underwriting capabilities with the addition of seven capital markets professionals. The investment banking team has acted as co-manager or underwriter in more than $50 billion of global equity offerings and $128 billion in global corporate bond offerings since January 2002, alone. Backed by the latest information technology and systems, our trading desk and investment bankers offer value-added services to some of the nation’s largest investment managers, corporations and public retirement systems.
Over the years, the close affiliation of the retail business with a capital markets group has given thousands of independent investors opportunities to purchase new-issue securities.
In 1996, the Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC affiliate was established. This company provides tax-exempt investment banking and financial advisory services and has offices in Atlanta, Anchorage, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Oakland, Orlando, San Antonio, Seattle, Washington D.C. and Weehawken. It is the largest woman/minority owned and operated municipal bond firms in the U.S. and ranked one of the nation’s top 25 municipal bond underwriters, overall, for the past five years.
In order to take advantage of opportunities to expand by purchasing other organizations, Siebert completed a reverse-merger with an already existing public company in November, 1996. Since then, the renamed Siebert Financial Corp. has continued growing. Siebert is a Nasdaq-traded company under the symbol SIEB.
Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., has been actively involved in the consolidation in the discount brokerage business in recent years and continues to well positioned as opportunities may present themselves going forward. In the 80’s, Siebert purchased the retail discount brokerage accounts of Bevill Bresler & Schulman, Inc., and Parr Securities Corp. In the 90’s, the firm purchased the retail brokerage accounts of William O’Neill & Co., the Los Angeles-based institutional equities and financial data firm which is the parent company of Investors Business Daily. In 1999, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., continued to expand by merging with Andrew Peck Associates, Inc., a privately held brokerage firm serving high net worth investors and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Through its merger with Peck, Siebert established an operations center and offices in Jersey City.
In 2002, the firm purchased certain Florida-based retail accounts of TradeStation Securities and State Discount Brokers which Siebert serves through its Boca Raton branch. In 2003, the firm continued its expansion by purchasing the discount brokerage accounts and certain assets of Your Discount Broker, Inc., a Boca Raton-based firm that had been one of the few locally-owned discount stock brokerages in South Florida. In 2004, Siebert acquired the retail brokerage accounts of New York City-based Wall Street Discount Corp., a majority of which reside in the New York tri-state area and Florida where Siebert has a strong presence.
The company opened its first out-of-state branch in Beverly Hills in 1992 and its second in Boca Raton in 1994. Today, Siebert maintains its headquarters in Manhattan and branches in Beverly Hills, and Boca Raton, Naples, Palm Beach and Surfside, FL. With a large well-established retail account base, over 100 employees, and revenues greater than $31 million a year, Siebert continues to be in the forefront of change and innovation in the discount brokerage marketplace.
Optionsexpress About the Company
http://www.optionsxpress.com/
optionsXpress is a pioneer in online investing. This unique and progressive company is driven by a veteran management team dedicated to providing the self-directed investor with the best overall online trading experience and value.
The company has been lauded by the industry and the press as a model for online investing including being named Best Online Broker by Barron's in four of the last five years1.
At optionsXpress we're determined to constantly push this unique and powerful investing experience even further, and to build upon our remarkable successes through consistently delivering:
An award-winning trading platform1 – a one-stop destination for competitive stock, options and futures trading execution.
Practical, on-demand investing education.
Powerful, state-of-the-art analytical tools for enhanced evaluation.
Excellent, attentive customer service, available when you need it.
Feel confident when investing with optionsXpress. We currently have hundreds of thousands of customers who have placed their trust in us. We are also a member of SIPC, which provides up to $500,000 in account protection, and a ccounts at optionsXpress are automatically eligible for extended coverage up to $25,000,000 per account.
address:
311 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Tel: (312) 630-3300 | (888) 280-8020
Fax: (312) 629-5256
To contact the executive team, please send an email to: nedb@optionsxpress.com.
Financial Reliability
optionsXpress is a member of SIPC, which provides up to $500,000 in account protection against the financial failure of the Firm, of which $100,000 may be in cash. In addition, accounts are automatically eligible for extended coverage up to $25,000,000 per account, including SIPC coverage.
optionsXpress is a pioneer in online investing. This unique and progressive company is driven by a veteran management team dedicated to providing the self-directed investor with the best overall online trading experience and value.
The company has been lauded by the industry and the press as a model for online investing including being named Best Online Broker by Barron's in four of the last five years1.
At optionsXpress we're determined to constantly push this unique and powerful investing experience even further, and to build upon our remarkable successes through consistently delivering:
An award-winning trading platform1 – a one-stop destination for competitive stock, options and futures trading execution.
Practical, on-demand investing education.
Powerful, state-of-the-art analytical tools for enhanced evaluation.
Excellent, attentive customer service, available when you need it.
Feel confident when investing with optionsXpress. We currently have hundreds of thousands of customers who have placed their trust in us. We are also a member of SIPC, which provides up to $500,000 in account protection, and a ccounts at optionsXpress are automatically eligible for extended coverage up to $25,000,000 per account.
address:
311 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Tel: (312) 630-3300 | (888) 280-8020
Fax: (312) 629-5256
To contact the executive team, please send an email to: nedb@optionsxpress.com.
Financial Reliability
optionsXpress is a member of SIPC, which provides up to $500,000 in account protection against the financial failure of the Firm, of which $100,000 may be in cash. In addition, accounts are automatically eligible for extended coverage up to $25,000,000 per account, including SIPC coverage.
Firsttrade - About Firsttrade
http://www.firstrade.com/public/en_us/welcome/aboutfirstrade/
Established in 1985, Firstrade began as a discount brokerage firm serving the local community. Achieving steady and organic growth, the company caught sight of the benefits to be gained from tapping into the capabilities of the Internet. Truly a pioneer in online trading, Firstrade.com was launched in 1997 joining only a handful of other brokerage firms on the web.
Firstrade's commitment to offer the most for the least struck a chord with investors. Firstrade.com grew rapidly, providing self-directed investors with fast order execution, excellent customer service, and exceptional site performance. Major industry publications including Barron's, Forbes, and Smart Money have all rated Firstrade among the best online brokers for consecutive years.
Firstrade today continues to thrive on its fundamental value: Low Costs, Higher Standards. In 2005, Firstrade was named the "Best Deal" in online discount brokerages by Smart Money Magazine, and continued the streak in 2006 when Kiplinger's Magazine called Firstrade the "Clear Winner in the Mutual Funds Category" and "Top Clean-Hands Firm". The newly redesigned Firstrade website, built from the ground up using the latest technology, offers many new and exciting possibilities for our customers. You'll be hard pressed to find another brokerage firm which offers as many products and services as we do while offering such low commissions.
Established in 1985, Firstrade began as a discount brokerage firm serving the local community. Achieving steady and organic growth, the company caught sight of the benefits to be gained from tapping into the capabilities of the Internet. Truly a pioneer in online trading, Firstrade.com was launched in 1997 joining only a handful of other brokerage firms on the web.
Firstrade's commitment to offer the most for the least struck a chord with investors. Firstrade.com grew rapidly, providing self-directed investors with fast order execution, excellent customer service, and exceptional site performance. Major industry publications including Barron's, Forbes, and Smart Money have all rated Firstrade among the best online brokers for consecutive years.
Firstrade today continues to thrive on its fundamental value: Low Costs, Higher Standards. In 2005, Firstrade was named the "Best Deal" in online discount brokerages by Smart Money Magazine, and continued the streak in 2006 when Kiplinger's Magazine called Firstrade the "Clear Winner in the Mutual Funds Category" and "Top Clean-Hands Firm". The newly redesigned Firstrade website, built from the ground up using the latest technology, offers many new and exciting possibilities for our customers. You'll be hard pressed to find another brokerage firm which offers as many products and services as we do while offering such low commissions.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Scottrade - History
1980
Rodger Riney founds Scottsdale Securities in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1980. The first two branch offices open in St. Louis, Mo, and Phoenix, Ariz.
1981
Rodger Riney relocates Scottsdale Securities' headquarters to St. Louis, Mo.
1986
Scottsdale Securities begins to branch out with its third branch office in Dayton, Ohio.
1987
Scottsdale Securities becomes a self-clearing firm.
1990
Scottsdale Securities grows to 14 offices with new locations in Springfield, Mo.; Southfield, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Penn.; Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.; Bloomington, Minn.; Irvine, Calif.; La Mesa, Calif.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Clearwater, Fla.; and Englewood, Colo.
1994
Scottsdale Securities is named on Inc. magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
1995
Scottsdale Securities reaches 57 offices. Scottsdale Securities is named on Inc. magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
1996
Scottsdale Securities offers online trading to its already substantial customer base.
1999
Scottsdale Securities reaches 100 offices in September 1999 and opens 20 offices over the course of the year, the most in any year to date.
2000
Scottsdale Securities changes its name to Scottrade to reflect the domain name of its Web site, www.scottrade.com.
2001
Scottrade opens 21 new offices, reaching 147 by the end of the year. In September, Scottrade was named Highest in Investor Satisfaction Among Online Trading Services by J.D. Power and Associates.
2002
Scottrade opens 24 offices, including its 150th in March 2002. The firm opens its first Manhattan office in New York City in October. By the end of the year, Scottrade grows to 170 offices. In March and again in September, Scottrade was named Highest in Investor Satisfaction Among Online Trading Services by J.D. Power and Associates for the second and third consecutive times.
2003
Scottrade launches a new Chinese trading platform, Scottrade Chinese, available to customers in the United States, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In August, Scottrade reached another milestone, opening its one-millionth customer account. In September, J.D. Power and Associates named Scottrade Highest in Investor Satisfaction With Online Trading Services for an unprecedented fourth consecutive time.
2004
In February, Scottrade opened its 200th branch office. In March, Scottrade launched ScottradeELITE, an online trading platform for active traders. In September, Scottrade is ranked Highest in Investor Satisfaction With Online Trading Services by J.D. Power and Associates for an unprecedented fifth consecutive time.
2005
Scottrade celebrates its 25th year in business as a discount brokerage firm by offering a new flat-rate commission of $7 for all online market and limit orders. In October, Scottrade receives the J.D. Power and Associates award for investor satisfaction for the sixth consecutive time.
2006
Scottrade rings the closing bell on the NASDAQ on January 18 to commemorate the company's partnership with NASDAQ to offer NASDAQ TotalView to Scottrade's customers who use its active trader platform, ScottradeELITE.
2007
Scottrade becomes the online broker with America's largest branch network. Scottrade marks this milestone with the opening of its 306th branch office, in Canton, Ohio. In October, Scottrade is ranked Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Online Investing Services by J.D. Power and Associates for the seventh time.
Rodger Riney founds Scottsdale Securities in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1980. The first two branch offices open in St. Louis, Mo, and Phoenix, Ariz.
1981
Rodger Riney relocates Scottsdale Securities' headquarters to St. Louis, Mo.
1986
Scottsdale Securities begins to branch out with its third branch office in Dayton, Ohio.
1987
Scottsdale Securities becomes a self-clearing firm.
1990
Scottsdale Securities grows to 14 offices with new locations in Springfield, Mo.; Southfield, Mich.; Pittsburgh, Penn.; Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.; Bloomington, Minn.; Irvine, Calif.; La Mesa, Calif.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Clearwater, Fla.; and Englewood, Colo.
1994
Scottsdale Securities is named on Inc. magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
1995
Scottsdale Securities reaches 57 offices. Scottsdale Securities is named on Inc. magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.
1996
Scottsdale Securities offers online trading to its already substantial customer base.
1999
Scottsdale Securities reaches 100 offices in September 1999 and opens 20 offices over the course of the year, the most in any year to date.
2000
Scottsdale Securities changes its name to Scottrade to reflect the domain name of its Web site, www.scottrade.com.
2001
Scottrade opens 21 new offices, reaching 147 by the end of the year. In September, Scottrade was named Highest in Investor Satisfaction Among Online Trading Services by J.D. Power and Associates.
2002
Scottrade opens 24 offices, including its 150th in March 2002. The firm opens its first Manhattan office in New York City in October. By the end of the year, Scottrade grows to 170 offices. In March and again in September, Scottrade was named Highest in Investor Satisfaction Among Online Trading Services by J.D. Power and Associates for the second and third consecutive times.
2003
Scottrade launches a new Chinese trading platform, Scottrade Chinese, available to customers in the United States, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In August, Scottrade reached another milestone, opening its one-millionth customer account. In September, J.D. Power and Associates named Scottrade Highest in Investor Satisfaction With Online Trading Services for an unprecedented fourth consecutive time.
2004
In February, Scottrade opened its 200th branch office. In March, Scottrade launched ScottradeELITE, an online trading platform for active traders. In September, Scottrade is ranked Highest in Investor Satisfaction With Online Trading Services by J.D. Power and Associates for an unprecedented fifth consecutive time.
2005
Scottrade celebrates its 25th year in business as a discount brokerage firm by offering a new flat-rate commission of $7 for all online market and limit orders. In October, Scottrade receives the J.D. Power and Associates award for investor satisfaction for the sixth consecutive time.
2006
Scottrade rings the closing bell on the NASDAQ on January 18 to commemorate the company's partnership with NASDAQ to offer NASDAQ TotalView to Scottrade's customers who use its active trader platform, ScottradeELITE.
2007
Scottrade becomes the online broker with America's largest branch network. Scottrade marks this milestone with the opening of its 306th branch office, in Canton, Ohio. In October, Scottrade is ranked Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Online Investing Services by J.D. Power and Associates for the seventh time.
Scottrade - About the Organization
As a leading online brokerage firm, Scottrade offers a full line of investment products, online trading platforms and market research tools to help investors take control of their financial future. Scottrade’s dedication to excellence is what truly makes us stand apart from other brokerage firms and better serve our customers, employees and communities.
Ways to Trade
Scottrade Web Platform
Scottrader Online Platform
ScottradeELITE Platform
Broker-Assisted Trading
Wireless Trading
Touchtone Trading
Top Products
Stocks
Options
Mutual Funds
Individual Retirement Accounts
Bonds
Fixed Income Investments
Scottrade wins the 2008 Customer Loyalty Award in the online brokerage category for the third consecutive year
Having a full line of products and services and an easy-to-use Web site keeps online brokerage customers loyal, according the 2008 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index
St. Louis – Feb. 28, 2008 – Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online brokerage, has won the Online Brokerage Category of the 2008 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index for the third consecutive year. Scottrade was ranked higher than other online brokers, including Charles Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, E*Trade and Merrill Lynch. Other brands that were No. 1 in their categories included Apple and Google.
In this year’s annual survey of 26,000 consumers, Brand Keys determined that Scottrade again “commanded the highest customer loyalty” in the online brokerage industry. According to Brand Keys, there are four drivers of loyalty in the online brokerage category and each are areas in which Scottrade excels. In order of importance, they are:
A full line of products and services
Ease of Web site operations
Customer service and editorial content
Depth and usefulness of data
“Online brokerage customers have high expectations – they want the products and services they need to make their own investment decisions, and they need an easy-to-use Web site so they can do that as quickly as possible,” said Chris Moloney, Chief Marketing Officer at Scottrade. “Scottrade offers exactly that, combined with award-winning personal customer service plus data and research that helps them take control.”
Brand Keys also noted that online brokerage customers have the highest levels of expectations regarding Web site usability than any other online category – more than the online books and music category, which was won by Amazon, and the online travel category, which was a first-place tie between Expedia and Orbitz.
“Our customers’ experience with Scottrade is very personal,” Moloney said. “They visit our Web site regularly, often daily, and make decisions that affect their futures – their retirement, their children’s college education, their plans for their dream house. They can’t be bothered with a Web site that is cumbersome; it has to be easy to use. Scottrade understands that and we’ve designed our trading platforms with that in mind.”
Scottrade also focuses on ease of use as it adds new features to its three online trading platforms. Recent examples include a new Mutual Funds Center, a new ETF Center, and a new Quotes and Research section on Scottrade’s Trading Web Site. In 2008, Scottrade will continue upgrading and adding features to its trading platforms, including new portfolio management tools that will make it easier for our customers to track their holdings.
The Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement survey asks customers to rate their relationships with 382 brands in 57 categories. The categories range from the airline industry to banking, from beer companies to car rental companies. The brand whose rankings come closest to meeting (or exceeding) those of the category Ideal is always the one whose customers will demonstrate the highest levels of engagement and loyalty over the next 12 to 18 months, according to Brand Keys.
The winners were named in Brandweek’s Feb. 18 issue.
In addition to the recognition from Brand Keys, Scottrade was recently named Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Online Investing Services by J.D. Power and Associates for the seventh consecutive time. In January, FORTUNE magazine named Scottrade one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America.
About Scottrade
Scottrade is a leader in online investing, serving individual investors who are comfortable making their own investment decisions. Scottrade is unique in the industry because it boasts low commission rates while offering the largest branch network among online brokerages, with 342 local branch offices nationwide. In October 2007, Scottrade was named Highest in Investor Satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates for the seventh time. Scottrade.com is the online trading site of Scottrade, Inc. and offers customers the convenience of placing many orders online for just $7 per trade. In addition to its online capabilities, Scottrade staffs each easily accessible branch location with a branch manager plus additional brokers and assistants. In January 2008, Scottrade was named one of FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America for the first time. For more, visit www.scottrade.com or www.scottrade.com/careers.
Ways to Trade
Scottrade Web Platform
Scottrader Online Platform
ScottradeELITE Platform
Broker-Assisted Trading
Wireless Trading
Touchtone Trading
Top Products
Stocks
Options
Mutual Funds
Individual Retirement Accounts
Bonds
Fixed Income Investments
Scottrade wins the 2008 Customer Loyalty Award in the online brokerage category for the third consecutive year
Having a full line of products and services and an easy-to-use Web site keeps online brokerage customers loyal, according the 2008 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index
St. Louis – Feb. 28, 2008 – Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online brokerage, has won the Online Brokerage Category of the 2008 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index for the third consecutive year. Scottrade was ranked higher than other online brokers, including Charles Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, E*Trade and Merrill Lynch. Other brands that were No. 1 in their categories included Apple and Google.
In this year’s annual survey of 26,000 consumers, Brand Keys determined that Scottrade again “commanded the highest customer loyalty” in the online brokerage industry. According to Brand Keys, there are four drivers of loyalty in the online brokerage category and each are areas in which Scottrade excels. In order of importance, they are:
A full line of products and services
Ease of Web site operations
Customer service and editorial content
Depth and usefulness of data
“Online brokerage customers have high expectations – they want the products and services they need to make their own investment decisions, and they need an easy-to-use Web site so they can do that as quickly as possible,” said Chris Moloney, Chief Marketing Officer at Scottrade. “Scottrade offers exactly that, combined with award-winning personal customer service plus data and research that helps them take control.”
Brand Keys also noted that online brokerage customers have the highest levels of expectations regarding Web site usability than any other online category – more than the online books and music category, which was won by Amazon, and the online travel category, which was a first-place tie between Expedia and Orbitz.
“Our customers’ experience with Scottrade is very personal,” Moloney said. “They visit our Web site regularly, often daily, and make decisions that affect their futures – their retirement, their children’s college education, their plans for their dream house. They can’t be bothered with a Web site that is cumbersome; it has to be easy to use. Scottrade understands that and we’ve designed our trading platforms with that in mind.”
Scottrade also focuses on ease of use as it adds new features to its three online trading platforms. Recent examples include a new Mutual Funds Center, a new ETF Center, and a new Quotes and Research section on Scottrade’s Trading Web Site. In 2008, Scottrade will continue upgrading and adding features to its trading platforms, including new portfolio management tools that will make it easier for our customers to track their holdings.
The Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement survey asks customers to rate their relationships with 382 brands in 57 categories. The categories range from the airline industry to banking, from beer companies to car rental companies. The brand whose rankings come closest to meeting (or exceeding) those of the category Ideal is always the one whose customers will demonstrate the highest levels of engagement and loyalty over the next 12 to 18 months, according to Brand Keys.
The winners were named in Brandweek’s Feb. 18 issue.
In addition to the recognition from Brand Keys, Scottrade was recently named Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Online Investing Services by J.D. Power and Associates for the seventh consecutive time. In January, FORTUNE magazine named Scottrade one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America.
About Scottrade
Scottrade is a leader in online investing, serving individual investors who are comfortable making their own investment decisions. Scottrade is unique in the industry because it boasts low commission rates while offering the largest branch network among online brokerages, with 342 local branch offices nationwide. In October 2007, Scottrade was named Highest in Investor Satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates for the seventh time. Scottrade.com is the online trading site of Scottrade, Inc. and offers customers the convenience of placing many orders online for just $7 per trade. In addition to its online capabilities, Scottrade staffs each easily accessible branch location with a branch manager plus additional brokers and assistants. In January 2008, Scottrade was named one of FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America for the first time. For more, visit www.scottrade.com or www.scottrade.com/careers.
Monday, March 3, 2008
About Tradeking
http://www.tradeking.com/
TradeKing is a nationally licensed online broker with a mission to help investors become smarter, more empowered stock and options traders. We offer all clients the same fair and simple pricing - just $4.95 per trade, plus 65 cents per option contract- no matter how often they trade, or the size of their account.
SmartMoney August 2007 Broker Survey rated Tradeking as "Best Discount Broker" ( SmartMoney August 2007), based on: Commissions, Interest Rates, Mutual Funds, Investment Products, Banking Amenities, Trading Tools, Research, Customer Service.
Founders
TradeKing’s founders include the original management team from SureTrade Inc.
This team founded the online brokerage company SureTrade, Inc. in 1997, which is recognized as one of the pioneers of electronic trading. As a subsidiary of Quick & Reilly, SureTrade offered the cheapest online trading commissions at the time ($7.95) and helped create the active trading market.
Meet TradeKing’s founders:
Donato A. Montanaro, Jr. (Don) – Chairman & CEO
Recognized as a pioneer in electronic trading, Don was Founder and President of SureTrade, Inc., an NASD member brokerage firm and a subsidiary of Quick & Reilly. Under his leadership, SureTrade became profitable in 13 months and grew to be the 8th largest online brokerage firm worldwide. As special consultant to the American Stock Exchange (2002 – 2005), Don also conceived an innovative option product, the Fixed Return Option, due to be introduced by the Amex in early 2008. Don earned his J.D. from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Richard J. Hagen, Jr. - President & COO
Rich joined TradeKing from H&R Block Financial Advisors (“H&R Block”) where he was Head of Financial Advice Delivery. As part of his responsibilities at H&R Block, Rich led the firm’s online brokerage strategy and the integration of H & R Block’s online channel with its traditional branch-office-based business model. Prior to H&R Block, Mr. Hagen was at Foliofn where he served as Vice President of the firm’s retail brokerage division. Before joining Foliofn, Mr. Hagen succeeded Mr. Montanaro as President of SureTrade, where he was responsible for its operations and strategy. He also served on numerous committees and action groups within Fleet Financial, SureTrade's parent company, in developing Fleet's overall Internet strategy. Rich holds a B.A. in business and marketing from Southampton College.
Philip Claxton - Chief Financial Officer
Philip joined TradeKing from E*Trade Financial where he was the Senior Manager in charge of Financial Planning and Analysis for the US Brokerage. Prior to E*Trade, Philip served as Vice President of Global Internet Strategy for FleetBoston Financial, Vice President of Strategy for Quick & Reilly Group and Chief Financial Officer for Suretrade. Philip has received an MBA with a Finance concentration from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a BA in both Economics and Computer Science from New York University’s College of Arts and Science.
Thomas A. Desmond – Chief Growth Officer
Prior to joining TradeKing, Tom was a co-founder, Partner and Managing Director of Baird Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL. Prior to Baird Venture Partners, Tom served as a Vice President in Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Investment Banking Group. Tom was also a Senior Product Manager and Senior Analyst at Morningstar, Inc. and an Associate in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s Investment Banking Division. Tom earned an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and MA with high honors from Michigan State University and a BA, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.
Roberto E. Donovan – Vice President Brokerage Operations & Client Experience
Roberto joined TradeKing from optionsXpress where he was Marketing Director. Prior to optionsXpress, Roberto was co-founder and CEO of SIM Monitor, the first online rating agency of Italian online trading services. Roberto started his career in the online trading industry as Director of Operations at Suretrade in 1997 and later moved to Merrill Lynch where he served as Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch Direct. Roberto holds a BA from Boston University and a post graduate degree in Economics from Italy’s Università degli Studi.
Kevin M. Corrigan – Vice President of Project Management
Kevin is an experienced Project Manager specializing in back office development for financial services companies. He was a Vice President – Web Development for SureTrade and is a Certified Project Manager (PMP). He conceived and launched an online trading platform used by Quick & Reilly and over 30 other brokerage firms.
John Dominic – Vice President of Operations
Before TradeKing, John was Director of Web Development at the American Stock Exchange. John managed the web technology transition from NASDAQ, which included launching three new websites. At SureTrade, he held the positions of Director of Brokerage Operations – Scranton branch, and Vice President of Business Development. Prior to that, he was a full service broker at Smith Barney. John holds a B.A. in Economics from Siena College.
Francesco Matteini – Chief Compliance Officer
Francesco was a Director in the Energy Trading Group at Cinergy Corp., one of the nation’s leading energy trading organizations. He has 12 years of leadership experience in regulatory and compliance management. Francesco holds a JD from Italy’s Università degli Studi and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University.
Christopher Sandel - Vice President Special Projects
Before joining TradeKing, Sandel was a senior vice president with Penson Financial Services, Inc., where he was responsible for driving clearing services, new business development and new product development for the firm. Earlier, he was a managing director with ADP Clearing and Outsourcing Services with responsibility for the relationship management, service quality and sales groups. In 1997, Sandel joined Fleet Securities, Inc. as vice president and established its execution capabilities for both equities and options. He holds a B.S. from Saint John's University.
Brian Overby – Director of Education and Options Analyst
Brian has worked in the financial industry since 1992. Prior to joining TradeKing he founded Financial Coaching, Ltd., an investor education company. He also served as an option trading specialist for Charles Schwab, a senior staff instructor for The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and managed the training department for one of the world’s largest market makers, Knight Trading Group. Over the span of his career Mr. Overby has preformed more than 1000 seminars worldwide on option trading and composed numerous articles for investor trade publications. Brian has a Bachelor of Science degree in Implied Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.
(Source; http://tradeking.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20 accessed on 3-3-2008)
Board of Directors
TradeKing’s Board of Directors is made up of leaders from the Financial Services and Technology sectors. Together, they form a strong team committed to bringing TradeKing’s customers a unique and first-rate brokerage experience, backed by guaranteed customer service.
Donato A. Montanaro, Jr. (Don) – Chairman & CEO
Recognized as a pioneer in electronic trading, Don was Founder and President of SureTrade, Inc., an NASD member brokerage firm and a subsidiary of Quick & Reilly. Under his leadership, SureTrade became profitable in 13 months and grew to be the 8th largest online brokerage firm worldwide. As special consultant to the American Stock Exchange (2002 – 2005), Don also conceived an innovative option product, the Fixed Return Option, due to be introduced by the Amex in early 2008. Don earned his J.D. from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Michael Brown – Battery Ventures/General Partner
Michael Brown is a General Partner at Battery Ventures. Since joining Battery Ventures in 1998, Mr. Brown has made, or managed, a number of investments in the areas of financial services technology, enterprise software and business services. Mr. Brown currently serves on the board of directors of Fingerhut Direct Marketing, a privately held database marketing company, MRU Holdings, a publicly traded specialty finance company focused on the educational loan market, and OutlookSoft Corporation, a privately held company providing web-based business performance management solutions. In addition, he has been actively involved with Battery's investments in ChemConnect, The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (acquired by Euronext) and Pedestal, Inc. From 1996 to 1998, Michael was a member of the High Technology Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he worked on a variety of debt and equity financings and merger and acquisition assignments. Prior to joining the High Technology Group, he was a Financial Analyst within Goldman's Financial Institutions Group between 1994 and 1996. Mr. Brown graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a dual BS in Finance and International Business.
Brian O’Malley – Battery Ventures/Senior Associate
Brian is a Senior Associate at Battery Ventures, focusing his efforts on consumer internet and digital media investments. Before entering the venture world, Brian worked at several successful startups, including Bowstreet, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: IBM), Matrics, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: SBL) and Compoze Software (acquired by NASD: BEAS). Earlier in his career, Brian was at Ernst & Young's Center for Business Innovation and Motorola Computer Group. He received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, Brian mentors students in UC Berkeley's Center for Entrepreneurship Studies and is a judge in Wharton's Business Plan Competition.
Peter A. Ianello – OCA Ventures Partner/Co-Founder
Peter is a Partner and a Co-Founder of OCA Ventures and is the treasurer for the O'Connor Partners Investment Office. From 1995 to 1997, Peter was the President and Chief Executive Officer of SBC Capital Markets, Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of Swiss Bank Corporation. From 1979 until 1997, Peter was a General Partner and Member of the Executive Committee of O'Connor & Associates. Prior positions include Vice President of First Options of Chicago, Director of Surveillance for Chicago Board Options Exchange, Surveillance Department for the New York Stock Exchange, Surveillance Department and the research department of Loeb Rhodes & Co. Peter received a B.A. from Mount St. Mary's College in 1970. In addition, he is a Member of the Board of Trustees of Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart located in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Jerry Callaghan – Chairman – Legent Clearing Corp.
Jerry Callaghan is Chairman of Legent Clearing. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s strategic direction. Mr. Callaghan has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Legent, he was the Senior Managing Director of Bear Stearns. He was also Managing Director of the trading services division at Lehman Brothers Inc. and President of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc.’s securities processing group (SPG).
Guy Gibson – Chairman – United Western Bancorp
Mr. Gibson is currently Chairman of United Western Bancorp, Inc. (formerly known as Matrix Bancorp, Inc.) of Denver, Colorado (NASD: UWBK), having returned to an active role with the firm in 2005. Mr. Gibson is also the founder and has served as Chairman of G2 Holding Corp. since 2002. G2 owned and controlled Legent Clearing LLC, a securities clearing firm, until its sale in February 2005.
Mr. Gibson originally founded United Western Bancorp in June 1993. Mr. Gibson served as the President and CEO of United Western Bancorp from June 1993 through June 2002. During that time period, Mr. Gibson was responsible for strategic direction and determining what new product and business lines to add to the United Western Bancorp consolidated group. Mr. Gibson was also one of the original founders of Matrix Financial Services Corporation (a national mortgage bank) and served as its Chairman from 1990 through June 2002. He has extensive mergers and acquisition experience as well as material experience in integrating new acquisitions as a result of the numerous acquisitions made by United Western Bancorp during his initial tenure in active management for the company. Prior to founding United Western Bancorp, Mr. Gibson held the position of Account Executive with the investment banking firms of PaineWebber from 1987 to 1989 and Lincoln Financial Group, a Denver-based mortgage serving brokerage firm, from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Gibson received a B.S. in Finance from Bowling Green State University.
Richard J. Hagen, Jr. – President & COO
Rich joined TradeKing from H&R Block Financial Advisors (“H&R Block”) where he was Head of Financial Advice Delivery. As part of his responsibilities at H&R Block, Rich led the firm’s online brokerage strategy and the integration of H & R Block’s online channel with its traditional branch-office-based business model. Prior to H&R Block, Mr. Hagen was at Foliofn where he served as Vice President of the firm’s retail brokerage division. Before joining Foliofn, Mr. Hagen succeeded Mr. Montanaro as President of Suretrade, where he was responsible for its operations and strategy. He also served on numerous committees and action groups within Fleet Financial, Suretrade's parent company, in developing Fleet's overall Internet strategy.
Philip Claxton – Chief Financial Officer
Phil was Senior Manager of Planning and Analysis at E*Trade. He also served as Vice President of Global Internet Strategy for Fleet Financial Services, Inc, Vice President of Strategy for Quick & Reilly Group and Vice President – CFO for SureTrade.
Thomas A. Desmond – Chief Growth Officer
Prior to joining TradeKing, Tom was a co-founder, Partner and Managing Director of Baird Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL. Prior to Baird Venture Partners, Tom served as a Vice President in Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Investment Banking Group. Tom was also a Senior Product Manager and Senior Analyst at Morningstar, Inc. and an Associate in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s Investment Banking Division. Tom earned an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and MA with high honors from Michigan State University and a BA, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.
Contact
Email
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Telephone
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Mail
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TradeKing is a nationally licensed online broker with a mission to help investors become smarter, more empowered stock and options traders. We offer all clients the same fair and simple pricing - just $4.95 per trade, plus 65 cents per option contract- no matter how often they trade, or the size of their account.
SmartMoney August 2007 Broker Survey rated Tradeking as "Best Discount Broker" ( SmartMoney August 2007), based on: Commissions, Interest Rates, Mutual Funds, Investment Products, Banking Amenities, Trading Tools, Research, Customer Service.
Founders
TradeKing’s founders include the original management team from SureTrade Inc.
This team founded the online brokerage company SureTrade, Inc. in 1997, which is recognized as one of the pioneers of electronic trading. As a subsidiary of Quick & Reilly, SureTrade offered the cheapest online trading commissions at the time ($7.95) and helped create the active trading market.
Meet TradeKing’s founders:
Donato A. Montanaro, Jr. (Don) – Chairman & CEO
Recognized as a pioneer in electronic trading, Don was Founder and President of SureTrade, Inc., an NASD member brokerage firm and a subsidiary of Quick & Reilly. Under his leadership, SureTrade became profitable in 13 months and grew to be the 8th largest online brokerage firm worldwide. As special consultant to the American Stock Exchange (2002 – 2005), Don also conceived an innovative option product, the Fixed Return Option, due to be introduced by the Amex in early 2008. Don earned his J.D. from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Richard J. Hagen, Jr. - President & COO
Rich joined TradeKing from H&R Block Financial Advisors (“H&R Block”) where he was Head of Financial Advice Delivery. As part of his responsibilities at H&R Block, Rich led the firm’s online brokerage strategy and the integration of H & R Block’s online channel with its traditional branch-office-based business model. Prior to H&R Block, Mr. Hagen was at Foliofn where he served as Vice President of the firm’s retail brokerage division. Before joining Foliofn, Mr. Hagen succeeded Mr. Montanaro as President of SureTrade, where he was responsible for its operations and strategy. He also served on numerous committees and action groups within Fleet Financial, SureTrade's parent company, in developing Fleet's overall Internet strategy. Rich holds a B.A. in business and marketing from Southampton College.
Philip Claxton - Chief Financial Officer
Philip joined TradeKing from E*Trade Financial where he was the Senior Manager in charge of Financial Planning and Analysis for the US Brokerage. Prior to E*Trade, Philip served as Vice President of Global Internet Strategy for FleetBoston Financial, Vice President of Strategy for Quick & Reilly Group and Chief Financial Officer for Suretrade. Philip has received an MBA with a Finance concentration from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a BA in both Economics and Computer Science from New York University’s College of Arts and Science.
Thomas A. Desmond – Chief Growth Officer
Prior to joining TradeKing, Tom was a co-founder, Partner and Managing Director of Baird Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL. Prior to Baird Venture Partners, Tom served as a Vice President in Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Investment Banking Group. Tom was also a Senior Product Manager and Senior Analyst at Morningstar, Inc. and an Associate in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s Investment Banking Division. Tom earned an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and MA with high honors from Michigan State University and a BA, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.
Roberto E. Donovan – Vice President Brokerage Operations & Client Experience
Roberto joined TradeKing from optionsXpress where he was Marketing Director. Prior to optionsXpress, Roberto was co-founder and CEO of SIM Monitor, the first online rating agency of Italian online trading services. Roberto started his career in the online trading industry as Director of Operations at Suretrade in 1997 and later moved to Merrill Lynch where he served as Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch Direct. Roberto holds a BA from Boston University and a post graduate degree in Economics from Italy’s Università degli Studi.
Kevin M. Corrigan – Vice President of Project Management
Kevin is an experienced Project Manager specializing in back office development for financial services companies. He was a Vice President – Web Development for SureTrade and is a Certified Project Manager (PMP). He conceived and launched an online trading platform used by Quick & Reilly and over 30 other brokerage firms.
John Dominic – Vice President of Operations
Before TradeKing, John was Director of Web Development at the American Stock Exchange. John managed the web technology transition from NASDAQ, which included launching three new websites. At SureTrade, he held the positions of Director of Brokerage Operations – Scranton branch, and Vice President of Business Development. Prior to that, he was a full service broker at Smith Barney. John holds a B.A. in Economics from Siena College.
Francesco Matteini – Chief Compliance Officer
Francesco was a Director in the Energy Trading Group at Cinergy Corp., one of the nation’s leading energy trading organizations. He has 12 years of leadership experience in regulatory and compliance management. Francesco holds a JD from Italy’s Università degli Studi and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University.
Christopher Sandel - Vice President Special Projects
Before joining TradeKing, Sandel was a senior vice president with Penson Financial Services, Inc., where he was responsible for driving clearing services, new business development and new product development for the firm. Earlier, he was a managing director with ADP Clearing and Outsourcing Services with responsibility for the relationship management, service quality and sales groups. In 1997, Sandel joined Fleet Securities, Inc. as vice president and established its execution capabilities for both equities and options. He holds a B.S. from Saint John's University.
Brian Overby – Director of Education and Options Analyst
Brian has worked in the financial industry since 1992. Prior to joining TradeKing he founded Financial Coaching, Ltd., an investor education company. He also served as an option trading specialist for Charles Schwab, a senior staff instructor for The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and managed the training department for one of the world’s largest market makers, Knight Trading Group. Over the span of his career Mr. Overby has preformed more than 1000 seminars worldwide on option trading and composed numerous articles for investor trade publications. Brian has a Bachelor of Science degree in Implied Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.
(Source; http://tradeking.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20 accessed on 3-3-2008)
Board of Directors
TradeKing’s Board of Directors is made up of leaders from the Financial Services and Technology sectors. Together, they form a strong team committed to bringing TradeKing’s customers a unique and first-rate brokerage experience, backed by guaranteed customer service.
Donato A. Montanaro, Jr. (Don) – Chairman & CEO
Recognized as a pioneer in electronic trading, Don was Founder and President of SureTrade, Inc., an NASD member brokerage firm and a subsidiary of Quick & Reilly. Under his leadership, SureTrade became profitable in 13 months and grew to be the 8th largest online brokerage firm worldwide. As special consultant to the American Stock Exchange (2002 – 2005), Don also conceived an innovative option product, the Fixed Return Option, due to be introduced by the Amex in early 2008. Don earned his J.D. from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Michael Brown – Battery Ventures/General Partner
Michael Brown is a General Partner at Battery Ventures. Since joining Battery Ventures in 1998, Mr. Brown has made, or managed, a number of investments in the areas of financial services technology, enterprise software and business services. Mr. Brown currently serves on the board of directors of Fingerhut Direct Marketing, a privately held database marketing company, MRU Holdings, a publicly traded specialty finance company focused on the educational loan market, and OutlookSoft Corporation, a privately held company providing web-based business performance management solutions. In addition, he has been actively involved with Battery's investments in ChemConnect, The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (acquired by Euronext) and Pedestal, Inc. From 1996 to 1998, Michael was a member of the High Technology Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he worked on a variety of debt and equity financings and merger and acquisition assignments. Prior to joining the High Technology Group, he was a Financial Analyst within Goldman's Financial Institutions Group between 1994 and 1996. Mr. Brown graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a dual BS in Finance and International Business.
Brian O’Malley – Battery Ventures/Senior Associate
Brian is a Senior Associate at Battery Ventures, focusing his efforts on consumer internet and digital media investments. Before entering the venture world, Brian worked at several successful startups, including Bowstreet, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: IBM), Matrics, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: SBL) and Compoze Software (acquired by NASD: BEAS). Earlier in his career, Brian was at Ernst & Young's Center for Business Innovation and Motorola Computer Group. He received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, Brian mentors students in UC Berkeley's Center for Entrepreneurship Studies and is a judge in Wharton's Business Plan Competition.
Peter A. Ianello – OCA Ventures Partner/Co-Founder
Peter is a Partner and a Co-Founder of OCA Ventures and is the treasurer for the O'Connor Partners Investment Office. From 1995 to 1997, Peter was the President and Chief Executive Officer of SBC Capital Markets, Inc., the broker-dealer subsidiary of Swiss Bank Corporation. From 1979 until 1997, Peter was a General Partner and Member of the Executive Committee of O'Connor & Associates. Prior positions include Vice President of First Options of Chicago, Director of Surveillance for Chicago Board Options Exchange, Surveillance Department for the New York Stock Exchange, Surveillance Department and the research department of Loeb Rhodes & Co. Peter received a B.A. from Mount St. Mary's College in 1970. In addition, he is a Member of the Board of Trustees of Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart located in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Jerry Callaghan – Chairman – Legent Clearing Corp.
Jerry Callaghan is Chairman of Legent Clearing. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s strategic direction. Mr. Callaghan has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Legent, he was the Senior Managing Director of Bear Stearns. He was also Managing Director of the trading services division at Lehman Brothers Inc. and President of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc.’s securities processing group (SPG).
Guy Gibson – Chairman – United Western Bancorp
Mr. Gibson is currently Chairman of United Western Bancorp, Inc. (formerly known as Matrix Bancorp, Inc.) of Denver, Colorado (NASD: UWBK), having returned to an active role with the firm in 2005. Mr. Gibson is also the founder and has served as Chairman of G2 Holding Corp. since 2002. G2 owned and controlled Legent Clearing LLC, a securities clearing firm, until its sale in February 2005.
Mr. Gibson originally founded United Western Bancorp in June 1993. Mr. Gibson served as the President and CEO of United Western Bancorp from June 1993 through June 2002. During that time period, Mr. Gibson was responsible for strategic direction and determining what new product and business lines to add to the United Western Bancorp consolidated group. Mr. Gibson was also one of the original founders of Matrix Financial Services Corporation (a national mortgage bank) and served as its Chairman from 1990 through June 2002. He has extensive mergers and acquisition experience as well as material experience in integrating new acquisitions as a result of the numerous acquisitions made by United Western Bancorp during his initial tenure in active management for the company. Prior to founding United Western Bancorp, Mr. Gibson held the position of Account Executive with the investment banking firms of PaineWebber from 1987 to 1989 and Lincoln Financial Group, a Denver-based mortgage serving brokerage firm, from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Gibson received a B.S. in Finance from Bowling Green State University.
Richard J. Hagen, Jr. – President & COO
Rich joined TradeKing from H&R Block Financial Advisors (“H&R Block”) where he was Head of Financial Advice Delivery. As part of his responsibilities at H&R Block, Rich led the firm’s online brokerage strategy and the integration of H & R Block’s online channel with its traditional branch-office-based business model. Prior to H&R Block, Mr. Hagen was at Foliofn where he served as Vice President of the firm’s retail brokerage division. Before joining Foliofn, Mr. Hagen succeeded Mr. Montanaro as President of Suretrade, where he was responsible for its operations and strategy. He also served on numerous committees and action groups within Fleet Financial, Suretrade's parent company, in developing Fleet's overall Internet strategy.
Philip Claxton – Chief Financial Officer
Phil was Senior Manager of Planning and Analysis at E*Trade. He also served as Vice President of Global Internet Strategy for Fleet Financial Services, Inc, Vice President of Strategy for Quick & Reilly Group and Vice President – CFO for SureTrade.
Thomas A. Desmond – Chief Growth Officer
Prior to joining TradeKing, Tom was a co-founder, Partner and Managing Director of Baird Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL. Prior to Baird Venture Partners, Tom served as a Vice President in Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Investment Banking Group. Tom was also a Senior Product Manager and Senior Analyst at Morningstar, Inc. and an Associate in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s Investment Banking Division. Tom earned an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and MA with high honors from Michigan State University and a BA, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.
Contact
service@tradeking.com
Our goal is to respond to every email within 24 hours. To speed a response, summarize your inquiry in the subject area of the e-mail. (Example: "How do I exercise an option?" should be placed in subject line of the email). This will help us direct your question to the most qualified representative.
Telephone
877.495.5464 (Available 8am – 6pm ET, Monday - Friday)
Fax
561.988.0131
Send checks, forms and letters to:
TradeKing
PO Box 811690
Boca Raton, FL 33481-1690
Send overnight deliveries to
(No Saturday deliveries):
TradeKing
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Boca Raton, FL 33487-4994
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