Barron's Magazine Names CSFBdirect No.1 Online Broker.Business Editors JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2001 CSFBdirect Wins Coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Four-Star Rating for Fourth Consecutive Year Based On Ease of Use, Access to Products, Research, and MarketSpeed(TM) 3.0 Software CSFBdirect (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DIR), the online brokerage service of Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. , today announced that Barron's has named CSFBdirect the No.1 online broker. This rating represents the highest designation given in the magazine's sixth annual survey of online brokerage services. In a competitive analysis involving 23 online brokers, CSFBdirect won the top rating for the second time in the past four years and the magazine's coveted four-star rating for the fourth consecutive year. "The easy-to-use Website gives customers access to all kinds of equities, and the research offered to high-end account holders is hard to beat," Barron's said. "You can trade on the Web, via touch-tone phone, using a wireless device, or by contacting a live broker for the same commission: $20 for market or limit orders." The magazine praised the CSFBdirect Web site's newly added features, such as the display of a real-time quote before placing an order, and the announcement of executed trades via the Alerts! feature. CSFBdirect's MarketSpeed software, "provides pop-up confirmation notices, streaming quotes, news and improved charting," Barron's reported. In addition, the annual survey lauded the site's Cash Flow Summary report, which estimates projected income for the next six months from dividends, bond coupons, and mutual fund distributions. "While CSFBdirect consistently performs well under intense, independent scrutiny, we are enormously pleased with our No.1 rating from Barron's magazine Barron's magazine is an American weekly newspaper covering U.S. financial information, market developments, and relevant statistics. Each issue provides a wrap-up of the previous week's market activity, news reports, and an outlook on the week to come. ," said Blake Darcy, Chief Executive Officer of CSFBdirect. "This is an extremely competitive business, and we work hard to maintain the edge. Our technology team, iNautix, strives for improvement in every facet of our service, and to maintain our leadership in the field with best-of-breed quality, accuracy and speed. Coupled with world class research from Credit Suisse First Boston, it's easy to see why more than one million customers are highly satisfied with our service." In conducting its evaluations, Barron's ranked the 23 online brokerage services in six key areas: trade execution process, ease of use, range of product offerings, research amenities, reports and customer access, and cost. About CSFBdirect CSFBdirect is one of the world's premier online brokerage firms offering a diversified range of investment products and services to sophisticated, self-directed investors. As of December 31, 2000, CSFBdirect had over one million worldwide customer accounts representing nearly $23 billion in assets. CSFBdirect has received numerous honors over the past year, including a number one "4-Stars" rating in March 2001 by Barron's; "Best of the Web" in March 2001 by Forbes.com; "Best Online Brokerage Service" in March 2001 by the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ); number one for "Transaction Performance and Transaction Success Rate" in February 2001 by Keynote Systems Keynote Systems, Inc. provides measurement and monitoring, service level and customer experience management services to customers to improve e-business performance by reducing costs, improving customer satisfaction and increasing profitability. , Inc.; "Best for Site Reliability" in August 2000 by TheStreet.com's Online Broker Survey; "Top Online Broker" by the 2000 Readers' Choice Awards, Worth magazine; and "Best Bet, Feature Rich" in May 2000 by PC World magazine. Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ with offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Charlotte, NC, Delray Beach Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , FL, Sandy City, UT, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Dubai, CSFBdirect employs more than 1,650 people. CSFBdirect trades on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors "DIR" as a tracking stock of Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc. For more information on CSFBdirect, visit the company's Web site at www.CSFBdirect.com. About Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB CSFB Credit Suisse First Boston CSFB Cyclically Shifted Filter Bank ) is a leading global investment banking firm serving institutional, corporate, government and individual clients. CSFB's businesses include securities underwriting, sales and trading, investment and merchant banking, financial advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal , investment research, venture capital, correspondent brokerage services and online brokerage services. It operates in over 76 locations across more than 37 countries and 6 continents, and has some 28,000 staff worldwide. The Firm is a business unit of the Zurich based Credit Suisse Group, a leading global financial services company. |
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