Firstrade Adds NYSE & AMEX Quotes to Streaming Watchlist.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 Firstrade Securities Inc. ("Firstrade"), a leading online brokerage and technology firm, today announced that it has added NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange & AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange quotes to its already existing real-time streaming watchlist called X-Stream. Firstrade is a pioneer in online investing and has consistently been a leader in new products and services including being one of the first online brokers to offer a streaming real-time watchlist ("X-Stream"). Firstrade rolled out X-Stream in September 1999 (Nasdaq quotes only) and today adds exchange listed quotes to that offering. X-Stream allows users to monitor many securities in real-time with sortable information such as; price, price change, volume, bid, ask, bid size, ask size, bid tick, high and low for the day, and previous days close. X-Stream also features customizable columns suited for each user. "Firstrade is more than just an online broker, we are a technology firm that designs systems, like X-Stream, from the ground up", said John Liu, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Firstrade. "Firstrade endeavors to provide the best decision support tools for its customers and still maintain one of the lowest costs in the industry," said Liu. Mr. Liu added, "This step allows us to add exchange listed securities to our existing trading system, dubbed FirstradePro." Additionally, Firstrade does not charge for X-Stream service for customers who maintain active accounts. To learn more about X-Stream and Firstrade please visit us at www.firstrade.com. About Firstrade Firstrade Securities Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading discount brokerage and online financial services firm for self-directed investors. Firstrade provides a broad range of investments and other consumer financial products and services including real-time Level 2 quotes & free streaming quotes, free premium research reports from Standard & Poor's, free financial planning tools, a selection of more than 7,000 mutual funds, and many more valuable services. Firstrade is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Nonprofit organization formed under the joint sponsorship of the investment bankers' conference and the SEC to comply with the Maloney Act, which provides for the regulation of the OTC market. (NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). ) and a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) A nonprofit corporation that insures customers' securities and cash held by member brokerage firms against the failure of those firms. (SIPC (Simply Interactive PC) An earlier umbrella term from Microsoft and Intel for a PC that works like a home appliance. For example, it has a sealed case, uses external connectors for expansion and boots in just a couple of seconds. ). For more information contact John Liu at (718) 961-6600 ext. 6101. |
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