Scottrade Launches New Quotes and Research Section.Online Investment Firm Doubles Amount of Stock and ETF ETF See Exchange Traded Fund. ETF See exchange-traded fund (ETF). Data Available to Investors ST. LOUIS -- Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, today announced the launch of a new Quotes and Research section within its main Trading Web Site. This new section doubles the amount of stock research and includes a new Exchange Traded Fund Exchange Traded Fund Similar to an index mutual fund, these tracking stocks trade continuously. Two popular ETFs are the Standard and Poor's depositary receipt (SPDR) launched in 1993 and the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ) which was launched in 1999. (ETF) Center to help individual investors make smarter and faster decisions. "Scottrade's new Quotes and Research section will help investors make better trading decisions and react rapidly to investment opportunities," said Kevin Dodson, Scottrade's Director of Product Development. "Scottrade is dedicated to providing the most useful and relevant investing information making it easier for our customers to make their own investment decisions." Highlights of the new Quotes and Research Section include: * Financial Analysis Made Easy with SmartText[R] SmartText[R] interprets the technical analysis studies on Scottrade's main Trading Web Site in plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. , making it easier for investors to act on the information that Scottrade provides. * Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Center with Lipper Leader[R] Scorecard In addition to centralizing cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. its Exchange-Traded Funds Exchange-traded funds (or ETFs) are Open Ended investment companies that can be traded at any time throughout the course of the day. Typically, ETFs try to replicate a stock market index such as the S&P 500 (e.g. (ETF) into one section to support the growing popularity of these investments, Scottrade customers can customize their ETF criteria and get results in real time using new and fully-customizable ETF screeners. Lipper Leader research has also been built into the ETF center. This is a scorecard that allows investors to view a third-party source score to see how a particular ETF compares against other ETFs. * Insider Transaction Predictive Score The upgraded site also has an insider transaction section from Thomson Financial Thomson Financial A major provider of information, analytical tools, and consulting services to the financial community. The firm, a division of Thomson Corporation, is best known to investors for its First Call segment, which publishes consensus earnings that identifies insiders (company executives and/or board members) who buy or sell their company's stock and then uses a comparative proprietary performance ranking for each insider based on the stock's performance after the trades. Scottrade customers can use these scores to assist them in making decisions and finding opportunities. * Other Quotes and Research section features include: * Double the amount of stock research by adding Reuters Stock Research Reports * Expanded S&P commentary integrated throughout the section * Expanded real-time news coverage, including Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance [R] News for Investors * Fully-customizable stock screeners Stock Screener A tool investors can use to filter stocks given certain criteria of their choice. Notes: By using a stock screening tool an investor is able to follow a strict set of criteria that he or she requires prior to investing in a company. * Increased fundamental data A podcast and online tutorial that walk investors through the new Quotes and Research section is available at www.scottrade.com or on iTunes. About Scottrade Scottrade is a leader in branch-supported online investing. The firm serves individual investors who are comfortable making their own investment decisions. Scottrade is unique in the industry because it boasts very low commission rates while offering easily accessible, local branch office support of online trading Online Trading Making trades via the Internet. Notes: The use of online trading increased dramatically in the mid to late 1990's with the advent of high-speed computers and Internet connections. Stocks, bonds, options, futures, and currencies can all be traded online. in 289 branch office locations nationwide. Scottrade.com is the online trading site of Scottrade and offers customers the convenience of placing orders online for just $7 per trade. In addition to its online capabilities, Scottrade staffs each branch location with a licensed branch manager plus additional brokers and assistants. For more, visit www.scottrade.com. |
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