Zacks.com Announces That Charles Norton and Allen Gillespie Highlight TradeStation Group, E*Trade, TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab.CHICAGO -- Charles Norton and Allen Gillespie, editors of the Supernova supernova, a massive star in the latter stages of stellar evolution that suddenly contracts and then explodes, increasing its energy output as much as a billionfold. Stocks newsletter, say the all-clear will be sounded on a follow through day. Discover what that means and read about TradeStation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRAD), E*Trade (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ET), TD Ameritrade TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) is the owner of TD AMERITRADE Inc., the largest online brokerage in the world in number of online equity trades placed per day. (Nasdaq:AMTD AMTD Arithmetic Mean Temperature Difference AMTD Automatic Magnetic Tape Distribution AMTD Affordability and Manufacturing Technology Demonstration ) and Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
Highlights from the June 1 Featured Expert column by Charles Norton and Allen Gillespie include: Programmed for Profit Thanks to TradeStation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRAD), stock brokers and institutional money managers can trade in real-time with sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. and precision from anywhere in the country - including their homes. TradeStation keeps them connected to Wall Street at all times. Headquartered in Plantation, Florida This article is about the city in Broward County. For other uses of Plantation, Florida, see Plantation, Florida (disambiguation). Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida in the United States. , TradeStation is an electronic trading  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. platform that offers state-of-the-art direct market access (DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. ) order execution. For 15 years, clients have been able to design, test, optimize, monitor and automate their own custom trading strategies. Tradestation's unique programming capabilities and commission structure distinguish it from the larger online brokerages and clearly target extremely active traders. The plan is working: TradeStation had nearly 27,000 brokerage accounts Brokerage Account An arrangement between an investor and a licensed brokerage firm that allows the investor to deposit funds with the firm and place investment orders through the brokerage, which then carries out the transactions on the investor's behalf. at the end of the first quarter, a year-over- year increase of 12.5%. While the growth is impressive, the total number of accounts falls short of E*Trade (NYSE:ET), but TradeStation makes up ground in commissions. The average customer makes 740 trades a year, versus 15 for the typical E*Trade client. More trading equals more revenue. The average TradeStation account delivers roughly $4,000 a year in revenue, 8 times the $500 that comes from the typical E*Trade customer. In a business where commissions account for 89% of revenues, that's a necessary edge over the competition. TradeStation ranked higher in client evaluations than formidable peers like TD Ameritrade (Nasdaq:AMTD), Charles Schwab (Nasdaq:SCHW) and E*Trade. Financial publications consider it best-in-class. In March, the company received the highest rating from Barron's, and it's already won 11 other major awards in 2006. Fundamentals TradeStation's quarterly earnings growth has been phenomenal with year-over-year increases of 100% and 200% in the past two quarters. Sales jumped 36% over the same period last year. On an annual basis, earnings are expected to increase 31% this year and 17% next. The company is also squeezing more profit out of each sale with both operating and net margins expanding year-over-year for three consecutive quarters. In the first quarter, operating margins were a whopping 61%. Net margins in the period were 37%, an increase of over 1,300 basis points from last year. Read Charles Norton and Allen Gillespie's commentary about the Fed to learn what needs occur for a "follow through day" to take place and discover more stocks by clicking: http://at.zacks.com/?id=85 About Zacks Featured Experts Successful investing requires professional advice from knowledgeable experts who can help investors achieve their financial goals in good markets and improve their portfolios, especially in bad ones. 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