Monday 20 March 2017

THE WAVE OF CHANGE



We all heard of KODAK, once a Dow Jones Industrial Average Index component stock and now defunct.

Below is a comparison of 1991 (25 years ago) DJIA with today. Just look at the component changes:-




Component sectors
Number of stocks
2016
Number of stocks
1991
Industry
Technology
Services
Health
Finance
Consumer
Discretionary
Materials

5
8
2
4
5
1
2
3

8
2
5
2
2
1
2
8
Total
30
30

Tuesday 7 March 2017

TD Ameritrade Reduces Client Pricing

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Announcing new, lower commission prices
 

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TD Ameritrade Reduces Client Pricing to $6.95 for Online Equity Trades


On Monday, March 6, commissions for online equity and exchange-traded fund (ETF) trades were reduced to $6.95—and option pricing has been lowered to $6.95, plus an option contract fee, which remains unchanged.

Old prices were:  lesser of USD$3.15 per contract or USD$1.61 per contract plus USD$10.65.

USD$10.65 =>> USD$6.95