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Admire Schwab's different way of doing things
SCHW
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+9.95%
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54 days
(closed on 03/30/09)
Schwab seems to do things a bit differently than everyone else. They were early in understanding the power of ECNs as evidenced by smart-order acquisition of CyberTrader in 2000. They set up an independent algorythm to rate stocks, instead of faulty analyst method espoused by peers. They've managed to avoid the mistakes of E-Trade-- getting heavily into mortgages. Schwab should benefit long term from the lack of trust in major investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, CitiGroup/Smith-Barney, Merrill, Lehman and Bear. Trust is the #1 asset of investment banks, and its unclear if these ...
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Solid broker--> going from tier 2 to tier 1
SCHW
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+12.57%
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10 days
(closed on 12/01/08)
Thesis is simple here, with the elimination of Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Bros, Schwab is becoming more attractive as a premium-service broker. Best of all, it can establish itself as a safe place to park capital. Schwab has been innovative too. Their systematic algorythm-style method for ranking/picking stocks is interesting, more interesting than the mostly horrible human picks at other firms. They should stop selling their trades to outside parties and raise commissions though-- the time is right.
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Bearish on SCHW ...
SCHW
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-9.11%
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110 days
(closed on 01/29/07)
If you think May Day was bad. These guys are in for a jolt as retail brokerage commissions head to zero. Zecco is just the first of these. Now BofA. This is not the type of stocks I want to be holding. If you pull the financials you will see that the average commission per customer has been dropping. Things will get worse.
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Bearish on SCHW ...
SCHW
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-9.11%
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110 days
(closed on 01/29/07)
If you think May Day was bad. These guys are in for a jolt as retail brokerage commissions head to zero. Zecco is just the first of these. Now BofA. This is not the type of stocks I want to be holding. If you pull the financials you will see that the average commission per customer has been dropping. Things will get worse.
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Chasing Value: E-Trade, a word of caution
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Both IBKR and OXPS are major players in the once-again booming options markets, as well as in equities, futures and FOREX. As risk aversion declines their businesses are expected to see gains in both absolute account numbers and trading volumes. Both companies sport clean balance sheets and solid profitability with substantially better results expected for 2010. Each stock is down dramatically from their bull market valuations and now trades at nice discounts to the better-known industry competitors Charles Schwab (SCHW) and TD Ameritrade (AMTD) based on P/E and P/BV.
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The third quarter was a favorable one for the longs. Except for a few short-lived, minor pullbacks stock prices moved higher through the quarter. Stock price volatility declined, takeover activity rose, and risk appetite improved to help the S&P gain 15%. <><>Recently I commented on the seemingly unfathomable transactions of large financial services firms divesting their asset management businesses to investment management firms in such a favorable market environment. In the same vein, one would expect discount brokers to roll in dough under such favorable market conditions. Financial reports fr...
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E*Trade loses less than expected in third quarter -- is this a victory?
E*Trade: Very Undervalued
E*Trade (ETFC) is just 3 trading days away from its earnings report. Next week will be exciting for investors. I shall stick to my guns and stay invested in both my own account and the fund I manage. <>I believe ETFC is very undervalued. When I look for undervalued stocks, I look at the Price/Sales ratio which should be below 1.5 to be undervalued and below 0.75 to be very undervalued. ETFC's Price/Sales ratio is just 0.66, based on trailing 12 month sales. TDAmeritrade (AMTD) has a P/S ratio of 4.93 based on trailing 12 month sales. Charles Schwab (SCHW) has a P/S ratio of 4.79 based on trail...
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