US Layoffs and a Sting Operation – Best Stories of the Week
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 11:15 am
During the passing week the most interesting stories from the online trading industry included an exciting new agreement, an updated trading platform, a legal dispute between two brokerages that had been partners, and the apprehending of a Cyprus brokerage employee that attempted to illicitly sell customer data for personal profit.
Assimilation agreement
On Monday we reported that E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) has entered into an agreement to assimilate Aperture New Holdings, the parent company of OptionsHouse, an online brokerage for equities and options trading, for the sum of $725 million. E*TRADE is looking to expand its customer profile via ... (read more)