Ameritrade chief mulls buying E-Trade operation

November 19, 2007

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Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor
Analysis of: TD Ameritrade Merger
Published at: www.schaeffersresearch.com

Summary

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ameritrade-ceo-mulls-buying-e-trade/story.aspx?guid=%7BE4CF3573%2DB648%2D4D3D%2DA05E%2D81CD0A11119C%7D AMTD looks interested in E-Trade retail business. Schwab expresses interested in E-Trade brokerage.

Analysis

A business combination may make sense for E-Trade. AMTD & Schwab are both good suitors.

A further deterioration in E-Trade sub-prime portfolio may make a disposition of the brokerage business a contemplatable option.

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