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Discount Broker Shares Tumble on Price War Fears

February 3, 2017

Shares in discount brokerages TD Ameritrade, E*Trade and Charles Schwab fell as investors bet Schwab's slashing of trading commissions would be the start of a price war. Schwab announced earlier on Thursday that it would reduce its online equity and ETF trade commissions to $6.95 from $8.95 and claimed to have the lowest commission among competitors.

 

  • Shares in TD Ameritrade fell as much as 11% and were on track for its biggest one-day percentage decline since Dec. 2008.
  • Shares in E*Trade fell 9.7% to $33.97 after hitting a low of $33.33 earlier in the session.
  • Shares in Schwab fell 4.9% at $39.33.