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Shares of E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) are higher on the session by 2.97%, trading at $17.68. Overall put volume is now running at 2.44x the daily average, with 2% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,048 contracts have traded on the session so far. E*TRADE Financial...

Raymond James (NYSE: RJF) - John Templeton once remarked, “For those properly prepared in advance, a bear market in stocks is not a calamity but an opportunity.” And while I don't think this is just a counter-trend rally in an ongoing bear market, I continue to believe we are into an uptrend within...

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) today announced Company metrics for January 2011. Monthly activities included: An average of 452,000 client trades per day in January 2011, up 7 percent from January 2010 and up 25 percent from December 2010. Approximately $394.5 billion in...

On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he is a buyer of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) . He thinks that this is a nice speculative stock. GFI Group Inc. (GFIG) fell 0.56% on Friday, and closed at $5.37. Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) should be sold, thinks...

The Big Football Game is this Sunday, February 6, 2011, between the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the NFC champion Green Bay Packers, held for the first time at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event involves sports and fans and celebration, but beyond that, it involves money and...

The theme of Charles Schwab's (NASDAQ: SCHW) latest meeting was increased investment in new business opportunities which show positive outlook and confidence by the management team. With the depressed NIM, and increasing fee waivers, however, investors are disappointed that they will likely need to...

J.P. Morgan lowered its MF Global (NYSE: MF) price target to $10 from $11 and maintained MF Global's Overweight rating in a research report published today. In the report, J.P Morgan states, "MF reported F3Q11 EPS of $0.03, below our $0.04 estimate. MF continues to be in transition with meaningful...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Investment Technology Group (NYSE: ITG), raising its price target from $14.50 to $15. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "ITG reported 4Q10 EPS of $0.04, $0.11 excluding one-time items, and $0.17 excluding severance and contingency reserves....

JP Morgan has lowered the price target MF Global Holdings (NYSE: MF) from $11 to $10 and maintains its Overweight rating.

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Investment Technology Group (NYSE: ITG) from $14.50 to $15 and maintains its Neutral rating.

JP Morgan has lowered the price target on The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) from $20.50 to $19.50 and maintains its Overweight rating.

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) announced today that TD Ameritrade, Inc. has agreed to make a payment of $0.012 per share to eligible clients who invested in the Reserve Yield Plus Fund through the firm. The distribution of approximately $10 million to clients will be completed...

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. (1) SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRB) 4,490 puts, 43 calls (2) Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) 3,360 puts, 46 calls (3) PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) 2,976 puts, 42 calls (4) TD...

On Wednesday, the markets shed their winning gains to close almost flat as cautious investors focused more on Egypt's unrest against better than expected news on the market. Although the Dow recorded new highs, other benchmarks including S&P 500 and the tech-laden Nasdaq fell slightly.   The...

On Wednesday, the markets shed their winning gains to close almost flat as cautious investors focused more on Egypt's unrest against better than expected news on the market. Although the Dow recorded new highs, other benchmarks including S&P 500 and the tech-laden Nasdaq fell slightly.   The...