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JitneyTrade to Use QuoteMedia, Inc.’s (QMCI.OB) Products in Online Services

QualityStocks — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:41:47 +0000

Yesterday, QuoteMedia, Inc. announced that it will provide streaming real-time portfolio management and comprehensive financial market data and research information to JitneyTrade, an online Canadian broker. JitneyTrade, a company specializing in active traders, will integrate QuoteMedia’s products into the services it offers its brokerage customers. A spokesman for the company stated that the partnership is [...]

QuoteMedia Wins Contract to Provide Streaming Portfolio Management Solutions to JitneyTrade

Stuart T. Smith — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:56:09 +0000

Sep. 28, 2009 (Business Wire) — QuoteMedia, Inc. (OTCBB: QMCI) announced today an agreement to provide streaming real-time portfolio management, and comprehensive financial market data and research information, to JitneyTrade, an online Canadian broker specializing in active traders. Under the terms of the contract, JitneyTrade is integrating a wide array of QuoteMedia’s offerings into the services [...]

PennyOmega.com Stocks Upgraded, Downgraded and Short Highlights Before the Bell Tuesday July 28, 2009

PennyOmega.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:43:17 +0000

PennyOmega.com Short Highlights Before the Bell! PennyOmega.com Short Highlights Before The Bell! PennyOmega.com Stocks Upgraded, Downgraded and Short Highlights Before the Bell Tuesday July 28, 2009 ************************************************************** L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR), a leading manufacturer, fabricator, and distributor of products and services for rail, construction, energy and utility markets, today reported that second quarter 2009 net sales decreased 27.8% [...]

The Long and the Short of it All

Bullish Bankers — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:34:12 +0000

We are presenting a list of companies which we believe are currently mispriced, based on our estimate of fair value, by the market. We develop our fair value ranges by projected free cash flow out one year and estimating an appropriate FCF multiple based on our assessment of risk and the strength of the balance sheet.

Thinkorswim Group Inc. – Value – Zacks Rank Buy

Tracey Ryniec — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Thinkorswim Group Inc. (SWIM) posted record revenue and earnings per share in the third-quarter as its online brokerage business boomed. SWIM is cheap. It trades at only 7.9x forward earnings.

Company Description

Thinkorswim provides online brokerage and investor education financial products for self-directed investors and active traders.

The online brokerage segment offers several trading platforms that execute trades in stocks and stock options, index options, futures and futures options, forex, mutual funds and fixed income. Customers include self-directed investors, institutional traders and money managers.

The Investools' Education Group offers a wide range of education products and services that coordinate with the online brokerage platforms.

Record Third Quarter Results

On Oct 30, thinkorswim Group announced third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates by 38.10%, or 8 cents a share. Net income rose to $19.6 million from $18.4 million in the third quarter of 2007. Earnings were a record at 29 cents per share compared to 27 cents a year ago.

Revenue surged 10% to a record $98.1 million from $89.3 million in the same period a year ago. 58% of revenue was from the brokerage segment.

Customer assets hit a new record of $3.1 billion with $1.74 billion in client cash and money market funds. Total accounts rose 97% from the year ago quarter and average retail trades per day jumped 94% to 57,300 from third-quarter 2007.

The Investools' Education segment didn't fare as well. Graduates fell 20% to 7,620.

Consensus Estimates Rise for the Full Year

Covering analysts are bullish about thinkorswim with 2 out of 4 analysts raising full-year estimates in the last 30 days. 2008 full-year consensus estimates rose 23% to 97 cents from 79 cents in the last 60 days.

Value Fundamentals

Thinkorswim is a Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) stock. It has surprised on estimates 3 out of 4 quarters by an average of 20.89%.

SWIM is trading at only 7.9x forward earnings. Its price-to-book is 1.83. The company has a stellar 1-year return on equity (ROE) of 36.06%.

"SWIM" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
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Roger Wiegand: Oil to Reach New Highs by Year End

The Energy Report — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:21:44 +0000

Despite severe economic turmoil, demand for oil is rising significantly—in fact, it will land somewhere in the range of $150 to $157, according to Roger Wiegand, editor of Trader Tracks. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Wiegand takes a close look at the untamed commodities bull and names some of his favorite buys. The [...]

Roger Wiegand: Predicting a “Severe Bull Market” for Gold

The Gold Report — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:35:08 +0000

Seeing beyond the blind curves of bailouts and meltdowns takes the keen vision of a veteran market observer, Roger Wiegand, Editor of Trader Tracks. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Wiegand predicts a “severe bull market” for gold that will include both juniors and seniors. He advises selective buying and names several of [...]

Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) Launches PlusFeed Select for Real-Time Global Market Delivery

QualityStocks — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:09:39 +0000

Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) is a provider of financial market data, analytics and related services to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors. The company businesses, four in total, supply real-time market data, time-sensitive pricing, evaluations and reference data for millions of securities traded around the world including hard-to-value instruments. These businesses are: [...]