CHICAGO, June 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- tastytrade (tastytrade.com), the fastest-growing online financial network, and TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE:AMTD), today announced that the tastytrade network's programming will stream directly to TD Ameritrade clients through its trading platforms.
"At TD Ameritrade, we're committed to offering clients relevant and useful financial content that can help them identify new opportunities in the markets," said Steve Quirk, Senior Vice President of TD Ameritrade's Trader Group. "Free research and education has long been an integral part of our client offering, and adding tastytrade programming to our Trade Architect and thinkorswim platforms gives our clients yet another way to stay on top of current market trends."
tastytrade content is now available on TD Ameritrade's Trade Architect and thinkorswim platforms. A mobile version is expected to launch later this summer.
tastytrade launched one year ago and has expanded to seven hours of live, commercial-free financial programming every weekday, featuring shows with market analysis and trading strategies for novice and veteran traders.
"After one year of live broadcasting, we have received tremendous validation from a rapidly growing audience of investors hungry for a new kind of financial content," said Tom Sosnoff, CEO of tastytrade and co-host of "Get Tasted," on live every weekday at 7:00 AM, Central. "tastytrade breaks the mold of traditional market commentary and offers logical, probability-based investment strategies that we've traded with for years, and are now available to our audience."
Core principals at tastytrade and well-known online trading pioneers include CEO Tom Sosnoff, President Kristi Ross, Executive Producer Tom Preston, and Chief Technology Officer Linwood Ma, who were instrumental in building thinkorswim, Inc. into an innovative brokerage that was sold to TD Ameritrade in 2009.
About tastytrade http://tastytrade.com
The tastytrade Network was founded in May, 2011, as an Internet-based channel for original financial news, investment strategies, and entertainment for the masses, with programming geared to various investment levels, from beginner to professional. Members get access to exclusive programming and detailed trade ideas.
tastytrade currently produces seven hours of original, live programming every weekday, with "Get Tasted," "The LIZ & JNY Show," "Ask SLM," "Sneek & the Geek" and "Last Call." tastytrade is available at www.tastytrade.com, on iTunes, Apple TV, Apple Radio, and on Roku. Programming is archived, catalogued and accessible 24/7 at tastytrade.com.
About TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Millions of investors and independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) have turned to TD Ameritrade's (NYSE:AMTD) technology, people and education to help make investing and trading easier to understand and do. Online or over the phone. In a branch or with an independent RIA. First-timer or sophisticated trader. Our clients want to take control, and we help them decide how – bringing Wall Street to Main Street for more than 36 years. An official sponsor of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team, TD Ameritrade has time and again been recognized as a leader in investment services. Please visit TD Ameritrade's newsroom or www.amtd.com for more information.
Brokerage services provided by TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA (www.FINRA.org)/SIPC (www.SIPC.org)/NFA (www.nfa.futures.org).
TD Ameritrade and tastytrade, Inc. are separate, unaffiliated companies, and each is not responsible for the products, services, or communications of the other.
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