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Schwab launches biggest RIA-targeted price war in years -- but TD and Pershing say they won't play along

In what may be a prelude to commission-free RIA custody era, Schwab eliminates equity and ETF commissions for all new clients for a year; Fidelity says it is still cheaper

Author Lisa Shidler July 1, 2016 at 8:25 PM
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Evan LaHuta: Is it reasonable to offer this type of discount for new clients, but not your long-term valuable existing clients?

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Teresa Vollenweider

Teresa Vollenweider

July 3, 2016 — 8:09 PM
“The problem is this is a retail offering and these don’t work well in business-to-business for the professional advisor. Advisors would prefer free merchandise. They don’t care about free trades. There’s no real substance to moving the needle here.”

What is meant by “free merchandise?”

Bill

Bill

March 3, 2017 — 5:48 PM
Because Schwab, TD Ameritrade and Pershing receive cash payments from High Frequency trading firms to direct order flow they do not need to charge a customer for the trade at the front end. This should have happened long ago when HF firms began directed trade payments years ago. Read "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis, he explains the ruse in great detail.

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