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| company_name = optionsXpress Holdings Inc. | | |||
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| company_type = ] ({{NASDAQ|OXPS}})| | |||
| foundation = ] (]) | | |||
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| CEO = ], CEO| | |||
| num_employees = 265 (])| | |||
| industry = ] | | |||
| market_cap = 1.51B (]) | | |||
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| '''optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.''' is a retail, ] ], headquartered in ], ], that provides brokerage services for ], stock, futures, ], and fixed-income investments in the ] and internationally. Its browser-based technology provides trading tools, enabling retail and professional investors to identify, analyze, and execute a range of investment strategies.<ref> at Yahoo! Finance.</ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| Founded in 2000, optionsXpress has received numerous top rankings by personal finance publications, including the top-star ranking in the annual '']'' online broker review for five years in a row.<ref>, Features, Barron's Online, Dow Jones WebReprint Service (March 6, 2006).</ref> Top rankings have also been awarded to optionsXpress by ]<ref>, Website Reviews, Best of the Web, Forbes.com (2007).</ref> and Kiplinger's.<ref>, by Steven Goldberg and Jessica Anderson, Trading, Kiplinger.com (July 2006).</ref> | |||
| In January 2004, optionXpress receives an investmnt by ], a growth capital Private Equity investor<ref>Source:. optionsXpress News Release, January 20, 2004</ref>. | |||
| In 2008, OptionsXpress acquired Open E-Cry, an online futures brokerage, in a cash and stock deal valued at $18M.<ref>{{cite news | |||
| | title = OptionsXpress buys Open E Cry for $18M | |||
| | date = 2008-06-25 | |||
| | accessdate = 2009-02-23 | |||
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| | url = http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=29954 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| ===Acquisition of Optionetics=== | |||
| On April 28, 2009 optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:OXPS) entered an agreement to acquire Optionetics, Inc. for approximately $20 million in cash, plus additional cash consideration based on future performance.<ref>{{cite news | |||
| | title= optionsXpress Announces Acquisition of Optionetics | |||
| | date= 28 April 2009 | |||
| | accessdate= 21 June 2010 | |||
| | publisher= Reuters | |||
| | url=http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS151872+28-Apr-2009+BW20090428 | |||
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