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company_name = optionsXpress Holdings Inc. |
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company_type = ] ({{NASDAQ|OXPS}})|
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num_employees = 265 (])|
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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>

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
| publisher = ]
| url = http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=29954
}}</ref>

==Acquisition of Optionetics==
On April 28, 2009 optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:OXPS) enters a definitive agreement to acquire Optionetics, Inc. for approximately $20 million in cash, plus additional cash consideration based on future performance.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS151872+28-Apr-2009+BW20090428</ref>

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