optionsXpress Reports Key Monthly Performance Metrics for February 2006
biz.yahoo.com
Wednesday March 8, 7:30 am ET
CHICAGO, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OXPS) today reported key monthly performance metrics for February. Highlights of the month included:
-- Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) of 29,200 -- 64% higher than
February 2005, 11% lower than January 2006
-- Net new customer accounts of 5,500. Ending customer accounts of
172,600 -- 56% higher than February 2005, 3% higher than January 2006
-- Ending client assets of $3.7 billion -- 76% higher than February 2005,
unchanged from January 2006
-- Ending margin balances of $117 million -- 30% higher than February
2005, 1% higher than January 2006
"With DARTs 64% higher than February 2005 and 49% higher than the average for all of 2005, trading volumes remained strong in February; although, we did begin to see a return to more typical customer activity levels," said David Kalt, Chief Executive Officer of optionsXpress. |
