The bank, which has more than 1, 300 U.S. branches, is part of TD Bank Group in Toronto.
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Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is up 114% since Gordon Pape recommended it to his readers in April 2009.
Special Offer: Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is up 89% since Gordon Pape recommended it to his readers in April 2009.
Special Offer: Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is up 82% since Gordon Pape recommended it to his readers in April 2009.
Special Offer: Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is up 87% since Gordon Pape recommended it to his readers in April 2009.
Special Offer: Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is up 80% since Gordon Pape recommended it to his readers in April 2009.
Special Offer: Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is up 96% since Gordon Pape recommended it to his readers in April 2009.
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But "TD" is below his best, still hampered by the triceps injury he suffered during the European Championships in August, which has affected both his preparation and performance.
As E-Trade struggles to recover from a near-death brush with the mortgage meltdown, and big wirehouses oust their bosses for losing billions, TD Ameritrade is basking in the glow of a share price up 14% over the past year.
This network standard, called TD-SCDMA is incompatible with the 3G networks of most other carriers.
So, too, is lending indiscipline, though TD has a thick conservative streak.
Additionally, TD-LTE is not supported by most of the mobile devices available in the market currently, which makes the bet on Clearwire even more risky.
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Joe Kinahan is chief derivatives strategist for TD Ameritrade and began his options career as a Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) market maker in 1985.
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Observers believe the Chinese are hard at work developing a homegrown advanced standard, known as TD-SCDMA (time division synchronous cdma), and that 3G licenses will appear once TD-SCDMA is ready.
TD-LTE is the 4G standard developed for use across China, and it is now being adopted by operators across the globe. lightRadio Metro Radio houses two lightRadio cubes, fully integrated with a directional antennae, allowing it to provide the coverage normally associated with a much bulkier, heavier remote radio unit linked to an external antenna via an RF coaxial cable.
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TD's speciality is sucking up deposits, a cheap and stable form of funding.
In fact, according to a nationwide survey conducted by LearnVest and TD Ameritrade, money is one of the top marital stressors.
TD-LTE subscriber growth is slow with only a handful of smaller mobile operators currently servicing active subscribers.
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However, HSBC and TD Securities analysts say this is creating the potential for a short-covering rally should a catalyst emerge to support prices.
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Joe is the founder of online discount brokerage TD Ameritrade and he presides over the family interests, which include a majority stake in the Chicago Cubs.
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Commerce Bank, which is now owned by Canada's TD Financial, shook up the market with innovations such as staying open late so customers could come in after work.
China Telecom has also been helped by the fact that China Mobile currently runs its 3G network on a homegrown proprietary TD-SCDMA standard that is not compatible with many smartphones.
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As TD Ameritrade notes, the index is a look back, not forward.
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There have been reports that the third largest online brokerage firm is considering picking up its troubled peer but TD would not confirm those talks.
They asserts that the wireless communications segment is weaker than projected, due to disappointing TD-SCDMA handset releases in China, while PC builds are tracking slightly behind plan.
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China Mobile is now aggressively rolling out a 2.5 TD LTE system in China.
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