Defunct | |
Industry | Financial Services |
Fate | Acquired by Ally Financial |
Founded | December 2005 |
Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
Key people
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Donato A. Montanaro, CEO Richard J. Hagen, Jr. President & COO Thomas A. Desmond, Chief Financial Officer |
Products | Stocks, options, ETFs, bonds, mutual funds, forex, financial advising services, online brokerage, IRA accounts, investment services |
Parent | Ally Financial |
Website | www |
TradeKing, was a discount online brokerage firm for self-directed investors that were investing online. Investors were able to buy and sell , options, bonds and mutual funds via electronic trading platforms or by phone. TradeKing was founded in 2005 and had offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina. It was acquired by Ally Financial in 2016.
The company was launched in December 2005.
TradeKing was an early user of social networking for investors and traders, offering free blog support and other Web-based tools to registered members and account holders.
On May 15, 2012, TradeKing and Zecco.com, announced they had agreed to merge.
On June 30, 2014, TradeKing announced the formation of TradeKing Advisors, an online advisor that creates a fully diversified portfolio and handles periodic re-balancing automatically.
On June 1, 2016, Ally Financial acquired TradeKing.