TD Ameritrade Invites Traders-In-Training

Take the thinkorswim(R) Challenge - Seite 2

¹TD Ameritrade was ranked #1 out of 17 online brokers evaluated in the StockBrokers.com Online Broker Review 2014. The thinkorswim platform was recognized as the "Best Desktop Platform."

Accepting the thinkorswim^® Challenge
To participate, teams made up of three to five individuals who are students at the same post-secondary educational institution must register at www.thinkorswimchallenge.com. The competition is open to the first 2000 teams who register. Registration opens today, Wednesday, Sept. 17, and closes on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The four-week competition officially kicks off on Oct. 13, 2014 and runs through Nov. 8, 2014. Team members do not have to be TD Ameritrade clients in order to participate.

thinkorswim Challenge teams are responsible for managing one portfolio during the entire competition and will do so by placing qualifying trades during each trading week. Prizes will be awarded weekly to the team with the highest percentage gain in the aggregate value of their portfolio at the end of each trading week. At the conclusion of the competition, prizes will be awarded to the three teams with the highest percentage gain in their portfolios overall and to their respective schools. Individual prizes include iPads, Amazon.com gift cards, up to $3,500 deposited into a TD Ameritrade brokerage account, and up to $30,000 for the schools.

For more information about TD Ameritrade U or the thinkorswim Challenge, including the official rules regarding eligibility and prizes, visit www.tdameritradeu.com or www.thinkorswimchallenge.com. For competition updates, follow Nicole Sherrod on Twitter, @TDANSherrod, or follow TD Ameritrade U, @TDameritradeu. You can also join conversations about the thinkorswim Challenge using #TOSchallenge.

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The paperMoney^® application is for educational purposes only. Successful virtual trading during one time period does not guarantee successful investing of actual funds during a later time period as market conditions change continuously.

NO PURCHASE/BROKERAGE ACCOUNT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE/ACCOUNT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. This is a simulated trading competition. Software download (via mobile app or desktop), Internet access, & use of a valid paperMoney^® account are required to participate. Contest consists of 4 trading weeks, each beginning at 8:00:00 am ET & ending at 11:59:59 pm ET: 10/13-10/18/14; 10/20-10/25/14; 10/27-11/1/14; and 11/3-11/8/14. Open only to registered teams of 3-5 individuals who are each a legal resident of any 1 of the 50 US or DC & age of majority+ as of the date of registration & all enrolled at the same post-secondary educational institution located in any 1 of 50 US or DC. Registration begins at 11am ET on 9/15/14 & must be completed by 5pm ET on 10/6/14. PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 2000 TEAMS TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION. Normal Internet access, data, & usage charges may apply. Void where prohibited by law. SUBJECT TO FULL OFFICIAL RULES. The team with the highest P/L during each trading week will be the potential weekly winning team, subject to verification. ARV of each weekly prize: $500 per winning team member. Total value of all weekly prizes: between $6000 & $10,000 (depending on # of winning team members). At the end of the contest, the teams with the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd highest P/L percentage over the entire contest period will be eligible for prizes. ARV of 1st prize: $3,500 per team member & $30,000 gift to winning team's school (total 1st prize ARV between of $40,500 & $47,500 depending on # of members). ARV of 2nd prize: $2,400 per team member & $20,000 gift to winning team's school (total 2nd prize ARV between of $27,200 & $32,000 depending on # of members). ARV of 3rd prize: $1,100 per team member & $10,000 gift to winning team's school (total 3rd prize ARV between of $13,300 &$15,500 depending on # of members). Total ARV of all prizes: between $87,000 & $105,000 (depending on # of members). Individual cash prize amounts will be deposited into an individual, non-IRA TD Ameritrade standard brokerage account. TD Ameritrade's normal commissions, service fees, & exception fees apply. Funds may be withdrawn from a TD Ameritrade standard brokerage account free of charge, pursuant to TD Ameritrade's regular business practices and policies. If not already a registered account holder, winner must apply & be approved for an individual standard brokerage account. Account must be opened within sixty (60) days of the end of the Contest Period. More information about TD Ameritrade's standard brokerage accounts is available here. More information about TD Ameritrade's pricing and fees is available here. Apple and Amazon.com are not participants in or sponsors of this promotion. Sponsor: TD Ameritrade Services Company, Inc., 200 S. 108th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68154.