Index Update, New Headquarters, Appointment, New Service, and Stock Movement - Analyst Notes on TD Ameritrade, LPL Investment Holdings, Stifel Financial, Interactive Brokers, and Cowen Group

NEW YORK, April 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD), LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA), Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR), and Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register

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TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Analyst Notes    

On April 7, 2014, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation reported that its broker-dealer subsidiary TD Ameritrade, Inc. (TD Ameritrade) has revealed the Investor Movement Index (IMX) reading for March 2014. The Company stated that March 2014 IMX reading of 5.87 indicated a sixth consecutive month rise, the longest upward trend in nearly two years. According to the Company, IMX is a proprietary, behaviour-based index created by TD Ameritrade that aggregates Main Street investor positions and activity, measuring what investors are doing and how they are positioned in the markets. The Company informed that the IMX value is calculated based on a complex proprietary formula, as it pulls a sample from its client base of 6 million funded accounts, and evaluates their holdings and positions to calculate individual scores, and the median of the scores to report the monthly IMX. "Our clients have been dialing up equity market exposure and participating in the rally every step of the way," said JJ Kinahan, Chief Strategist, TD Ameritrade. "This is the longest consecutive upward trend we have seen in the IMX since March 2011." The full analyst notes on TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation will be available to download free of charge at:  

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04102014/AMTD/report.pdf

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LPL Investment Holdings Inc. Analyst Notes 

On April 2, 2014, LPL Investment Holdings Inc. reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary LPL Financial LLC (LPL Financial) has opened its new, sustainable headquarters in San Diego, Tower II at La Jolla Commons, which is believed to be the largest net-zero energy commercial office building in the US. The Company informed that the 13-story, 415,000 square-foot office tower's design has been incorporated with sophisticated green technologies, as well as health and wellness benefits for its employees. The tower is also furnished with LED lights, featuring automatic dimming capabilities and occupancy sensors that automatically adjust based on the conditions. Mark Casady, Chairman and CEO, LPL Financial, said, "At LPL Financial, we are ambitiously working to be an employer of choice. As part of this commitment, we knew that our work environment needed to make an investment both in our employees and in the San Diego community. We saw designing this state-of-the-art building as core to enhancing the productivity, capabilities and well-being of our employees, which in turn allows us to better serve our clients." The full analyst notes on LPL Investment Holdings Inc. are available to download free of charge at:  

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04102014/LPLA/report.pdf

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Stifel Financial Corp. Analyst Notes 

On April 7, 2014, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (Keefe, Bruyette), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp., announced that Ryan Krueger will re-join the Company as Managing Director for Equity Research, effective April 14, 2014. According to the Company, Krueger brings with him more than eight years of equity research experience. Commenting on the appointment, Fred Cannon, Research Director, Keefe, Bruyette, said, "Ryan comes back to KBW as one of the most respected life insurance analysts in the market. He has a deep understanding of insurance fundamentals and his hire highlights our commitment to providing high quality research to our clients." The full analyst notes on Stifel Financial Corp. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04102014/SF/report.pdf

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Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Analyst Notes 

On April 3, 2014, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Interactive Brokers) announced the addition of IEX, an ATS designed to focus on investor protection and performance, as an electronic trading value to its investors, traders, and institutions. According to the Company, customers can choose to send their US stock orders to IEX directly, and can also choose to use IB SmartRouting technology to search for the best firm stock, option, and combination prices available at the time of order, and then immediately execute the order electronically. Steve Sanders, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Product Development at Interactive Brokers, said, "Customer interest in IEX as a result of recent media exposure is apparent. We determined that it makes sense to connect directly to this new trading venue, thereby providing our customers with another market center destination." The full analyst notes on Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04102014/IBKR/report.pdf

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Cowen Group, Inc. Analyst Notes 

On April 7, 2014, Cowen Group, Inc.'s stock decreased 4.75%, ending the day's trading session at $4.01. Over the previous three trading sessions, shares in the Company declined 11.09%, compared with Nasdaq Composite Index which also decreased 4.60% during the same trading period. The full analyst notes on Cowen Group Inc are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/04102014/COWN/report.pdf

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