Investor's Business Daily Releases Second Major Study Identifying Best Online Brokers

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Investor's Business Daily (IBD) published the results of a major study revealing what the most active and engaged investors think of today's online brokers. Last year's study was recognized as one of the most comprehensive and objective studies ever conducted on the industry. While the 2013 study validated much of the 2012 findings, there were numerous shifts in category leaders and some new names appeared for the first time. The key findings of the new IBD Best Online Brokers Study appeared in the Monday, December 2, 2013 issue of IBD^®, and are posted online at www.investors.com/bestbrokers.

"This is the second year in a row that we've reached over 10,000 participants for this study, making it one of the largest ever conducted.  We now have two years of data to help confirm how experienced, active investors feel about their online brokers overall and in 12 key categories," said Raghavan Mayur, President of TechnoMetrica.  "This annual IBD study will continue to track the expectations and experiences investors have with online brokers."

The IBD Best Online Brokers Study shows that today's most engaged investors expect a lot from their online brokers.  They want excellent trade reliability at a low cost; but they also expect their brokers to offer superior research, portfolio analysis and educational tools.  More investors are looking to online brokers to be a one-stop shop.  In the latest study, two firms that did not make the top 5 in any category in 2012 are now leaders in categories such as Low Commissions & Fees, Investment Research and Customer Service.  As investor expectations continue to grow, we can expect brokers to continue to raise the bar on the products and services they offer.  

"We believe this study is paramount to understanding the goals of the important investor audience and with TechnoMetrica's solid record for citing accurate trends, we're pleased to present our findings," noted Chris Gessel, Executive Editor of Investor's Business Daily.

To help investors capitalize on the study results, IBD has teamed up with FindTheBest to launch an Interactive Online Broker Tool to compare how brokers stacked up against their competitors in the key areas that are most important to them.  The tool and all the Best Online Broker results and coverage can be found at www.investors.com/bestbrokers.

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