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Zecco.com (Zecco Holdings, Inc) is an online investing company that was merged with TradeKing in 2012 to challenge online brokerages such as E *TRADE, Scottrade, TD Ameritrade, Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab with discounted rates. Investors on Zecco.com have access to Zecco Trading, its stock, option, mutual fund and bond trading platform.〔System response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system performance, and other factors.〕〔(Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. )〕〔Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund or ETF carefully before investing. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.〕〔(Zecco pricing and products page )〕 Investors also have access to Zecco Forex, which provides spot foreign exchange trading as well as spot gold and spot silver trading.〔(Zecco Forex )〕〔(Forex trading involves significant risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Increasing leverage increases risk. Spot gold and silver contracts are not subject to regulation under the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act. Before deciding to trade forex, you should carefully consider your financial objectives, level of experience and risk appetite. Other important information. )〕 It also operates a financial community, ZeccoShare, where members can share investing ideas and view others' verified trades and performance taken directly from the brokerage.〔(ZeccoShare Community )〕〔(Investors share tips, track records online - USATODAY.com )〕 ==Timeline of events== * February 2006: Company founded by Jeroen Veth.〔(Zecco Management Team ), (Zecco Financial Backers )〕 * July 4, 2006: First offering, a basic online financial community, launched with 8 full-time employees. * October 9, 2006: Online brokerage offering Zecco Trading launched * January 2007: Expanded staff. * February 2007: Addition of IRA account types and addition of 2-legged complex options strategies. * May 2007: ZeccoShare community Beta launch * November 2007: Launch of 3- and 4-legged complex options strategies and an options analytics suite.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zecco Launches Major Upgrade to Trading, Options Analytics, Financial Community Platforms )〕 * January 2008: Hired Michael Feser as President of Zecco Trading. * April 2008: Hired Tradeking Chief Compliance Officer Francesco Matteini as CCO. * May 2008: Hired ex-Schwab exec Michael Raneri as CIO. * July 2008: Addition of analyst reports and online mutual fund trading. * July 2008: Launch of online video education offering, the Zecco Zirens. * September 2008: Zecco Trading and other brokers experienced downtime at the height of the financial crisis. Zecco Trading offered unlimited free stock trading for all customers in October 2008 as a goodwill gesture. * March 2009: Zecco Trading increases the requirements to qualify for free stock trading to $25,000 in assets or 25 trades/month, $4.50 per trade otherwise. * March 2009: Launch of bond trading and online chat for customer service. * April 2009: Launch of spot foreign exchange market trading through Zecco Forex. * April 2009: Company experiences technical glitch that temporarily gives some customers $6–12M in buying power. * July 2009: Launch of spot gold and silver trading through the Zecco Forex. * July 2009: Over 160,000 opened brokerage accounts and 250,000 community members. * January 2010: Michael Raneri takes over as CEO. Former CEO Jeroen Veth joins Board of Directors. * February 2011: Zecco announce they no longer offer free stock trades, while increasing their commissions to $4.95 per trade, $6.95 per trade on penny stocks, $0.65 per option contract. * May 15, 2012 – TradeKing and Zecco announced they have agreed to merge their businesses.〔("TradeKing and Zecco are Now One Family" ), May 15, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zecco.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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