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OMAHA, Neb.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD) today announced Company metrics for August 2012. Monthly activities included:

• An average of 303,000 client trades per day in August 2012, down 37 percent from August 2011 and down 9 percent from July 2012.
• $461.2 billion in total client assets as of Aug. 31, 2012, up 15 percent from August 2011 and up 3 percent from July 2012.
• Average spread-based balances of $76.0 billion, up 12 percent from August 2011 and up 2 percent from July 2012.⁽¹⁾
• Average fee-based balances of $93.4 billion, up 18 percent from August 2011 and up 3 percent from July 2012.⁽¹⁾

More financial information, including historical results for each of the above metrics, as well as information detailing upcoming financial events and presentations, can be found on the Companyas corporate Web site, [ www.amtd.com ]. You can also follow the Company on Twitter, [ @TDAmeritradePR ].

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About TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
Millions of investors and independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) have turned to TD Ameritradeas (NYSE: AMTD) [ technology ], [ people ] and [ education ] to help make investing and trading easier to understand and do. Online or over the phone. In a branch or with an independent RIA. First-timer or sophisticated trader. Our clients want to take control, and we help them decide how - bringing Wall Street to Main Street for more than 36 years. An [ official sponsor of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team ], TD Ameritrade has time and again been [ recognized as a leader ] in investment services. Please visit TD Ameritradeas [ newsroom ] or [ www.amtd.com ] for more information.

Brokerage services provided by TDAmeritrade, Inc., member FINRA ([ www.FINRA.org ]) /SIPC ([ www.SIPC.org ]) /NFA ([ www.nfa.futures.org) ]

⁽¹⁾Spread-based assets are client and brokerage-related assets, including client margin balances, segregated cash, the TD Ameritrade FDIC Insured Deposit Account (IDA) balances, deposits paid on securities borrowing and other cash and interest earning investment balances. Fee-based balances are client assets invested in money market funds, other mutual funds and Company programs such as Amerivest and AdvisorDirect. IDA balances are held at TD Bank, N.A. and TD Bank USA, N.A., affiliates of TD Ameritrade. Amerivest is an investment advisory service of Amerivest Investment Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor. AdvisorDirect connects a prospective client with an independent financial advisor. TD Ameritrade, Inc., TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. and Amerivest Investment Management, LLC are subsidiaries of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation.