TradeKing(TM) Adds Financial Services Luminary Henry 'Ric' Duques to Board of Directors

TradeKing(TM) Adds Financial Services Luminary Henry 'Ric' Duques to Board of
Directors
Duques Lends Leadership Experience from Industry Giants American Express,
First Data Corporation, NYCE and MasterCard to Help Guide TradeKing Growth

BOCA RATON, Fla., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Online discount broker
TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) today announced Henry "Ric" Duques has
joined the company's board of directors. Duques is one of the financial
services industry's most accomplished leaders, having served in various senior
corporate and board leadership roles with some of the largest brands in the
world.
"We're delighted and honored to welcome Ric to the TradeKing board," said
Don Montanaro, CEO of TradeKing. "Ric has an extraordinarily impressive
history of helping financial services firms gain leadership positions in their
markets. TradeKing will benefit enormously from Ric's guidance and vision in
shaping the company's strategic direction and establishing TradeKing as a
world class market leader."
"It's been exciting to watch TradeKing break the old mold and take the
online brokerage business into new territory," said Duques. "TradeKing has
done a great job delivering on its mission of putting the client first and
driving innovation that is grounded in helping clients improve their
investment success. I'm looking forward to being a part of this high-energy
organization and helping them continue to push the envelope in terms of value,
service and innovation in online trading."
Early in his career, Duques served as group president for Automatic Data
Processing. He later moved to American Express Corporation where he expanded
its Information Services Group, which became First Data Corporation (FDC). In
1992-93, American Express divested FDC in a $3 billion spin off with Duques as
its CEO. Under his leadership, FDC's value grew to over $30 billion before
spinning off its Western Union division and then selling the rest to KKR in
September 2007 in a $29 billion private equity deal. His past board experience
includes Automatic Data Processing, MasterCard International, Checkfree
Corporation, NYCE Corporation and Sungard Data Systems. He currently serves
on the Board of Trustees for The George Washington University and Board of
Directors for Unisys Corporation.
About TradeKing
Rated the top discount broker for the second consecutive year by
SmartMoney Magazine ("Best Discount Broker" by SmartMoney 8/1/07, based: on
Customer Service; Mutual Funds; Trading Tools; Research; Banking Amenities)
(1), TradeKing, at http://www.tradeking.com is a nationally licensed online
broker dealer offering simple, low flat fees.
(Please see
https://www.tradeking.com/PrivateView/services/Services/commissions.tmpl for
more details on trade commissions for low priced stock, bonds, mutual funds
and other securities).
The TradeKing Web-based platform features powerful online equity, options
and fixed-income trading tools including real-time portfolio information,
advanced order entry, customized charting and alerts, free research and
integrated news, stock, option and mutual fund screeners, volatility charts, a
pricing probability calculator, enhanced option chains and interactive
educational information. TradeKing also features innovative community
networking capabilities to help connect like-minded traders for enhanced
strategy development and information sharing. Go to
http://community.tradeking.com/ for details. TradeKing provides self-directed
investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations
or offer investment, financial, legal or tax advice. Online trading system
response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system
performance, and other factors. Non-U.S. residents may be subject to country-
specific restrictions. Options involve risk and are not suitable for all
investors. Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options
available at
http://content.tradeking.com/wiki/display/tkservice/Characteristics+and+Risks.
Member FINRA/SIPC.
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Sue Parente of Tier One Partners for TradeKing, +1-781-642-7788,
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