TD AMERITRADE Reports Monthly Metrics

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) today announced Company metrics for January 2010. Monthly activities included:

• An average of 421,000 client trades per day in January 2010, up 38 percent from January 2009 and up 22 percent from December 2009.
• Approximately $314.5 billion in total client assets as of Jan. 31, 2010, up 40 percent from January 2009 and down 1 percent from December 2009.
• Average spread-based balances of $51.2 billion, up 94 percent from January 2009 and up 3 percent from December 2009.⁽¹⁾
• Average fee-based balances of $58.7 billion, down 3 percent from January 2009 and up 2 percent from December 2009.⁽¹⁾

More information, including historical results for each of the above metrics, can be found on the home page of the Company's corporate Web site, www.amtd.com.

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About TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD), through its brokerage subsidiaries,⁽²⁾ combines innovative trading technology, easy-to-use and understand trading tools, investment services, investor education and superior client service to create a market-leading financial services experience. Now home to the award-winning thinkorswim brokerage and dynamic trading platform⁽³⁾ and the Investools investor education program, TD AMERITRADE provides millions of retail investors, traders and independent registered investment advisors with the tools, service and support they need to help build confidence in today's rapidly-changing market environment. For more information and resources for journalists, please visit the TD AMERITRADE newsroom at www.amtd.com.

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

⁽²⁾ TD AMERITRADE, Inc., member FINRA (www.FINRA.org) /SIPC (www.SIPC.org), TD AMERITRADE Clearing, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, and thinkorswim, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC/NFA (www.nfa.futures.org).

⁽³⁾ thinkorswim was rated #1 overall online broker, "best for frequent traders," and "best for options traders" in Barron's ranking of online brokers, 3/16/2009. thinkorswim was evaluated versus others in eight total categories, including trade experience/execution, trading technology, usability, range of offerings, research amenities, portfolio analysis & reporting, customer service & access and costs. thinkorswim topped the list in 2009 with the highest weighted-average score. Barron's is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company ©2009.

Contacts:

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation
For Media:
Kim Hillyer, 402-574-6523
Senior Manager, Communications
kim.hillyer@tdameritrade.com
or
For Investors:
Jeff Goeser, 402-597-8464
Director, Finance and Investor Relations
jeffrey.goeser@tdameritrade.com