CHICAGO, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on the company's outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on June 29, 2006 to the shareholders of record as of June 16, 2006.
About optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. provides innovative securities brokerage products and services for investor education, strategy evaluation and trade execution. Through its subsidiaries optionsXpress, an online brokerage, and brokersXpress, an online trading and reporting platform for independent investment professionals, the company offers a wide range of investor tools, outstanding customer service and competitive commissions. optionsXpress has been named the top online securities brokerage by Barron's in its last four annual surveys (2003-2006).
More information can be found in the Investor Relations section of optionsXpress' website at http://www.optionsxpress.com/investor .
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