TD AMERITRADE Appoints Karen E. Maidment to the Board of Directors

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) welcomes Karen E. Maidment to the board of directors.

Maidment most recently held the position of chief financial and administrative officer of BMO Financial Group from 2007 to 2009 and was responsible for all global finance operations, risk management, legal and compliance, tax, communications and mergers and acquisitions. She was previously on the board of directors of Clarica Life Insurance Company, Harris Bank, BMO Nesbitt Burns and the Bank of Montreal Pension Fund, and currently serves on the board of TransAlta.

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About TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD), through its brokerage subsidiaries,⁽¹⁾ 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 trading technology⁽²⁾ 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.

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⁽²⁾ thinkorswim, prior to joining TD AMERITRADE, earned 4.9 stars, the top score, in the category “Trading Technology”, and was rated #1 overall online broker in Barron’s ranking of online brokers, 3/15/2010. thinkorswim was evaluated versus others in eight total categories, including trade experience, trading technology, usability, range of offerings, research amenities, portfolio analysis and reporting, customer service and education and costs. thinkorswim topped the list in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 with the highest weighted-average score. Barron’s is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company © 2006–2010.