TD AMERITRADE Reports Monthly Metrics

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) today announced Company metrics for October 2009. Monthly activities included:

• An average of 420,000 client trades per day in October 2009, up 2 percent from October 2008 and down 3 percent from September 2009.
• Approximately $297.3 billion in total client assets as of Oct. 31, 2009, up 23 percent from October 2008 and down 2 percent from September 2009.
• Average spread-based balances of $46.3 billion, up 82 percent from October 2008 and up 2 percent from September 2009.(1)
• Average fee-based balances of $59.0 billion, down 10 percent from October 2008 and up 1 percent from September 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, 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 (3) thinkorswim brokerage and dynamic trading platform 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. The Company’s common stock trades under the ticker symbol AMTD. For more information and resources for journalists, please visit 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 Bank USA 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. TD Bank USA, N.A. and TD AMERITRADE are affiliated through their parent companies. 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. TD AMERITRADE, Inc., TD AMERITRADE Clearing, Inc. and Amerivest Investment Management, LLC are subsidiaries 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