Market surge exposes cracks in online trading platforms
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Brokerages like Schwab, ETrade, TD Ameritrade, Robinhood and Fidelity were hit with technical difficulties as trading spiked amid news of a COVID-19 vaccine
A handful of trading and wealth management websites went dark Monday as a result of unprecedented volumes of activity after stocks hit all-time highs on optimism about the potential for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Charles Schwab, ETrade, TD Ameritrade, Robinhood, Fidelity, Merrill Lynch and Vanguar
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