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Merrill Lynch to Launch Online Trading Service.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 1999 by Feldman, Amy

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 2 -- After months of hemming and hawing, Merrill Lynch -- the nation's largest brokerage -- said yesterday it would let its 5 million clients trade over the Internet beginning next month and would offer discounted cyber-trading by the end of the year.

Merrill's moves are the boldest yet by a traditional Wall Street firm, and will position the industry goliath against fast-moving cyber-brokerages Charles Schwab and E*Trade.

Merrill said that it will charge online clients just $29.95 to trade stocks, bonds and mutual funds online. The price -- the same as Schwab's -- is a fraction of what Merrill traditionally charges, but still well above the fees of deep-discounters like E*Trade and AmeriTrade....

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