Fool Video: A Stock With 50% Growth

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optionsXpress (Nasdaq: OXPS) reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, thanks to a 55% increase in quarterly profits. Is optionsXpress a good option for investors? Is it a possible takeover target for bigger brokerages like Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW), TD AMERITRADE (Nasdaq: AMTD), or E*Trade (Nasdaq: ETFC)? In this installment of "Fool Video," Motley Fool Managing Editor LouAnn DiCosmo asks Motley Fool analyst and optionsXpress shareholder Tim Hanson.

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OXPS Down! $12.16 -0.01 (-0.08%) 4:00 PM
CAPS Rating:
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35 Underperforms
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