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Over 15% of optionsXpress contracts in May received price improvement* thanks to XpressRouter. This proprietary smart router was created to manage customer orders to help ensure fast execution at the best available price.

The XpressRouter(SM) simultaneously monitors quotes from all U.S. option exchanges as well as querying alternate liquidity sources to find the best prices for our retail customer’s market and marketable limit orders. The XpressRouter(SM) also facilitates moving orders from an exchange that experiences an outage to keep orders in the marketplace.

This is just the latest innovation to come from our internal development team.

“The XpressRouter(SM) was designed and created in-house at optionsXpress,” stated Peter Bottini, Executive Vice President of Trading and Customer Service. “We looked at all the available third-party routers used by our competition and determined that we could develop a superior product internally.”

*15% relates to orders which were eligible to receive price improvement defined as marketable non-spread retail orders for 50 lot or less. The price improvement data has been audited by an independent third party. Contact us for more details.

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You can now “pin” your top 5 symbols in the search box of Quote Detail, rather than having to repeatedly enter your favorite quote symbols. (Until you choose to “pin” a symbol, the drop down will automatically populate the last symbols used in the box.)

In this example, the pin for DJI has been pegged.

To pin a symbol, just click the drop down arrow and then click the pin. The pin will turn blue, indicating that you want to save that symbol for quicker quote details.

You can now view charts in percent changes values. Just select “Percent” from the chart type menu. You will see the percent change values along the right-hand axis.

Also new to FleXcharts – we’ve added the last value for Upper Studies based on customer feedback. The last value is now displayed below the study name. Login to your account to view the Release Notes for more details.

Want to keep the pulse of the markets right at your fingertips? Our new desktop Widget application makes it easier than ever to stay on top of your optionsXpress account.

Get quick, convenient access to a compact version of our Quote Detail feature, real-time quotes, a variety of charts, and real-time information on account equity, buying power, positions and orders. You can even place basic trades directly from the Widget.

Don’t miss a thing in the markets – download the optionsXpress Widget today. Login required.