EXECUTION QUALITY

E*TRADE Execution Quality Scorecard.

At E*TRADE, we know that execution quality is of utmost importance. That's why we do everything possible to seek best execution each and every time you trade.

Execution Quality Indicator
E*TRADE Performance November 2014
Execution Price

% of market order trades executed at or inside the National Best Bid or Offer (NBBO)

95.6%
Price Improvement

% of trades executed at a price better than the prevailing NBBO

92.6%
Execution Speed

Average elapsed time between market order receipt and execution

0.15 seconds
Effective Spread

Share-weighted average between the execution price and midpoint of NBBO (lower is better)

1.69 ¢ per share
Effective/Quoted

The ratio of the effective spread to the quoted spread at the time of order receipt (lower is better)

50.7%

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Source: Statistics provided by S3 Matching Technologies

S3 is an independent company and not affiliated with E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. Statistics displayed represent market orders with share sizes between 100 to 2000 shares, excluding pre-opening orders, orders received during locked, crossed, or fast markets, and destination outages. Individual destination results deemed to be unusual by S3 may be excluded from Industry Averages. Further details provided upon request.

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