Trading Commissions Drive Ameritrade's Earnings As Low Yields Subdue Interest Revenues

The company?s consolidated fiscal 2015 revenues were up by 4% y-o-y to $3.2 billion. Ameritrade reported healthy trade volume metrics through the September quarter, which drove a 10% annual increase in revenues generated by trading commissions to $364 million for the quarter. Additionally, Ameritrade continued to add to its interest-earning and insured deposit account average balances through the quarter, leading to the seventh consecutive year of double-digit growth in net assets.