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Comments for OXPS

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barrons3	Now the game seems to be up. I first heard it from optionsXpress (OXPS) when it said on its call that retail is returning to options and the low-dollar fascination is ending.	Love	October 29, 2009
barrons3	OptionsXpress shares look overvalued after a strong run. The firm's bid to boost growth by buying a seminar group seems ill-advised, based on the record of the group's founder.	Love	September 26, 2009
barrons3	Neutral - Price 12.84 on April 7 by Merriman Curhan & Ford We expect an in-line or better-than-expected 1Q09. In March, average daily options volume for the industry was up 17% month-over-month and 12% y/o/y. Our estimates for optionsXpress assumed a 5% m/o/m increase; hence, we could see modest upside to our assumptions.... OPXS' peers [also report] that, during March, new account additions were very strong, order size increased m/o/m (good for average revenue per trade), and institutional trading was strong -- [good for] optionsXpress' Open E-Cry business. OXPS is trading at an inexpensive [enterprise value/free-cash-flow ratio] (FY09-E) of 5.5 times, although FCF is seen declining 30% in FY09, to $100 million ($1.70 a share). OXPS has $204 million in cash ($3.42/share) and no debt. Market cap: $767 million.	Love	April 11, 2009
clocksun	balance sheet as clean as a virgin :)	Love	December 03, 2008
RAPTOR I	RedChip Independent released a 3QFY08 update for OXPS and has issued a “Hold” rating. OXPS continues to deliver modest increases in revenue and net income. In 2Q08, OXPS’s revenue increased 1% sequentially, to $61.6 million from $60.8 million in 2Q07, and 4% year-over-year from $59.4 million.	Love	October 27, 2008
High Dividends	10.4	Love	July 27, 2008
High Dividends	10.4	Love	July 27, 2008
dartboardtrader	I do think more and more people are using options for protection and quick money. The stock is cheap and should have growth.	Love	July 18, 2008
PROPHET	Exchange / Finance	Love	April 03, 2008
High Dividends	28%	Love	March 09, 2008
try2BeatMe	Met my proprietary selection criteria.	Love	February 14, 2008
try2BeatMe	Met my proprietary selection criteria.	Love	February 14, 2008
alroyace	screen result(peg bet .5 and 1, 5y yr growth est > 20%, price bet 15 and 85) kept upward trending ones	Love	January 06, 2008
thomas e robertson	explosive growth of online investors	Love	December 28, 2007
Valorsoul	Very low PEG ratio. Positioned well to take advantage of industry trades with otions being the future. Potential buyout candidate as well.	Love	November 15, 2007
Valorsoul	Cheap PEG. Options are the future. Possible buyout candidate.	Love	October 25, 2007
High Dividends	11.6	Love	September 26, 2007
Magoolacutti	Good reveune and earnings growth with possible takeover target.	Love	September 06, 2007
tgray83	Strong fundamentals, best of sector Market volatility makes options a great play	Love	July 18, 2007
stockerblog	6.2	Love	July 16, 2007
mikekitt00	options activity exploding, like it to 32	Love	July 09, 2007
andy carbone	OWN	Love	July 03, 2007
johnoc	Dividend and good candidate for buyout	Love	June 21, 2007
cdog2140	Value- play on market volatility	Love	June 15, 2007
ekim290	Options volume is way up over the last few years. Although I did get burned by this a while ago. Willing to look at it again.	Love	June 07, 2007
Senatortom	Have owned for a while and it is one of the best-run companies I have found.	Love	May 29, 2007
Barrons	From Barron's 5-28-07 "OptionsXpress is a recognizable brand in a coveted niche. At 15 times forward earnings, the stock also is cheap for a company with pretax margins of 64%. It is also efficiently run, with revenue per employee topping $1 million last year, compared with an average of $463,000 for peers including Ameritrade (AMTD), E-Trade Financial (ETFC) and Charles Schwab (SCHW). A pristine balance sheet with no debt and more than $7-a-share in cash further accentuates its allure."	Love	May 26, 2007
jssilverton	Disruptive technology. Making options available cheaply to the masses and easily and great marketing	Love	April 19, 2007
James Altucher	- earnings Thursday - trades for 10x cash flows - 25% growth - options are growing faster than ever as hedge funds use them to hedge and the retail investor is coming baclk - OXPS is a takeover target with consolidation - "consolidation is the one constant that remains in our industry" – David Kalt, CEO.	Love	April 13, 2007
fufufnik	Options Express Leader in Long-term Growth rate & ROE	Love	March 21, 2007