Read more online trading stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2362/online-trading.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 20:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6263/online-brokers-play-lets-make-a-deal.htmlHeather McPherson<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=21455&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401032858' border='0' />Though past merger talks were never consummated, online stockbrokers E*Trade and TD Ameritrade are again in "serious discussions" over a union, the Wall Street Journal reports. A consolidation would create a dominant player in online trading, reducing competition and perhaps ratcheting up costs for consumers. One source estimates the company...E*Trade Makes Offer For Competitor AmeriTrade.http://www.newser.com/story/6263/online-brokers-play-lets-make-a-deal.htmlWed, 22 Aug 2007 15:34:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2626/cantor-cuts-ties-to-espeed-bgc.htmlBen Worthen<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=5625&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034906' border='0' />Cantor Fitzgerald, following conflict-of-interest complaints from investors, is planning to distance itself from the brokerage and online trading firms it controls. The deal will create a new company, a merger of eSpeed and BGC Partners.Howard Lutnick, chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, eSpeed, and BGC Partnershttp://www.newser.com/story/2626/cantor-cuts-ties-to-espeed-bgc.htmlWed, 30 May 2007 11:41:03 CDT