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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
x
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2017
OR
¨
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the transition period from              to             
Commission file number: 1-35509
 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
82-0543156
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 South 108th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska, 68154
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(402) 331-7856
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes   x     No   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months.     Yes  x     No   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
x
 
Accelerated filer
 
¨
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company
 
¨
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    
Yes  ¨    No  x
As of January 31, 2018, there were 567,369,331 outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock.
 


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TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
INDEX
 
 
 
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Item 1A.
 
 
 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. – Financial Statements
REVIEW REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2017, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.
We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements in our report dated November 17, 2017. In our opinion, the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2017, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
February 8, 2018


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TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
 
(In millions)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
1,644

 
$
1,472

Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes
 
10,136

 
10,446

Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
 
1,291

 
1,334

Receivable from clients, net
 
18,578

 
17,151

Receivable from affiliates
 
219

 
137

Other receivables, net
 
199

 
174

Securities owned, at fair value
 
593

 
503

Investments available-for-sale, at fair value (including $99 million of securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements at December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017)
 
99

 
746

Property and equipment at cost, net
 
780

 
752

Goodwill
 
4,197

 
4,213

Acquired intangible assets, net
 
1,432

 
1,470

Other assets
 
244

 
229

Total assets
 
$
39,412

 
$
38,627

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
 
$
3,064

 
$
2,504

Payable to clients
 
25,286

 
25,107

Accounts payable and other liabilities
 
714

 
815

Payable to affiliates
 
55

 
109

Notes payable
 
50

 
—

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
97

 
97

Long-term debt
 
2,531

 
2,555

Deferred income taxes
 
182

 
193

Total liabilities
 
31,979

 
31,380

Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100 million shares authorized, none issued
 
—

 
—

Common stock, $0.01 par value; one billion shares authorized; 670 million shares issued; 567 million shares outstanding
 
7

 
7

Additional paid-in capital
 
3,375

 
3,369

Retained earnings
 
6,189

 
6,011

Treasury stock, common, at cost: 103 million shares
 
(2,119
)
 
(2,116
)
Deferred compensation
 
1

 
1

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(20
)
 
(25
)
Total stockholders' equity
 
7,433

 
7,247

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
39,412

 
$
38,627

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
Transaction-based revenues:
 
 
 
 
Commissions and transaction fees
 
$
440

 
$
355

Asset-based revenues:
 
 
 
 
Bank deposit account fees
 
381

 
245

Net interest revenue
 
276

 
151

Investment product fees
 
133

 
94

Total asset-based revenues
 
790

 
490

Other revenues
 
27

 
14

Net revenues
 
1,257

 
859

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
Employee compensation and benefits
 
415

 
214

Clearing and execution costs
 
47

 
36

Communications
 
53

 
35

Occupancy and equipment costs
 
80

 
44

Depreciation and amortization
 
34

 
24

Amortization of acquired intangible assets
 
38

 
19

Professional services
 
74

 
53

Advertising
 
64

 
57

Other
 
116

 
24

Total operating expenses
 
921

 
506

Operating income
 
336

 
353

Other expense:
 
 
 
 
Interest on borrowings
 
20

 
14

Loss on sale of investments
 
11

 
—

Other
 
2

 
—

Total other expense
 
33

 
14

Pre-tax income
 
303

 
339

Provision for income taxes
 
6

 
123

Net income
 
$
297

 
$
216

Earnings per share — basic
 
$
0.52

 
$
0.41

Earnings per share — diluted
 
$
0.52

 
$
0.41

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
 
567

 
527

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
 
569

 
530

Dividends declared per share
 
$
0.21

 
$
0.18

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
(In millions)
Net income
 
$
297

 
$
216

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
 
 
 
 
Investments available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
Unrealized loss
 
(4
)
 
(10
)
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss included in net income
 
11

 
—

Net change in investments available-for-sale
 
7

 
(10
)
Cash flow hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
Reclassification adjustment for portion of realized loss amortized to net income
 
1

 
1

Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
 
8

 
(9
)
Income tax effect
 
(3
)
 
4

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
5

 
(5
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
302

 
$
211

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
(In millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
297

 
$
216

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
34

 
24

Amortization of acquired intangible assets
 
38

 
19

Deferred income taxes
 
(13
)
 
7

Loss on sale of investments
 
11

 
—

Stock-based compensation
 
10

 
10

Other, net
 
5

 
1

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes
 
310

 
(534
)
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
 
43

 
231

Receivable from clients, net
 
(1,428
)
 
(98
)
Receivable from/payable to affiliates, net
 
(101
)
 
(38
)
Other receivables, net
 
(24
)
 
24

Securities owned, at fair value
 
(90
)
 
154

Other assets
 
(90
)
 
(21
)
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
 
560

 
(12
)
Payable to clients
 
179

 
7

Accounts payable and other liabilities
 
(127
)
 
(71
)
Net cash used in operating activities
 
(386
)
 
(81
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Purchase of property and equipment
 
(63
)
 
(29
)
Cash paid in business acquisition
 
(12
)
 
—

Proceeds from sale of investments available-for-sale, at fair value
 
643

 
—

Proceeds from sale and maturity of short-term investments
 
65

 
—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
633

 
(29
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from notes payable, net
 
50

 
—

Payment of cash dividends
 
(119
)
 
(95
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options: Three months ended December 31, 2016 – 1.3 million shares
 
—

 
23

Purchase of treasury stock for income tax withholding on stock-based compensation: Three months ended December 31, 2017 – 0.2 million shares; 2016 – 0.3 million shares
 
(8
)
 
(11
)
Other
 
2

 
—

Net cash used in financing activities
 
(75
)
 
(83
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
172

 
(193
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
1,472

 
1,855

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
1,644

 
$
1,662

Supplemental cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
 
$
36

 
$
19

Income taxes paid
 
$
112

 
$
99

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Month Periods Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (the "Parent") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"). Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
These financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which are all of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
ASU 2016-09 — In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The guidance in ASU 2016-09 simplified several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including: (1) recognize all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the statement of income; (2) treat tax effects of exercised or vested awards as discrete items in the period in which they occur; (3) recognize excess tax benefits regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period; (4) classify excess tax benefits with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity; (5) an entity can make an accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur; (6) the threshold to qualify for equity classification will permit withholding up to the maximum statutory rates in the applicable jurisdictions; and (7) classify cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax withholding purposes as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the amended accounting guidance as of October 1, 2017, and as a result, the Company's provision for income taxes was reduced by $3 million on its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended December 31, 2017, due to the inclusion of excess tax benefits applied on a prospective basis. The future effects of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies recognized in the Company's earnings will depend on the volume of equity compensation during a particular period and on the market price of the Company's common stock at the date the equity awards either vest or are exercised. In addition, the Company elected to retrospectively adopt the amendment to present excess tax benefits on share-based compensation as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows. This resulted in an increase in cash flows from operating activities and a decrease in cash flows from financing activities of $9 million on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2016. For the purpose of recognizing compensation cost associated with share-based awards, the Company has elected to continue to follow its current practice of estimating forfeitures. None of the other provisions in this amended guidance had a significant impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
ASU 2016-13 — In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The main objective of ASU 2016-13 is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by an entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, the amendments in this update replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to develop credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Therefore, ASU 2016-13 will be effective for the Company's fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2020, using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently assessing the impact this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2016-02 — In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. This ASU will supersede the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 840, Leases. Under ASU 2016-02, for lease arrangements exceeding a 12-month term, a lessee will be required to recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. ASU 2016-02 will retain a distinction between finance and operating leases; however, the principal difference from the previous guidance is that lease assets and liabilities arising from operating leases will be recognized in the balance sheet. The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee will not significantly change from current GAAP. The accounting applied by a lessor will

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be largely unchanged from that applied under current GAAP. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and will require an entity to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Therefore, ASU 2016-02 will be effective for the Company's fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU, but does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its net income. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company expects to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for its operating leases, with initial measurement as defined by the ASU, in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
ASU 2014-09 — In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to clarify the principles of recognizing revenue from contracts with customers and to improve financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. Entities are required to apply the following steps when recognizing revenue under ASU 2014-09: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. This ASU also requires additional disclosures related to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. An entity may apply the amendments by using one of the following two methods: (1) retrospective application to each prior reporting period presented or (2) a modified retrospective approach, requiring the standard be applied only to the most current period presented, with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial application. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. Subsequent to issuing ASU 2014-09, the FASB has issued additional standards for the purpose of clarifying certain aspects of ASU 2014-09. The subsequently issued ASUs have the same effective date and transition requirements as ASU 2014-09.
The Company plans to adopt the revenue recognition standard as of October 1, 2018. The guidance does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, such as interest revenue, which is accounted for under other GAAP. Accordingly, the Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to impact net interest revenue. While the Company has not yet identified any material changes in the timing of revenue recognition, its review is ongoing. The Company has not selected a transition method and continues to evaluate the potential impacts that these revenue recognition standards may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements, including the incremental costs of obtaining contracts, gross versus net reporting, and additional disclosure requirements.
2. Business Acquisition
On September 18, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of Scottrade Financial Services, Inc. ("Scottrade"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 24, 2016 (the "Acquisition") among the Company, Rodger O. Riney, as Voting Trustee of the Rodger O. Riney Family Voting Trust U/A/D 12/31/2012 (the "Riney Stockholder"), and Alto Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Founded in 1980, Scottrade provides securities brokerage and investment services to retail investors, traders and independent registered investment advisors through its online platform as well as through nearly 500 branch locations.
Immediately prior to the closing of the Acquisition, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a separate Agreement and Plan of Merger, TD Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank ("TD"), acquired Scottrade Bank, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scottrade, from Scottrade (the "Bank Merger") for approximately $1.37 billion in cash (the "Bank Merger Consideration"). Immediately prior to the closing of the Acquisition, the Company also issued 11,074,197 shares of the Company's common stock to TD at a price of $36.12 per share, or approximately $400 million, pursuant to a subscription agreement dated October 24, 2016 between the Company and TD. Immediately following the Bank Merger, the Acquisition was completed. The aggregate consideration paid by the Company for all of the outstanding capital stock of Scottrade consisted of 27,685,493 shares of the Company's common stock and $3.07 billion in cash (the "Cash Consideration"). The Cash Consideration was funded with the Bank Merger Consideration paid by TD Bank, N.A. to Scottrade, the proceeds received from the Company's issuance of the 3.300% Senior Notes on April 27, 2017, cash on hand and cash proceeds from the sale of the Company's common stock to TD, as described above. At the closing of the Acquisition, 1,736,815 shares of the Company's common stock otherwise payable to the Riney Stockholder were deposited into a third-party custodian account (the “Escrow Account”) pursuant to an escrow agreement to secure certain indemnification obligations of the Riney Stockholder.
In connection with the closing of the Acquisition, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with TD, the Riney Stockholder and the other stockholders described therein (the "Ricketts Stockholders") providing for certain customary registration rights with respect to their shares of the Company's common stock. Additionally, the Company and the Riney Stockholder entered into a stockholders agreement (the "Riney Stockholders Agreement"), which contained various provisions relating to stock ownership, voting, election of directors and other matters. On December 14, 2017, all of the Company's common stock received as consideration by the Riney Stockholder in the Acquisition, including shares held in the Escrow Account, were sold in a public

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offering. Prior to the public offering, the Riney Stockholder replaced the shares previously held in the Escrow Account with cash. As a result of the Riney Stockholder no longer owning any shares of the Company's common stock, the registration rights agreement was terminated solely with respect to the Riney Stockholder and the Riney Stockholders Agreement was terminated.
The Company accounted for the purchase of Scottrade using the acquisition method of accounting under GAAP and accordingly, the purchase price of the Acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are considered provisional and are based on currently available information. The determination of estimated fair values requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions. The Company believes that the information available provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed; however, these provisional estimates may be adjusted upon the availability of new information regarding facts and circumstances which existed at the date of Acquisition, and such adjustments are not expected to be material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. These provisional amounts consist primarily of estimates related to property acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company expects to finalize the valuation of these assets and liabilities as soon as practicable, but not later than one year from the Acquisition date. Adjustments to the initial estimates of the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed are recorded as adjustments to the respective assets and liabilities, with the residual amounts allocated to goodwill. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded purchase accounting adjustments, primarily attributable to post-closing adjustments related to the Bank Merger Consideration and liabilities assumed, resulting in a net decrease in goodwill of $16 million. Goodwill associated with the Acquisition was primarily attributable to the anticipated synergies from combining the operations of the Company and Scottrade. Approximately $1.60 billion of the goodwill associated with the Acquisition is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The purchase price for Scottrade was comprised of the following (dollars in millions):
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation common stock issued to the Riney Stockholder and the Escrow Account(1)
 
$
1,261

Cash paid at closing(2)
 
3,073

Total purchase price
 
$
4,334

 
(1) Represents the value of 27,685,493 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $45.55 per share. The per share value is based on the opening market price of the Company's common stock as of September 18, 2017, the Acquisition date. As discussed above, the shares held in the Escrow Account were sold and replaced with cash.
(2) Includes $1.37 billion of Bank Merger Consideration paid by TD Bank, N.A. to Scottrade, which was used to fund a portion of the Acquisition.

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The provisional purchase price allocation for Scottrade as of December 31, 2017 is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents(1)
 
$
1,785

Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes
 
3,535

Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
 
167

Receivable from clients, net
 
3,136

Receivable from affiliates
 
38

Other receivables
 
54

Securities owned
 
37

Property and equipment
 
133

Goodwill
 
1,730

Acquired intangible assets
 
974

Deferred tax assets
 
76

Other assets
 
34

Total assets acquired
 
11,699

Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
 
(354
)
Payable to clients
 
(6,248
)
Accounts payable and other liabilities
 
(239
)
Payable to affiliates
 
(88
)
Long-term debt(2)
 
(436
)
Total liabilities assumed
 
(7,365
)
Total provisional purchase price allocated
 
$
4,334

 
(1) Includes $1.37 billion of Bank Merger Consideration paid by TD Bank, N.A. to Scottrade, which was used to fund a portion of the Acquisition.
(2) On the date of Acquisition, amounts owed by Scottrade under its 6.125% senior notes, including a prepayment premium, and the amount owed under its 6.18% secured loan were repaid by the Company.
The results of operations for Scottrade are included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of Acquisition. The following unaudited pro forma financial information sets forth the results of operations of the Company as if the Acquisition had occurred on October 1, 2015, the beginning of the comparable fiscal year prior to the year of Acquisition. The unaudited pro forma results include certain adjustments for acquisition-related costs, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, interest expense on acquisition financing, and related income tax effects, and do not reflect potential revenue enhancements, cost savings or operating synergies that the Company expects to realize after the Acquisition. The unaudited pro forma financial information is based on currently available information, is presented for informational purposes only, and is not indicative of future operations or results had the Acquisition been completed as of October 1, 2015 or any other date.
The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma financial information for the three months ended December 31, 2016, (dollars in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
 
(unaudited)
Pro forma net revenues
 
$
1,072

Pro forma net income
 
$
219

Pro forma basic earnings per share
 
$
0.39

Pro forma diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.38



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3. Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company's cash and cash equivalents is summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Corporate
 
$
771

 
$
279

Broker-dealer subsidiaries
 
668

 
997

Futures commission merchant and forex dealer member subsidiary
 
102

 
98

Trust company subsidiary
 
74

 
79

Investment advisory subsidiaries
 
29

 
19

Total
 
$
1,644

 
$
1,472

Capital requirements may limit the amount of cash available for dividend from the broker-dealer, futures commission merchant ("FCM")/forex dealer member ("FDM") and trust company subsidiaries to the Parent.
4. Cash and Investments Segregated and on Deposit for Regulatory Purposes
Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes consists of the following (dollars in millions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Cash in demand deposit accounts
 
$
4,131

 
$
3,653

U.S. government debt securities
 
3,544

 
4,019

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities
 
1,433

 
1,486

Reverse repurchase agreements (collateralized by U.S. government debt securities)
 
750

 
1,004

Cash on deposit with futures commission merchants
 
228

 
209

U.S. government debt securities on deposit with futures commission merchant
 
50

 
75

Total
 
$
10,136

 
$
10,446

5. Goodwill
The Company has recorded goodwill for business acquisitions to the extent the purchase price of each completed acquisition exceeded the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets of each acquired company. The following table summarizes changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended December 31, 2017 (dollars in millions):
Balance as of September 30, 2017
 
$
4,213

Purchase accounting adjustments(1)
 
(16
)
Balance as of December 31, 2017
 
$
4,197

 
(1) The purchase accounting adjustments are primarily attributable to post-closing adjustments related to the Bank Merger Consideration and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Scottrade. The purchase price allocation for the Scottrade acquisition is provisional as of December 31, 2017. The provisional amounts consist primarily of estimates related to property acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company expects to finalize the valuation of assets and liabilities as soon as practicable, but not later than one year from the date of acquisition.
6. Exit Liabilities
As of September 18, 2017, the date of Acquisition, the Company began to incur costs in connection with actions taken to attain synergies from combining the operations of the Company and Scottrade. These costs, collectively referred to as "acquisition-related exit costs," include severance and other costs associated with consolidating facilities and administrative functions. The Company expects to incur total acquisition-related exit costs ranging from approximately $455 million to $545 million, consisting of severance pay and other termination benefits ranging from $300 million to $320 million and contract termination and other costs ranging from $155 million to $225 million. All acquisition-related exit costs are expected to be incurred by the end of fiscal year 2018.

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The following table summarizes activity in the Company's exit liabilities for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, which are included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (dollars in millions):
 
 
Severance Pay and Other Termination Benefits
 
Contract Termination and Other Costs
 
Total
Balance, September 30, 2017
 
$
138

 
$
—

 
$
138

Exit liabilities assumed - post closing adjustments
 
—

 
9

 
9

Costs incurred and charged to expense
 
82

(1) 
98

(2) 
180

Costs paid or otherwise settled
 
(20
)
 
(95
)
 
(115
)
Balance, December 31, 2017
 
$
200

 
$
12

 
$
212

 
(1) Costs incurred for severance pay and other termination benefits are included in employee compensation and benefits on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) Costs incurred for contract termination and other costs are primarily included in other operating expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
There were no material non-acquisition related exit costs during the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
The following table summarizes the cumulative amount of acquisition-related exit costs incurred by the Company related to the Scottrade acquisition as of December 31, 2017 (dollars in millions):
 
 
Severance Pay and Other Termination Benefits
 
Contract Termination and Other Costs
 
Total
Exit liabilities assumed in business acquisition
 
$
100

 
$
9

 
$
109

Employee compensation and benefits
 
116

 
—

 
116

Communications
 
—

 
1

 
1

Occupancy and equipment costs
 
—

 
2

 
2

Professional services
 
—

 
8

 
8

Other operating expense
 
—

 
85

 
85

Other non-operating expense
 
—

 
2

 
2

Total
 
$
216

 
$
107

 
$
323

The remaining acquisition-related exit costs are expected to be incurred and charged to expense over the course of the Scottrade integration during fiscal year 2018.
7. Income Taxes
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") was enacted on December 22, 2017. The Act reduces the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, requires companies to pay a one-time transition tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred and creates new taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings. As of December 31, 2017, the Company has not completed its accounting for the tax effects of the Act; however, in certain cases, as described below, the Company has made reasonable estimates as to the impacts on its effective income tax rate, existing deferred income tax balances and unrecognized tax benefits. The estimates recorded are considered provisional and are based on currently available information. The Company believes that the information available provides a reasonable basis for estimating the impact of the Act on its financial statements. The Company may need to make adjustments to the provisional amounts, if it obtains, prepares or analyzes additional information regarding facts and circumstances which existed as of the date of enactment; however, such adjustments are not expected to be material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. Any adjustment to a provisional amount will be recorded in the provision for income taxes on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income and treated as a discrete event in the period in which the adjustment is identified. The Company expects to finalize its accounting for the tax effects of the Act as soon as practicable, but not later than one year from the date of enactment.
An estimated income tax rate of 27% has been applied to the results of operations before consideration of discrete items for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The Company's effective income tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was 2.0% and 36.3%, respectively. The provision for income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2017 included an estimated net favorable adjustment of $68 million related to the remeasurement of the Company's deferred income tax balances as it pertains to the Act, a $3 million income tax benefit resulting from the change in accounting for income taxes

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related to equity-based compensation under ASU 2016-09, $10 million of favorable resolutions of state income tax matters and a $6 million favorable benefit primarily resulting from acquisition-related exit costs. The effective income tax rate was also impacted by a $9 million unfavorable remeasurement of uncertain tax positions related to certain federal incentives. These items had a net favorable impact on the Company's earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2017 of approximately $0.14 per share. The provision for income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2016 included $7 million of favorable resolutions of state income tax matters. This favorably impacted the Company's earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2016 by approximately $0.01 per share. As a result of the Act, the effective income tax rate for the full fiscal year 2018 is estimated to be approximately 22%, which includes the net favorable adjustment of $68 million described above. As a result of the Act, the Company estimates its effective income tax rate will be approximately 27% for the remainder of fiscal 2018, excluding the effect of any adjustments related to remeasurement or resolution of uncertain tax positions and federal incentives. This estimate is based on a forecast of income through September 30, 2018 and is subject to change based on actual results.
The Company remeasured deferred income tax asset and liability balances as of the date of the Act's enactment based on the income tax rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future, which is estimated to be 24% to 25%. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 118, the estimated net favorable adjustment of $68 million related to the remeasurement of the Company's deferred income tax balances is considered provisional at December 31, 2017. The Company continues to analyze certain aspects of the Act and refine its calculations, which could potentially affect the measurement of these balances or give rise to new deferred income tax amounts. Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
Accrued and other liabilities
 
$
67

 
$
131

Stock-based compensation
 
16

 
28

Unrecognized loss on cash flow hedging instruments
 
8

 
15

Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
3

 
6

Intangible assets, state tax benefit
 
5

 
5

Operating loss carryforwards
 
1

 
1

Gross deferred tax assets
 
100

 
186

Less: Valuation allowance
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
99

 
185

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Acquired intangible assets
 
(219
)
 
(331
)
Property and equipment
 
(38
)
 
(35
)
Prepaid expenses
 
(23
)
 
(11
)
Other deferred tax liabilities
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(281
)
 
(378
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
 
$
(182
)
 
$
(193
)
As of December 31, 2017, the Company has not accumulated and analyzed the necessary information to complete the accounting for the tax effects of the Act related to changes in taxation for international operations, thus no estimates have been recorded for the impact of such changes. Any adjustments related to international taxation will be recorded in the period in which a reasonable estimate can be determined; however, the Company does not expect these adjustments to have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.

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8. Long-term Debt and Other Borrowings
Long-term debt and other borrowings consist of the following (dollars in millions):
December 31, 2017
 
Face
Value
 
Unamortized Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs
 
Fair Value
Adjustment (1)
 
Net Carrying
Value
Other borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes payable
 
$
50

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
50

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
97

 
—

 
—

 
97

Subtotal - Other borrowings
 
147

 
—

 
—

 
147

Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.600% Notes due 2019
 
500

 
(1
)
 
11

 
510

2.950% Notes due 2022
 
750

 
(5
)
 
(7
)
 
738

3.625% Notes due 2025
 
500

 
(3
)
 
5

 
502

3.300% Notes due 2027
 
800

 
(9
)
 
(10
)
 
781

Subtotal - Long-term debt
 
2,550

 
(18
)
 
(1
)
 
2,531

Total long-term debt and other borrowings
 
$
2,697

 
$
(18
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
2,678

September 30, 2017
 
Face
Value
 
Unamortized Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs
 
Fair Value
Adjustment (1)
 
Net Carrying
Value
Other borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
$
97

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
97

Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.600% Notes due 2019
 
500

 
(1
)
 
15

 
514

2.950% Notes due 2022
 
750

 
(5
)
 
—

 
745

3.625% Notes due 2025
 
500

 
(3
)
 
11

 
508

3.300% Notes due 2027
 
800

 
(9
)
 
(3
)
 
788

Subtotal - Long-term debt
 
2,550

 
(18
)
 
23

 
2,555

Total long-term debt and other borrowings
 
$
2,647

 
$
(18
)
 
$
23

 
$
2,652

 
(1)
Fair value adjustments relate to changes in the fair value of the debt while in a fair value hedging relationship. See "Fair Value Hedging" below.
Notes Payable – TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. ("TDAC"), a clearing broker-dealer subsidiary of the Company, utilizes secured uncommitted lines of credit for short-term liquidity. As of December 31, 2017, there was $50 million in borrowings outstanding under these credit lines.
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase (repurchase agreements) – At times, the Company enters into repurchase agreements to finance its short-term liquidity and capital needs. Under repurchase agreements, the Company receives cash from the counterparty and provides U.S. Treasury securities as collateral. On December 15, 2017, the Company's outstanding repurchase agreement matured and the Company entered into another repurchase agreement with the same counterparty. The December 15, 2017 repurchase agreement will mature on March 15, 2018 and its terms are similar to the prior agreement. The applicable interest rate under the December 15, 2017 repurchase agreement is calculated based on one-month LIBOR, plus an interest rate margin of ten basis points. As of December 31, 2017, the effective interest rate was 1.58%. The Company will repurchase the collateral on March 15, 2018 for $97 million, plus accrued interest.
Fair Value Hedging – The Company is exposed to changes in the fair value of its fixed-rate Senior Notes resulting from interest rate fluctuations. To hedge this exposure, the Company has entered into fixed-for-variable interest rate swaps on each of the Senior Notes. Each fixed-for-variable interest rate swap has a notional amount and a maturity date matching the aggregate principal amount and maturity date, respectively, for each of the respective Senior Notes.
The interest rate swaps effectively change the fixed-rate interest on the Senior Notes to variable-rate interest. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, the Company receives semi-annual fixed-rate interest payments based on the same rates applicable

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to the Senior Notes, and makes quarterly variable-rate interest payments based on three-month LIBOR plus (a) 2.3745% for the swap on the 2019 Notes, (b) 0.9486% for the swap on the 2022 Notes, (c) 1.1022% for the swap on the 2025 Notes and (d) 1.0340% for the swaps on the 2027 Notes. As of December 31, 2017, the weighted average effective interest rate on the aggregate principal balance of the Senior Notes was 2.65%.
The interest rate swaps are accounted for as fair value hedges and qualify for the shortcut method of accounting. Changes in the payment of interest resulting from the interest rate swaps are recorded in interest on borrowings on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps are completely offset by changes in fair value of the related notes, resulting in no effect on net income. The following table summarizes gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges and the hedged fixed-rate debt for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Gain (loss) on fair value of interest rate swaps
 
$
(24
)
 
$
(49
)
Gain (loss) on fair value of hedged fixed-rate debt
 
24

 
49

Net gain (loss) recorded in interest on borrowings
 
$
—

 
$
—

Balance Sheet Impact of Hedging Instruments — The following table summarizes the fair value of outstanding derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (dollars in millions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Pay-variable interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges:
 
 
 
 
Other assets
 
$
16

 
$
26

Accounts payable and other liabilities
 
$
(17
)
 
$
(3
)
The interest rate swaps are subject to counterparty credit risk. Credit risk is managed by limiting activity to approved counterparties that meet a minimum credit rating threshold, by entering into credit support agreements, or by utilizing approved central clearing counterparties registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). The interest rate swaps require daily collateral coverage, in the form of cash or U.S. Treasury securities, for the aggregate fair value of the interest rate swaps (including accrued interest). As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the pay-variable interest rate swap counterparties had pledged $18 million and $40 million of collateral, respectively, to the Company in the form of cash. A liability for collateral pledged to the Company in the form of cash is recorded in accounts payable and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the Company had pledged $16 million and $1 million of collateral, respectively, to the pay-variable interest rate swap counterparties in the form of cash. An asset for collateral pledged to the swap counterparties in the form of cash is recorded in other receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
9. Capital Requirements
The Company's broker-dealer subsidiaries are subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the "Exchange Act"), administered by the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital, as defined. Net capital and the related net capital requirement may fluctuate on a daily basis. TDAC and Scottrade, Inc., the Company's clearing broker-dealer subsidiaries, and TD Ameritrade, Inc., an introducing broker-dealer subsidiary of the Company, compute net capital under the alternative method as permitted by Rule 15c3-1. TDAC is required to maintain minimum net capital of the greater of $1.5 million, which is based on the type of business conducted by the broker-dealer, or 2% of aggregate debit balances arising from client transactions. TD Ameritrade, Inc. and Scottrade, Inc. are required to maintain minimum net capital of the greater of $250,000 or 2% of aggregate debit balances. In addition, under the alternative method, a broker-dealer may not repay any subordinated borrowings, pay cash dividends or make any unsecured advances or loans to its parent company or employees if such payment would result in net capital of less than (a) 5% of aggregate debit balances or (b) 120% of its minimum dollar requirement.
TD Ameritrade Futures & Forex LLC ("TDAFF"), the Company's FCM and FDM subsidiary registered with the CFTC, is subject to CFTC Regulations 1.17 and 5.7 under the Commodity Exchange Act, administered by the CFTC and the National Futures Association ("NFA"). As an FCM, TDAFF is required to maintain minimum adjusted net capital under CFTC Regulation 1.17 of the greater of (a) $1.0 million or (b) its futures risk-based capital requirement, equal to 8% of the total risk margin requirement for all futures positions carried by the FCM in client and nonclient accounts. As an FDM, TDAFF is also subject to the net capital requirements under CFTC Regulation 5.7, which requires TDAFF to maintain minimum adjusted net capital of the greater of (a) any amount required under CFTC Regulation 1.17 as described above or (b) $20.0 million plus 5% of all foreign exchange liabilities

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owed to forex clients in excess of $10.0 million. In addition, an FCM and FDM must provide notice to the CFTC if its adjusted net capital amounts to less than (a) 110% of its risk-based capital requirement under CFTC Regulation 1.17, (b) 150% of its $1.0 million minimum dollar requirement, or (c) 110% of $20.0 million plus 5% of all foreign exchange liabilities owed to forex clients in excess of $10.0 million.
Net capital and net capital requirements for the Company's broker-dealer subsidiaries are summarized in the following tables (dollars in millions):
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.
Date
 
Net
Capital
 
Required
Net Capital
(2% of
Aggregate
Debit Balances)
 
Net Capital
in Excess of
Required
Net Capital
 
Ratio of Net
Capital to
Aggregate
Debit Balances
December 31, 2017
 
$
1,704

 
$
362

 
$
1,342

 
9.42
%
September 30, 2017
 
$
1,595

 
$
340

 
$
1,255

 
9.39
%
TD Ameritrade, Inc.
Date
 
Net
Capital
 
Required
Net Capital
(Minimum Dollar
Requirement)
 
Net Capital
in Excess of
Required
Net Capital
December 31, 2017
 
$
186

 
$
0.25

 
$
186

September 30, 2017
 
$
155

 
$
0.25

 
$
155

Scottrade, Inc.
Date
 
Net
Capital
 
Required
Net Capital
(2% of
Aggregate
Debit Balances)
 
Net Capital
in Excess of
Required
Net Capital
 
Ratio of Net
Capital to
Aggregate
Debit Balances
December 31, 2017
 
$
367

 
$
73

 
$
294

 
10.04
%
September 30, 2017
 
$
348

 
$
70

 
$
278

 
9.99
%
Adjusted net capital and adjusted net capital requirements for the Company's FCM and FDM subsidiary are summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):
TD Ameritrade Futures & Forex LLC
Date
 
Adjusted Net
Capital
 
Required Adjusted Net Capital
($20 Million Plus 5% of All Foreign Exchange Liabilities Owed to Forex Clients in Excess of $10 Million)
 
Adjusted Net
Capital
in Excess of
Required
Adjusted Net
Capital
December 31, 2017
 
$
84

 
$
23

 
$
61

September 30, 2017
 
$
77

 
$
22

 
$
55

The Company's non-depository trust company subsidiary, TD Ameritrade Trust Company ("TDATC"), is subject to capital requirements established by the State of Maine, which require TDATC to maintain minimum Tier 1 capital. TDATC's Tier 1 capital was $34 million and $32 million as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively, which exceeded the required Tier 1 capital by $14 million and $13 million, respectively.
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal and Regulatory Matters
Order Routing Matters — Five putative class action complaints were filed between August and October 2014 regarding TD Ameritrade, Inc.'s routing of client orders and one putative class action was filed in December 2014 regarding Scottrade, Inc.'s routing of client orders. The cases against TD Ameritrade were filed in, or transferred to, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska: Jay Zola et al. v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., et al., Case No. 8:14CV288; Tyler Verdieck v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., Case No. 8:14CV289; Bruce Lerner v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., Case No. 8:14CV325; Michael Sarbacker v. TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation, et al., Case No. 8:14CV341; and Gerald Klein v. TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation, et al., Case No. 8:14CV396.

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The case against Scottrade, Inc. was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri: Nicholas Lewis v. Scottrade, Inc., Case No. 4:15CV01255. The complaints in Zola, Klein and Sarbacker allege that the defendants failed to provide clients with best execution and routed orders to the market venue that paid the most for its order flow. The complaints in Verdieck, Lerner and Lewis allege that the defendant routed its clients' non-marketable limit orders to the venue paying the highest rates of maker rebates, and that clients did not receive best execution on these kinds of orders. The complaints variously include claims of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of the duty of best execution, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, violations of Section 10(b) and 20 of the Exchange Act and SEC Rule 10b-5, violation of Nebraska's Consumer Protection Act, violation of Nebraska's Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, aiding and abetting, unjust enrichment and declaratory judgment. The complaints seek various kinds of relief including damages, restitution, disgorgement, injunctive relief, equitable relief and other relief. The Company, including Scottrade, Inc., moved to dismiss the putative class action complaints. On March 23, 2016, the U.S. District Court in Nebraska entered an order dismissing all of the state law claims in the five actions against TD Ameritrade, denying the motion to dismiss the federal securities claims in the Klein case, and permitting the plaintiffs in the other four actions to amend their complaints to assert a federal securities claim. On August 29, 2016, the U.S. District Court in Missouri entered an order dismissing without prejudice all of the state law claims against Scottrade, Inc. None of the plaintiffs in the actions filed an amended complaint. The plaintiffs in the Zola, Sarbacker, Verdieck and Lewis cases filed appeals. The plaintiff in the Lerner case did not file an appeal and that case is considered closed. On January 9, 2018, the Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, affirmed the District Court's dismissal of the Lewis case. The Court of Appeals has not yet ruled on any of the cases against TD Ameritrade. The Klein case is proceeding. The Company intends to vigorously defend against these lawsuits and is unable to predict the outcome or the timing of the ultimate resolution of these lawsuits, or the potential losses, if any, that may result.
Certain regulatory authorities are conducting examinations and investigations regarding the routing of client orders. TD Ameritrade, Inc., TDAC and Scottrade, Inc. have received requests for documents and information from the regulatory authorities. TD Ameritrade, Inc., TDAC and Scottrade, Inc. are cooperating with the requests.
Lawsuit regarding Scottrade Acquisition — On April 6, 2017, an alleged stockholder of the Company filed a purported stockholder derivative complaint regarding the acquisition of Scottrade by the Company and the acquisition of Scottrade Bank by TD. The suit filed in the Delaware Chancery Court is captioned Vero Beach Police Officers' Retirement Fund, derivatively on behalf of nominal defendant TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. v. Larry Bettino et al., C.A. No. 2017-0264-JRS. On December 18, 2017, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. The suit names as defendants TD and the members of the Company's board of directors. It also names the Company as a nominal defendant. The complaint alleges that the Scottrade acquisition and TD's acquisition of Scottrade Bank were unfair from the perspective of the Company because TD Bank, N.A. acquired Scottrade Bank for an allegedly low price, which in turn caused the Company to pay an allegedly high price to acquire Scottrade. The complaint claims that the Company's directors and TD, as the Company's alleged controlling stockholder, breached their fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders, and that TD aided and abetted the Company directors' breach of fiduciary duty and was unjustly enriched. The complaint seeks a declaration that demand on the Company's board is excused as futile and seeks corporate governance reforms, damages, interest and fees. On September 18, 2017, the acquisitions of Scottrade and of Scottrade Bank were completed. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this lawsuit and is unable to predict the outcome or the timing of the ultimate resolution of this lawsuit, or the potential losses, if any, that may result.
Aequitas Securities Litigation — An amended putative class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Lawrence Ciuffitelli et al. v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, EisnerAmper LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, Tonkon Torp LLP, TD Ameritrade, Inc., and Integrity Bank & Trust, Case No. 3:16CV580, on May 19, 2016. A second amended putative class action complaint was filed on September 8, 2017, in which Duff & Phelps was added as a defendant. The putative class includes all persons who purchased securities of Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC and its affiliates on or after June 9, 2010. Other groups of plaintiffs have filed four non-class action lawsuits in Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County, against these and other defendants: Walter Wurster, et al. v. Deloitte & Touche et al., Case No. 16CV25920 (filed Aug. 11, 2016), Kenneth Pommier, et al. v. Deloitte & Touche et al., Case No. 16CV36439 (filed Nov. 3, 2016), Charles Ramsdell, et al. v. Deloitte & Touche et al., Case No. 16CV40659 (filed Dec. 2, 2016) and Charles Layton, et al. v. Deloitte & Touche et al., Case No. 17CV42915 (filed October 2, 2017). FINRA arbitrations have also been filed against TD Ameritrade, Inc. The claims in these actions include allegations that the sales of Aequitas securities were unlawful, the defendants participated and materially aided in such sales in violation of the Oregon securities laws, and material misstatements and omissions were made. While the factual allegations differ in various respects among the cases, plaintiffs' allegations include assertions that: TD Ameritrade customers purchased more than $140 million of Aequitas securities; TD Ameritrade served as custodian for Aequitas securities; recommended and referred investors to financial advisors as part of its advisor referral program for the purpose of purchasing Aequitas securities; participated in marketing the securities; recommended the securities; provided assurances to investors about the safety of the securities; and developed a market for the securities. In the Ciuffitelli putative class action, plaintiffs allege that more than 1,500 investors were owed more than $600 million on the Aequitas securities they purchased. In that case and the other cases, collectively over 200 named plaintiffs allege a total of over $125 million in losses plus other damages. Of that amount, over 100 plaintiffs who were TD Ameritrade customers, allege approximately $35 million in losses plus other damages. In the Wurster and Pommier cases,

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TD Ameritrade filed a motion to compel arbitration as to the claims by those plaintiffs who were TD Ameritrade customers and the Court dismissed those claims. In those cases, plaintiffs have filed amended complaints and defendants have filed motions to dismiss. In the Ciuffitelli case, defendants have also moved to dismiss the pending complaint. Discovery has commenced. The Ramsdell case is stayed and the Layton case may similarly be stayed. These stays are expected to remain in place until the resolution of the motions to dismiss the Wurster and Pommier cases. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this litigation. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or the timing of the ultimate resolution of this litigation, or the potential losses, if any, that may result.
Other Legal and Regulatory Matters — The Company is subject to a number of other lawsuits, arbitrations, claims and other legal proceedings in connection with its business. Some of these legal actions include claims for substantial or unspecified compensatory and/or punitive damages. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Company discusses matters with its regulators raised during regulatory examinations or otherwise subject to their inquiry. These matters could result in censures, fines, penalties or other sanctions. ASC 450, Loss Contingencies, governs the recognition and disclosure of loss contingencies, including potential losses from legal and regulatory matters. ASC 450 categorizes loss contingencies using three terms based on the likelihood of occurrence of events that result in a loss: "probable" means that "the future event or events are likely to occur;" "remote" means that "the chance of the future event or events occurring is slight;" and "reasonably possible" means that "the chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely." Under ASC 450, the Company accrues for losses that are considered both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company may incur losses in addition to the amounts accrued where the losses are greater than estimated by management, or for matters for which an unfavorable outcome is considered reasonably possible, but not probable.
The Company estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of amounts accrued is from $0 to $65 million as of December 31, 2017. This estimated aggregate range of reasonably possible losses is based upon currently available information for those legal and regulatory matters in which the Company is involved, taking into account the Company's best estimate of reasonably possible losses for those matters as to which an estimate can be made. For certain matters, the Company does not believe an estimate can currently be made, as some matters are in preliminary stages and some matters have no specific amounts claimed. The Company's estimate involves significant judgment, given the varying stages of the proceedings and the inherent uncertainty of predicting outcomes. The estimated range will change from time to time as the underlying matters, stages of proceedings and available information change. Actual losses may vary significantly from the current estimated range.
The Company believes, based on its current knowledge and after consultation with counsel, that the ultimate disposition of these legal and regulatory matters, individually or in the aggregate, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or cash flows of the Company. However, in light of the uncertainties involved in such matters, the Company is unable to predict the outcome or the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters, or the potential losses, fines, penalties or equitable relief, if any, that may result, and it is possible that the ultimate resolution of one or more of these matters may be material to the Company's results of operations for a particular reporting period.
Income Taxes
The Company's federal and state income tax returns are subject to examination by taxing authorities. Because the application of tax laws and regulations to many types of transactions is subject to varying interpretations, amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements could be significantly changed at a later date upon final determinations by taxing authorities.
General Contingencies
In the ordinary course of business, there are various contingencies that are not reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements. These include the Company's broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries' client activities involving the execution, settlement and financing of various client securities, options, futures and foreign exchange transactions. These activities may expose the Company to credit risk in the event the clients are unable to fulfill their contractual obligations.
The Company extends margin credit and leverage to its clients. In margin transactions, the Company extends credit to the client, subject to various regulatory and internal margin requirements, collateralized by cash and securities in the client's account. In connection with these activities, the Company also routes client orders for execution and clears client transactions involving the sale of securities not yet purchased ("short sales"). Such margin-related transactions may expose the Company to credit risk in the event a client's assets are not sufficient to fully cover losses that the client may incur. Leverage involves securing a large potential future obligation with a lesser amount of collateral. The risks associated with margin credit and leverage increase during periods of rapid market movements, or in cases where leverage or collateral is concentrated and market movements occur. In the event the client fails to satisfy its obligations, the Company has the authority to liquidate certain positions in the client's account at prevailing market prices in order to fulfill the client's obligations. However, during periods of rapid market movements, clients who utilize margin credit or leverage and who have collateralized their obligations with securities may find that the securities have a rapidly depreciating value and may not be sufficient to cover their obligations in the event of liquidation. The Company seeks to mitigate the risks associated with its client margin and leverage activities by requiring clients to maintain margin collateral in

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compliance with various regulatory and internal guidelines. The Company monitors required margin levels throughout each trading day and, pursuant to such guidelines, requires clients to deposit additional collateral, or to reduce positions, when necessary.
The Company contracts with unaffiliated FCM, FDM and broker-dealer entities to clear and execute futures and foreign exchange transactions for its clients. This can result in concentrations of credit risk with one or more of these counterparties. This risk is partially mitigated by the counterparties' obligation to comply with rules and regulations governing FCMs, FDMs and broker-dealers in the United States. These rules generally require maintenance of net capital and segregation of client funds and securities. In addition, the Company manages this risk by requiring credit approvals for counterparties and by utilizing account funding and sweep arrangement agreements that generally specify that all client cash in excess of futures funding requirements be transferred back to the clients' securities brokerage account at the Company on a daily basis.
The Company loans securities temporarily to other broker-dealers in connection with its broker-dealer business. The Company receives cash as collateral for the securities loaned. Increases in securities prices may cause the market value of the securities loaned to exceed the amount of cash received as collateral. In the event the counterparty to these transactions does not return the loaned securities, the Company may be exposed to the risk of acquiring the securities at prevailing market prices in order to satisfy its client obligations. The Company mitigates this risk by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, by monitoring the market value of securities loaned on a daily basis and requiring additional cash as collateral when necessary, and by participating in a risk-sharing program offered through the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC").
The Company borrows securities temporarily from other broker-dealers in connection with its broker-dealer business. The Company deposits cash as collateral for the securities borrowed. Decreases in securities prices may cause the market value of the securities borrowed to fall below the amount of cash deposited as collateral. In the event the counterparty to these transactions does not return the cash deposited, the Company may be exposed to the risk of selling the securities at prevailing market prices. The Company mitigates this risk by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, by monitoring the collateral values on a daily basis and requiring collateral to be returned by the counterparties when necessary, and by participating in a risk-sharing program offered through the OCC.
The Company transacts in reverse repurchase agreements (securities purchased under agreements to resell) in connection with its broker-dealer business. The Company's policy is to take possession or control of securities with a market value in excess of the principal amount loaned, plus accrued interest, in order to collateralize resale agreements. The Company monitors the market value of the underlying securities that collateralize the related receivable on resale agreements on a daily basis and may require additional collateral when deemed appropriate.
The Company has accepted collateral in connection with client margin loans and securities borrowed. Under applicable agreements, the Company is generally permitted to repledge securities held as collateral and use them to enter into securities lending arrangements. The following table summarizes the fair values of client margin securities and stock borrowings that were available to the Company to utilize as collateral on various borrowings or for other purposes, and the amount of that collateral loaned or repledged by the Company (dollars in billions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Client margin securities
 
$
25.6

 
$
23.8

Stock borrowings
 
1.0

 
1.2

Total collateral available
 
$
26.6

 
$
25.0

 
 
 
 
 
Collateral loaned
 
$
3.0

 
$
2.4

Collateral repledged
 
7.8

 
4.1

Total collateral loaned or repledged
 
$
10.8

 
$
6.5


The Company is subject to cash deposit and collateral requirements with clearinghouses based on its clients' trading activity. The following table summarizes cash deposited with and securities pledged to clearinghouses by the Company (dollars in millions):
Assets
 
Balance Sheet Classification
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Cash
 
Receivable from brokers, dealers and clearing
organizations
 
$
246

 
$
151

U.S. government debt securities
 
Securities owned, at fair value
 
469

 
398

Total
 
$
715

 
$
549



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The Company utilizes securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements) to finance its short-term liquidity and capital needs. Under these agreements, the Company receives cash from the counterparties and provides U.S. Treasury securities as collateral, allowing the counterparties the right to sell or repledge the collateral. These agreements expose the Company to credit losses in the event the counterparties cannot meet their obligations. The Company mitigates this risk by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, by monitoring the market value of pledged securities owned on a daily basis and requiring the counterparties to return cash or excess collateral pledged when necessary.
Guarantees
The Company is a member of and provides guarantees to securities clearinghouses and exchanges in connection with client trading activities. Under related agreements, the Company is generally required to guarantee the performance of other members. Under these agreements, if a member becomes unable to satisfy its obligations to the clearinghouse, other members would be required to meet shortfalls. The Company's liability under these arrangements is not quantifiable and could exceed the cash and securities it has posted to the clearinghouse as collateral. However, the potential for the Company to be required to make payments under these agreements is considered remote. Accordingly, no contingent liability is carried on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for these guarantees.
The Company clears its clients' futures transactions on an omnibus account basis through unaffiliated clearing firms. The Company also contracts with an external provider to facilitate foreign exchange trading for its clients. The Company has agreed to indemnify these unaffiliated clearing firms and the external provider for any loss that they may incur for the client transactions introduced to them by the Company.
See "Insured Deposit Account Agreement" in Note 15 for a description of the guarantees included in that agreement.
11. Fair Value Disclosures
Fair Value Measurement — Definition and Hierarchy
ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
ASC 820-10 establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels, as follows:
•
Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. This category includes active exchange-traded funds, money market mutual funds, mutual funds and equity securities.
•
Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Such inputs include quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active and inactive markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. This category includes most debt securities, U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities, which consist of Ginnie Mae Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, and other interest-sensitive financial instruments.
•
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, where there is little, if any, observable market activity or data for the asset or liability.

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The following tables present the Company's fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 (dollars in millions):
 
 
As of December 31, 2017
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Fair Value
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market mutual funds
 
$
1,445

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,445

Investments segregated for regulatory purposes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government debt securities
 
—

 
3,594

 
—

 
3,594

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities
 
—

 
1,433

 
—

 
1,433

Subtotal - Investments segregated for regulatory purposes
 
—

 
5,027

 
—

 
5,027

Securities owned:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government debt securities
 
—

 
569

 
—

 
569

Equity securities
 
18

 
1

 
 
 
19

Other
 
—

 
5

 
—

 
5

Subtotal - Securities owned
 
18

 
575

 
—

 
593

Investments available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government debt securities
 
—

 
99

 
—

 
99

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay-variable interest rate swaps(1)
 
—

 
16

 
—

 
16

U.S. government debt securities
 
—

 
1

 
—

 
1

Auction rate securities
 
—

 
—

 
1

 
1

Subtotal - Other assets
 
—

 
17

 
1

 
18

Total assets at fair value
 
$
1,463

 
$
5,718

 
$
1

 
$
7,182

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay-variable interest rate swaps(1)
 
$
—

 
$
17

 
$
—

 
$
17

Securities sold, not yet purchased:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
5

 
—

 
—

 
5

Total liabilities at fair value
 
$
5

 
$
17

 
$
—

 
$
22

 
(1)
See "Fair Value Hedging" in Note 8 for details.


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As of September 30, 2017
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Fair Value
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market mutual funds
 
$
1,081

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,081

Investments segregated for regulatory purposes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government debt securities
 
—

 
4,094

 
—

 
4,094

U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities
 
—

 
1,486

 
—

 
1,486

Subtotal - Investments segregated for regulatory purposes
 
—

 
5,580

 
—

 
5,580

Securities owned:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government debt securities
 
—

 
498

 
—

 
498

Other
 
1

 
4

 
—

 
5

Subtotal - Securities owned
 
1

 
502

 
—

 
503

Investments available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government debt securities
 
—

 
746

 
—

 
746

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay-variable interest rate swaps(1)
 
—

 
26

 
—

 
26

U.S. government debt securities
 
—

 
1

 
—

 
1

Auction rate securities
 
—

 
—

 
1

 
1

Subtotal - Other assets
 
—

 
27

 
1

 
28

Total assets at fair value
 
$
1,082

 
$
6,855

 
$
1

 
$
7,938

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay-variable interest rate swaps(1)
 
$
—

 
$
3

 
$
—

 
$
3

 
 
(1)
See "Fair Value Hedging" in Note 8 for details.
There were no transfers between any levels of the fair value hierarchy during the periods covered by this report.
Valuation Techniques
In general, and where applicable, the Company uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities to determine fair value. This pricing methodology applies to the Company's Level 1 assets and liabilities. If quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities are not available to determine fair value, then the Company uses quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities or inputs other than the quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly. This pricing methodology applies to the Company's Level 2 assets and liabilities.
Level 2 Measurements:
Debt securities — Fair values for debt securities are based on prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads. The Company validates the vendor pricing by periodically comparing it to pricing from another independent pricing service. The Company has not adjusted prices obtained from the independent pricing vendor for any periods presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements because no significant pricing differences have been observed.
U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities — Fair values for mortgage-backed securities are based on prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets and in markets that are not active, a market derived prepayment curve, weighted average yields on the underlying collateral and

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spreads to benchmark indices. The Company validates the vendor pricing by periodically comparing it to pricing from two other independent sources. The Company has not adjusted prices obtained from the independent pricing vendor for any periods presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements because no significant pricing differences have been observed.
Interest rate swaps — These derivatives are valued by the Company using a valuation model provided by a third-party service that incorporates interest rate yield curves, which are observable for substantially the full term of the contract. The valuation model is widely accepted in the financial services industry and does not involve significant judgment because most of the inputs are observable in the marketplace. Credit risk is not an input to the valuation because in each case the Company or counterparty has possession of collateral, in the form of cash or U.S. Treasury securities, in amounts equal to or exceeding the fair value of the interest rate swaps. The Company validates the third-party service valuations by comparing them to valuation models provided by the swap counterparties.
Level 3 Measurements:
The Company has no material assets or liabilities classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value
Receivable from/payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations, receivable from/payable to clients, receivable from/payable to affiliates, other receivables, accounts payable and other liabilities and notes payable are short-term in nature and accordingly are carried at amounts that approximate fair value. These financial instruments are recorded at or near their respective transaction prices and historically have been settled or converted to cash at approximately that value (categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy).
Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes and other assets include reverse repurchase agreements (securities purchased under agreements to resell). Reverse repurchase agreements are treated as collateralized financing transactions and are carried at amounts at which the securities will subsequently be resold, plus accrued interest. The Company's reverse repurchase agreements generally have a maturity of seven days and are collateralized by securities in amounts exceeding the carrying value of the resale agreements. Accordingly, the carrying value of reverse repurchase agreements approximates fair value (categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy). Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes also includes cash held in demand deposit accounts and on deposit with futures commission merchants, for which the carrying values approximate the fair value (categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy). See Note 4 for a summary of cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes. Other assets included reverse repurchase agreements of $65 million as of September 30, 2017.
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements) — Under repurchase agreements the Company receives cash from the counterparties and provides U.S. Treasury securities as collateral. The obligations to repurchase securities sold are reflected as a liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Repurchase agreements are treated as collateralized financing transactions and are carried at amounts at which the securities will subsequently be repurchased, plus accrued interest. The Company's repurchase agreements are short-term in nature and accordingly the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value (categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy).
Long-term debt — As of December 31, 2017, the Company's Senior Notes had an aggregate estimated fair value, based on quoted market prices (categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy), of approximately $2.62 billion, compared to the aggregate carrying value of the Senior Notes on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet of $2.53 billion. As of September 30, 2017, the Company's Senior Notes had an aggregate estimated fair value, based on quoted market prices, of approximately $2.63 billion, compared to the aggregate carrying value of the Senior Notes on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet of $2.56 billion.

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12. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Substantially all of the Company's securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements), reverse repurchase agreements, securities borrowing and securities lending activity and derivative financial instruments are transacted under master agreements that may allow for net settlement in the ordinary course of business, as well as offsetting of all contracts with a given counterparty in the event of default by one of the parties. However, for financial statement purposes, the Company does not net balances related to these financial instruments.
The following tables present information about the potential effect of rights of setoff associated with the Company's recognized assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017 (dollars in millions):
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets and
Liabilities
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
Net Amounts
Presented in
the Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
Financial
Instruments(5)
 
Collateral
Received or
Pledged
(Including
Cash)(6)
 
Net
Amount(7)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments segregated for
regulatory purposes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
 
$
750

 
$
—

 
$
750

 
$
—

 
$
(750
)
 
$
—

Receivable from brokers, dealers
   and clearing organizations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits paid for
securities borrowed(1)
 
1,007

 
—

 
1,007

 
(135
)
 
(846
)
 
26

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay-variable interest rate swaps
 
16

 
—

 
16

 
—

 
(16
)
 
—

Total
 
$
1,773

 
$
—

 
$
1,773

 
$
(135
)
 
$
(1,612
)
 
$
26

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable to brokers, dealers
and clearing organizations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits received for
securities loaned(2)(3)
 
$
2,958

 
$
—

 
$
2,958

 
$
(137
)
 
$
(2,544
)
 
$
277

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase(4)
 
97

 
—

 
97

 
2

 
(99
)
 
—

Accounts payable and other liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 


Pay-variable interest rate swaps
 
17

 
—

 
17

 
—

 
(16
)
 
1

Total
 
$
3,072

 
$
—

 
$
3,072

 
$
(135
)
 
$
(2,659
)
 
$
278


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September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets and
Liabilities
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
Net Amounts
Presented in
the Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
Financial
Instruments(5)
 
Collateral
Received or
Pledged
(Including
Cash)(6)
 
Net
Amount(7)
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments segregated for
regulatory purposes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
 
$
1,004

 
$
—

 
$
1,004

 
$
—

 
$
(1,004
)
 
$
—

Receivable from brokers, dealers
and clearing organizations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits paid for
securities borrowed(1)
 
1,154

 
—

 
1,154

 
(110
)
 
(1,023
)
 
21

Other assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay-variable interest rate swaps
 
26

 
—

 
26

 
—

 
(26
)
 
—

Reverse repurchase agreements
 
65

 
—

 
65

 
—

 
(65
)
 
—

Total other assets
 
91

 
—

 
91

 
—

 
(91
)
 
—

Total
 
$
2,249

 
$
—

 
$
2,249

 
$
(110
)
 
$
(2,118
)
 
$
21

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payable to brokers, dealers
and clearing organizations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits received for
securities loaned(2)(3)
 
$
2,449

 
$
—

 
$
2,449

 
$
(112
)
 
$
(2,113
)
 
$
224

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase(4)
 
97

 
—

 
97

 
2

 
(99
)
 
—

Accounts payable and other liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pay-variable interest rate swaps
 
3

 
—

 
3

 
—

 
(1
)
 
2

Total
 
$
2,549

 
$
—

 
$
2,549

 
$
(110
)
 
$
(2,213
)
 
$
226

 
(1)
Included in the gross amounts of deposits paid for securities borrowed is $577 million and $675 million as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively, transacted through a risk-sharing program with the OCC, which guarantees the return of cash to the Company. See "General Contingencies" in Note 10 for a discussion of the potential risks associated with securities borrowing transactions and how the Company mitigates those risks.
(2)
Included in the gross amounts of deposits received for securities loaned is $2.16 billion and $1.65 billion as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively, transacted through a risk-sharing program with the OCC, which guarantees the return of securities to the Company. See "General Contingencies" in Note 10 for a discussion of the potential risks associated with securities lending transactions and how the Company mitigates those risks.
(3)
Substantially all of the Company's securities lending transactions have a continuous contractual term and, upon notice by either party, may be terminated within two business days. The following table summarizes the Company's gross liability for securities lending transactions by the class of securities loaned (dollars in millions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Deposits received for securities loaned:
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
 
$
2,513

 
$
2,109

Exchange-traded funds
 
331

 
230

Closed-end funds
 
70

 
66

Other
 
44

 
44

Total
 
$
2,958

 
$
2,449

(4)
The collateral pledged includes available-for-sale U.S. government debt securities at fair value. All of the Company's repurchase agreements have a remaining contractual maturity of less than one year and, upon default by either party, may be terminated at the option of the non-defaulting party. See "General Contingencies" in Note 10 for a discussion of the potential risks associated with repurchase agreements and how the Company mitigates those risks.

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(5)
Amounts represent recognized assets and liabilities that are subject to enforceable master agreements with rights of setoff.
(6)
Represents the fair value of collateral the Company had received or pledged under enforceable master agreements, limited for table presentation purposes to the net amount of the recognized assets due from or liabilities due to each counterparty. At December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, the Company had received total collateral with a fair value of $1.76 billion and $2.26 billion, respectively, and pledged total collateral with a fair value of $2.79 billion and $2.32 billion, respectively.
(7)
Represents the amount for which, in the case of net recognized assets, the Company had not received collateral, and in the case of net recognized liabilities, the Company had not pledged collateral.
13. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table presents the net change in fair value recorded for each component of other comprehensive income (loss) before and after income tax for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
Before Tax
 
Tax Effect
 
Net of Tax
 
Before Tax
 
Tax Effect
 
Net of Tax
Investments available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized loss
 
$
(4
)
 
$
1

 
$
(3
)
 
$
(10
)
 
$
4

 
$
(6
)
Reclassification adjustment for realized losses included in net income(1)
 
11

 
(4
)
 
7

 
—

 
—

 
—

Net change in investments available-for-sale:
 
7

 
(3
)
 
4

 
(10
)
 
4

 
(6
)
Cash flow hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reclassification adjustment for portion of realized loss amortized to net income(2)
 
1

 
—

 
1

 
1

 
—

 
1

Net change in cash flow hedging instruments
 
1

 
—

 
1

 
1

 
—

 
1

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
8

 
$
(3
)
 
$
5

 
$
(9
)
 
$
4

 
$
(5
)
 
(1)
The before tax reclassification amount and related tax effect are included in loss on sale of investments and provision for income taxes, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
(2)
The before tax reclassification amounts and the related tax effects are included in interest on borrowings and provision for income taxes, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table presents after-tax changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Investments available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
(5
)
 
$
—

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
 
(3
)
 
(6
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
7

 
—

Current period change
 
4

 
(6
)
Ending balance
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(6
)
Cash flow hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
(20
)
 
$
(22
)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
1

 
1

Ending balance
 
$
(19
)
 
$
(21
)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss:
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
(25
)
 
$
(22
)
Current period change
 
5

 
(5
)
Ending balance
 
$
(20
)
 
$
(27
)

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14. Earnings Per Share
The difference between the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share consists of common stock equivalent shares related to stock-based compensation for all periods presented. There were no material antidilutive awards for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.
15. Related Party Transactions
Transactions with TD and its Affiliates
As a result of the Company's acquisition of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. during fiscal 2006, TD became an affiliate of the Company. TD owned approximately 41% of the Company's common stock as of December 31, 2017. Pursuant to the stockholders agreement between TD and the Company, TD has the right to designate five of twelve members of the Company's board of directors. The Company transacts business and has extensive relationships with TD and certain of its affiliates. Transactions with TD and its affiliates are discussed and summarized below.
Insured Deposit Account Agreement
The Company is party to an insured deposit account ("IDA") agreement with TD Bank USA, N.A. ("TD Bank USA"), TD Bank, N.A. and TD. Under the IDA agreement, TD Bank USA and TD Bank, N.A. (together, the "TD Depository Institutions") make available to clients of the Company FDIC-insured money market deposit accounts as either designated sweep vehicles or as non-sweep deposit accounts. The Company provides marketing, recordkeeping and support services for the TD Depository Institutions with respect to the money market deposit accounts. In exchange for providing these services, the TD Depository Institutions pay the Company an aggregate marketing fee based on the weighted average yield earned on the client IDA assets, less the actual interest paid to clients, a servicing fee to the TD Depository Institutions and the cost of FDIC insurance premiums.
The current IDA agreement became effective as of January 1, 2013 and has an initial term expiring July 1, 2018. It is automatically renewable for successive five-year terms, provided that it may be terminated by either the Company or the TD Depository Institutions by providing written notice of non-renewal at least two years prior to the initial expiration date or the expiration date of any subsequent renewal period. As of July 1, 2016, notice of non-renewal was not provided by either party, therefore the IDA agreement will automatically renew on July 1, 2018.
The fee earned on the IDA agreement is calculated based on two primary components: (a) the yield on fixed-rate "notional" investments, based on prevailing fixed rates for identical balances and maturities in the interest rate swap market (generally LIBOR-based) at the time such investments were added to the IDA portfolio (including any adjustments required to adjust the variable rate leg of such swaps to a one-month reset frequency and the overall swap payment frequency to monthly) and (b) the yield on floating-rate investments. As of December 31, 2017, the IDA portfolio was comprised of approximately 74% fixed-rate notional investments and 26% floating-rate investments.
The IDA agreement provides that the Company may designate amounts and maturity dates for the fixed-rate notional investments in the IDA portfolio, subject to certain limitations. For example, if the Company designates that $100 million of deposits be invested in 5-year fixed-rate investments, and on the day such investment is confirmed by the TD Depository Institutions the prevailing fixed yield for the applicable 5-year U.S. dollar LIBOR-based swaps is 1.45%, then the Company will earn a gross fixed yield of 1.45% on that portion of the portfolio (before any deductions for interest paid to clients, the servicing fee to the TD Depository Institutions and the cost of FDIC insurance premiums). In the event that (1) the federal funds effective rate is established at 0.75% or greater and (2) the rate on 5-year U.S. dollar interest rate swaps is equal to or greater than 1.50% for 20 consecutive business days, then the rate earned by the Company on new fixed-rate notional investments will be reduced by 20% of the excess of the 5-year U.S. dollar swap rate over 1.50%, up to a maximum of 0.10%.
The yield on floating-rate investments is calculated daily based on the greater of the following rates published by the Federal Reserve: (1) the interest rate paid by Federal Reserve Banks on balances held in excess of required reserve balances and contractual clearing balances under Regulation D and (2) the daily effective federal funds rate.
The interest rates paid to clients are set by the TD Depository Institutions and are not linked to any index. The servicing fee to the TD Depository Institutions under the IDA agreement is equal to 25 basis points on the aggregate average daily balance in the IDA accounts, subject to adjustment as it relates to deposits of less than or equal to $20 billion kept in floating-rate investments or in fixed-rate notional investments with a maturity of up to 24 months ("short-term fixed-rate investments"). For such floating-rate and short-term fixed-rate investments, the servicing fee is equal to the difference of the interest rate earned on the investments less the FDIC premiums paid (in basis points), divided by two. The servicing fee has a floor of 3 basis points (subject to adjustment from time to time to reflect material changes to the TD Depository Institutions' leverage costs) and a maximum of 25 basis points.

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In the event the marketing fee computation results in a negative amount, the Company must pay the TD Depository Institutions the negative amount. This effectively results in the Company guaranteeing the TD Depository Institutions revenue equal to the servicing fee on the IDA agreement, plus the reimbursement of FDIC insurance premiums. The marketing fee computation under the IDA agreement is affected by many variables, including the type, duration, principal balance and yield of the fixed-rate and floating-rate investments, the prevailing interest rate environment, the amount of client deposits and the yield paid on client deposits. Because a negative marketing fee computation would arise only if there were extraordinary movements in many of these variables, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under this arrangement cannot be reasonably estimated. Management believes the likelihood that the marketing fee calculation would result in a negative amount is remote. Accordingly, no contingent liability is carried on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the IDA agreement. In the event the Company withdraws a notional investment prior to its maturity, the Company is required to reimburse the TD Depository Institutions an amount equal to the economic replacement value of the investment, as defined in the IDA agreement.
In addition, the Company has various other services agreements and transactions with TD and its affiliates. The following tables summarize revenues and expenses resulting from transactions with TD and its affiliates for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):
 
 
 
 
Revenues from TD and its Affiliates
 
 
Statement of Income
Classification
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
Description
 
2017
 
2016
Insured Deposit Account Agreement
 
Bank deposit account fees
 
$
344

 
$
245

Referral and Strategic Alliance Agreement
 
Various
 
4

 
3

Mutual Fund Agreements
 
Investment product fees
 
4

 
4

Other
 
Various
 
4

 
2

Total revenues
 
$
356

 
$
254

 
 
 
 
Expenses to TD and its Affiliates
 
 
Statement of Income
Classification
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
Description
 
 
2017
 
2016
Canadian Call Center Services Agreement(1)
 
Professional services
 
$
—

 
$
4

 
(1)
The Company notified TD of its intent to not extend or renew the Canadian Call Center Services Agreement and services under this agreement ended by September 30, 2017.
The following table summarizes the classification and amount of receivables from and payables to TD and its affiliates on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets resulting from related party transactions (dollars in millions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Receivable from affiliates
 
$
180

 
$
110

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Payable to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
 
$
253

 
$
37

Payable to affiliates
 
11

 
38

Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations primarily relate to securities lending activity and are settled in accordance with customary contractual terms. Receivables from and payables to TD affiliates resulting from client cash sweep activity are generally settled in cash the next business day. Other receivables from and payables to affiliates of TD are generally settled in cash on a monthly basis.
As of December 31, 2017, receivables from and payables to affiliates on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included $39 million and $44 million, respectively, in connection with the acquisition of Scottrade and are expected to be settled during fiscal 2018. As of September 30, 2017, receivables from and payables to affiliates included $27 million of assets acquired and $71 million of liabilities assumed, respectively, in connection with the acquisition of Scottrade.

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Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the Selected Financial Data and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "may," "could," "would," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "estimate," "target," "project," "intend" and similar words or expressions. In particular, forward-looking statements contained in this discussion include our expectations regarding: the effect of client trading activity on our results of operations; the effect of changes in interest rates on our net interest spread; diluted earnings per share; acquisition-related expenses; our effective income tax rate; our capital and liquidity needs and our plans to finance such needs; and our clearinghouse deposit requirements.
The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: economic, social and political conditions and other securities industry risks; interest rate risks; liquidity risks; credit risk with clients and counterparties; risk of liability for errors in clearing functions; systemic risk; systems failures, delays and capacity constraints; network security risks; competition; reliance on external service providers; new laws and regulations affecting our business; net capital requirements; extensive regulation, regulatory uncertainties and legal matters; difficulties and delays in integrating the Scottrade Financial Services, Inc. ("Scottrade") business or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits from the acquisition; business disruption following the Scottrade acquisition; disruptions due to Scottrade integration-related uncertainty or other factors making it more difficult to maintain relationships with employees, customers, other business partners or governmental entities; the inability to achieve synergies or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with other acquisitions; and the other risks and uncertainties set forth under Item 1A. – Risk Factors of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. The forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by the federal securities laws.
The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make judgments and estimates that may have a significant impact upon our financial results. Note 1 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, contains a summary of our significant accounting policies, many of which require the use of estimates and assumptions. We believe that the following areas are particularly subject to management's judgments and estimates and could materially affect our results of operations and financial position: valuation of goodwill and acquired intangible assets; estimates of effective income tax rates, uncertain tax positions, deferred income taxes and related valuation allowances; accruals for contingent liabilities; and valuation of guarantees. These areas are discussed in further detail under the heading "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in Item 7 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.
The term "GAAP" refers to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We utilize non-GAAP calculations of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") and liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities. We believe that these non-GAAP measures may be useful in evaluating the operating performance and liquidity of the business. Reference to these non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for results that are presented in a manner consistent with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of our financial performance.
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms "we," "us," "our" or "Company," or "TD Ameritrade" in this report refer to TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Glossary of Terms
In discussing and analyzing our business, we utilize several metrics and other terms that are defined in the following Glossary of Terms. Italics indicate other defined terms that appear elsewhere in the Glossary.
Asset-based revenues — Revenues consisting of (1) bank deposit account fees, (2) net interest revenue and (3) investment product fees. The primary factors driving our asset-based revenues are average balances and average rates. Average balances consist primarily of average client bank deposit account balances, average client margin balances, average segregated cash balances, average client credit balances, average fee-based investment balances and average securities borrowing and securities lending balances. Average rates consist of the average interest rates and fees earned and paid on such balances.
Average client trades per day — Total trades divided by the number of trading days in the period. This metric is also known as daily average revenue trades ("DARTs").

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Average commissions per trade — Total commissions and transaction fee revenues as reported on our consolidated financial statements, less order routing revenue, divided by total trades for the period. Commissions and transaction fee revenues primarily consist of trading commissions, order routing revenue and markups on riskless principal transactions in fixed-income securities.
Basis point — When referring to interest rates, one basis point represents one one-hundredth of one percent.
Bank deposit account fees — Revenues generated from a sweep program that is offered to eligible clients of the Company whereby clients' uninvested cash is swept to FDIC-insured accounts at third-party financial institutions participating in the program.
Beneficiary accounts — Brokerage accounts managed by a custodian, guardian, conservator or trustee on behalf of one or more beneficiaries. Examples include accounts maintained under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA) or Uniform Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA), guardianship, conservatorship and trust arrangements and pension or profit plan for small business accounts.
Brokerage accounts — Accounts maintained by us on behalf of clients for securities brokerage activities. The primary types of brokerage accounts are cash accounts, margin accounts, IRA accounts and beneficiary accounts. Futures accounts are sub-accounts associated with a brokerage account for clients who want to trade futures and/or options on futures. Forex accounts are sub-accounts associated with a brokerage account for clients who want to engage in foreign exchange trading.
Cash accounts — Brokerage accounts that do not have margin account approval.
Client assets — The total value of cash and securities in brokerage accounts.
Client cash and money market assets — The sum of all client cash balances, including client credit balances and client cash balances swept into bank deposit accounts or money market mutual funds.
Client credit balances — Client cash held in brokerage accounts, excluding balances generated by client short sales on which no interest is paid. Interest paid on client credit balances is a reduction of net interest revenue. Client credit balances are included in "payable to clients" on our consolidated financial statements.
Client margin balances — The total amount of cash loaned to clients in margin accounts. Such loans are secured by client assets. Interest earned on client margin balances is a component of net interest revenue. Client margin balances are included in "receivable from clients, net" on our consolidated financial statements.
Commissions and transaction fees — Revenues earned on trading commissions, order routing revenue and markups on riskless principal transactions in fixed-income securities. Revenues earned on trading commissions includes client trades in common and preferred stock, ETFs, closed-end funds, options, futures, foreign exchange, mutual funds and fixed income securities.
Consolidated duration — The weighted average remaining years until maturity of our spread-based assets. For purposes of this calculation, floating rate balances are treated as having a one-month duration. Consolidated duration is used in analyzing our aggregate interest rate sensitivity.
Daily average revenue trades ("DARTs") — Total trades divided by the number of trading days in the period. This metric is also known as average client trades per day.
EBITDA — EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is a non-GAAP financial measure. We consider EBITDA to be an important measure of our financial performance and of our ability to generate cash flows to service debt, fund capital expenditures and fund other corporate investing and financing activities. EBITDA is used as the denominator in the consolidated leverage ratio calculation for covenant purposes under our senior revolving credit facility. EBITDA eliminates the non-cash effect of tangible asset depreciation and amortization and intangible asset amortization. EBITDA should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, GAAP pre-tax income, net income and cash flows from operating activities.
Fee-based investment balances — Client assets invested in money market mutual funds, other mutual funds and our programs such as AdvisorDirect,® Essential Portfolios and Selective Portfolios on which we earn fee revenues. Fee revenues earned on these balances are included in investment product fees on our consolidated financial statements.
Forex accounts — Sub-accounts maintained by us on behalf of clients for foreign exchange trading. Each forex account must be associated with a brokerage account. Forex accounts are not counted separately for purposes of our client account metrics.
Funded accounts — All open client accounts with a total liquidation value greater than zero.
Futures accounts — Sub-accounts maintained by us on behalf of clients for trading in futures and/or options on futures. Each futures account must be associated with a brokerage account. Futures accounts are not counted separately for purposes of our client account metrics.
Insured deposit account — We are party to an Insured Deposit Account ("IDA") agreement with TD Bank USA, N.A. ("TD Bank USA"), TD Bank, N.A. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank ("TD"). Under the IDA agreement, TD Bank USA and TD Bank, N.A. (together, the "TD Depository Institutions") make available to our clients FDIC-insured money market deposit accounts as either designated sweep vehicles or as non-sweep deposit accounts. We provide marketing, recordkeeping and support services for the

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TD Depository Institutions with respect to the money market deposit accounts. In exchange for providing these services, the TD Depository Institutions pay us an aggregate marketing fee based on the weighted average yield earned on the client IDA assets, less the actual interest paid to clients, a servicing fee to the TD Depository Institutions and the cost of FDIC insurance premiums. Fee revenues earned under this agreement are included in bank deposit account fees on our consolidated financial statements.
Interest-earning assets — Consist of client margin balances, segregated cash, deposits paid on securities borrowing and other cash and interest-earning investment balances.
Interest rate-sensitive assets — Consist of spread-based assets and client cash invested in money market mutual funds.
Investment product fees — Revenues earned on fee-based investment balances. Investment product fees include fees earned on money market mutual funds, other mutual funds and through our programs such as AdvisorDirect® and Selective Portfolios.
IRA accounts (Individual Retirement Arrangements) — A personal trust account for the exclusive benefit of a U.S. individual (or his or her beneficiaries) that provides tax advantages in accumulating funds to save for retirement or other qualified purposes. These accounts are subject to numerous restrictions on additions to and withdrawals from the account, as well as prohibitions against certain investments or transactions conducted within the account. We offer traditional, Roth, Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) and Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA accounts.
Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities — Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities is a non-GAAP financial measure. We consider liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities to be an important measure of our liquidity. We define liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities as the sum of (a) excess corporate cash and cash equivalents and investments, less securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and (b) our regulated subsidiaries' net capital in excess of minimum operational targets established by management. Excess corporate cash and cash equivalents and investments includes cash and cash equivalents from our investment advisory subsidiaries and excludes (i) amounts being maintained to provide liquidity for operational contingencies, including lending to our broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries under intercompany credit agreements, (ii) amounts maintained for corporate working capital and (iii) the net amounts held as collateral for derivative contracts. We include the excess capital of our regulated subsidiaries in the calculation of liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities, rather than simply including regulated subsidiaries' cash and cash equivalents, because capital requirements may limit the amount of cash available for dividend from the regulated subsidiaries to the parent company. Excess capital, as defined under clause (b) above, is generally available for dividend from the regulated subsidiaries to the parent company. Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities is based on more conservative measures of net capital than regulatory requirements because we generally manage to higher levels of net capital at our regulated subsidiaries than the regulatory thresholds require. Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities should be considered as a supplemental measure of liquidity, rather than as a substitute for GAAP cash and cash equivalents.
Liquidation value — The net value of a client's account holdings as of the close of a regular trading session. Liquidation value includes client cash and the value of long security positions, less margin balances and the cost to buy back short security positions. It also includes the value of open futures, foreign exchange and options positions.
Margin accounts — Brokerage accounts in which clients may borrow from us to buy securities or for any other purpose, subject to regulatory and Company-imposed limitations.
Market fee-based investment balances — Client assets invested in mutual funds (except money market funds) and our programs such as AdvisorDirect,® Essential Portfolios and Selective Portfolios, on which we earn fee revenues that are largely based on a percentage of the market value of the investment. Market fee-based investment balances are a component of fee-based investment balances. Fee revenues earned on these balances are included in investment product fees on our consolidated financial statements.
Net interest margin ("NIM") — A measure of the net yield on our average spread-based assets. Net interest margin is calculated for a given period by dividing the annualized sum of bank deposit account fees and net interest revenue by average spread-based assets.
Net interest revenue — Net interest revenue is interest revenues less brokerage interest expense. Interest revenues are generated by charges to clients on margin balances maintained in margin accounts, the investment of cash from operations and segregated cash and interest earned on securities borrowing/securities lending. Brokerage interest expense consists of amounts paid or payable to clients based on credit balances maintained in brokerage accounts and interest incurred on securities borrowing/securities lending. Brokerage interest expense does not include interest on our non-brokerage borrowings.
Net new assets — Consists of total client asset inflows, less total client asset outflows, excluding activity from business combinations. Client asset inflows include interest and dividend payments and exclude changes in client assets due to market fluctuations. Net new assets are measured based on the market value of the assets as of the date of the inflows and outflows.

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Net new asset growth rate (annualized) — Annualized net new assets as a percentage of client assets as of the beginning of the period.
Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS — Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share ("EPS") are non-GAAP financial measures. We define non-GAAP net income as net income adjusted to remove the after-tax effect of amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related expenses. We consider non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS as important measures of our financial performance because they exclude certain items that may not be indicative of our core operating results and business outlook and may be useful in evaluating the operating performance of the business and facilitating a meaningful comparison of our results in the current period to those in prior and future periods. Amortization of acquired intangible assets is excluded because management does not believe it is indicative of our underlying business performance. Acquisition-related expenses are excluded as these costs are not representative of the costs of running our on-going business. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, GAAP net income and diluted EPS.
Order routing revenue — Revenues generated from revenue-sharing arrangements with market destinations (also referred to as "payment for order flow"). Order routing revenue is a component of transaction-based revenues.
Securities borrowing — We borrow securities temporarily from other broker-dealers in connection with our broker-dealer business. We deposit cash as collateral for the securities borrowed, and generally earn interest revenue on the cash deposited with the counterparty. We also incur interest expense for borrowing certain securities.
Securities lending — We loan securities temporarily to other broker-dealers in connection with our broker-dealer business. We receive cash as collateral for the securities loaned, and generally incur interest expense on the cash deposited with us. We also earn revenue for lending certain securities.
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements) — We sell securities to counterparties with an agreement to repurchase the same or substantially the same securities at a stated price plus interest on a specified date. We utilize repurchase agreements to finance our short-term liquidity and capital needs. Under these financing transactions, we receive cash from counterparties and provide U.S. Treasury securities as collateral.
Segregated cash — Client cash and investments segregated in compliance with Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Customer Protection Rule) and other regulations. Interest earned on segregated cash is a component of net interest revenue.
Spread-based assets — Client and brokerage-related asset balances, consisting of bank deposit account balances and interest-earning assets. Spread-based assets is used in the calculation of our net interest margin and our consolidated duration.
Total trades — Revenue-generating client securities trades, which are executed by our broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries. Total trades are a significant source of our revenues. Such trades include, but are not limited to, trades in equities, options, futures, foreign exchange, mutual funds and debt instruments. Trades generate revenue from commissions, markups on riskless principal transactions in fixed income securities, transaction fees and/or order routing revenue.
Trading days — Days in which the U.S. equity markets are open for a full trading session. Reduced exchange trading sessions are treated as half trading days.
Transaction-based revenues — Revenues generated from client trade execution, consisting primarily of commissions, markups on riskless principal transactions in fixed income securities, transaction clearing fees and order routing revenue.
Results of Operations
Conditions in the U.S. equity markets significantly impact the volume of our clients' trading activity. There is a strong relationship between the volume of our clients' trading activity and our results of operations. We cannot predict future trading volumes in the U.S. equity markets. If client trading activity increases, we generally expect that it would have a positive impact on our results of operations. If client trading activity declines, we expect that it would have a negative impact on our results of operations.
Changes in average client balances, especially bank deposit account, margin, credit and fee-based investment balances, may significantly impact our results of operations. Changes in interest rates also significantly impact our results of operations. We seek to mitigate interest rate risk by aligning the average duration of our interest-earning assets with that of our interest-bearing liabilities. We cannot predict the direction of interest rates or the levels of client balances. If interest rates rise, we generally expect to earn a larger net interest spread. Conversely, a falling interest rate environment generally would result in us earning a smaller net interest spread.

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Financial Performance Metrics
Net income, diluted earnings per share and EBITDA are key metrics we use in evaluating our financial performance. Net income and diluted earnings per share are GAAP financial measures and EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.
We consider EBITDA to be an important measure of our financial performance and of our ability to generate cash flows to service debt, fund capital expenditures and fund other corporate investing and financing activities. EBITDA is used as the denominator in the consolidated leverage ratio calculation for covenant purposes under the TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation senior revolving credit facility. EBITDA eliminates the non-cash effect of tangible asset depreciation and amortization and intangible asset amortization. EBITDA should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, GAAP pre-tax income, net income and cash flows from operating activities.
The following table sets forth net income in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues for the periods indicated, and provides reconciliations to EBITDA (dollars in millions):
 
 
Three months ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
$
 
% of Net Revenues
 
$
 
% of Net Revenues
Net income - GAAP
 
$
297

 
23.6
%
 
$
216

 
25.1
%
Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
34

 
2.7
%
 
24

 
2.8
%
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
 
38

 
3.0
%
 
19

 
2.2
%
Interest on borrowings
 
20

 
1.6
%
 
14

 
1.6
%
Provision for income taxes
 
6

 
0.5
%
 
123

 
14.3
%
EBITDA - non-GAAP
 
$
395

 
31.4
%
 
$
396

 
46.1
%
Our net income increased 38% for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to the same period in the prior year due to an increase in net revenues and a lower effective income tax rate, primarily due to the enactment of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (the "Act") on December 22, 2017. These increases were partially offset by increases in operating expenses and interest on borrowings and an $11 million loss on sale of investments during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Detailed analysis of net revenues and expenses is presented later in this discussion.
Our EBITDA was relatively unchanged for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to the same period in the prior year, as the increase in net revenues was offset by an increase in operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization and an $11 million loss on sale of investments.
Our diluted earnings per share increased 27% to $0.52 for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to $0.41 for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 due to higher net income, partially offset by a 7% increase in average diluted shares outstanding as a result of the issuance of our common stock in connection with the Scottrade acquisition. Based on our expectations for net revenues and expenses, which include an estimated $320 million to $410 million of acquisition-related expenses and a lower effective income tax rate as a result of the Act, we expect diluted earnings per share to range from $1.85 to $2.45 for fiscal year 2018, depending largely on the level of client trading activity, client asset growth and the level of interest rates.
Operating Metrics
Our largest sources of revenues are asset-based revenues and transaction-based revenues. For the first quarter of fiscal 2018, asset-based revenues and transaction-based revenues accounted for 63% and 35% of our net revenues, respectively. Asset-based revenues consist of (1) bank deposit account fees, (2) net interest revenue and (3) investment product fees. The primary factors driving our asset-based revenues are average balances and average rates. Average balances consist primarily of average client bank deposit account balances, average client margin balances, average segregated cash balances, average client credit balances, average fee-based investment balances and average securities borrowing and lending balances. Average rates consist of the average interest rates and fees earned and paid on such balances. The primary factors driving our transaction-based revenues are total trades and average commissions per trade. We also consider client account and client asset metrics, although we believe they are generally of less significance to our results of operations for any particular period than our metrics for asset-based and transaction-based revenues.


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Asset-Based Revenue Metrics
We calculate the return on our bank deposit account balances and our interest-earning assets using a measure we refer to as net interest margin. Net interest margin is calculated for a given period by dividing the annualized sum of bank deposit account fees and net interest revenue by average spread-based assets. Spread-based assets consist of client and brokerage-related asset balances, including bank deposit account balances, client margin balances, segregated cash, deposits paid on securities borrowing and other cash and interest-earning investment balances. The following table sets forth net interest margin and average spread-based assets (dollars in millions):
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
Increase/
(Decrease)
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Average bank deposit account balances
 
$
119,101

 
$
93,263

 
$
25,838

Average interest-earning assets
 
31,620

 
24,454

 
7,166

Average spread-based balances
 
$
150,721

 
$
117,717

 
$
33,004

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposit account fee revenue
 
$
381

 
$
245

 
$
136

Net interest revenue
 
276

 
151

 
125

Spread-based revenue
 
$
657

 
$
396

 
$
261

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Avg. annualized yield—bank deposit account fees
 
1.25
%
 
1.03
%
 
0.22
%
Avg. annualized yield—interest-earning assets
 
3.42
%
 
2.42
%
 
1.00
%
Net interest margin (NIM)
 
1.71
%
 
1.32
%
 
0.39
%
The following tables set forth key metrics that we use in analyzing net interest revenue, which is a component of net interest margin (dollars in millions):
 
 
Interest Revenue (Expense)
 
Increase/
(Decrease)
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Segregated cash
 
$
28

 
$
7

 
$
21

Client margin balances
 
191

 
108

 
83

Securities lending/borrowing, net
 
53

 
33

 
20

Other cash and interest-earning investments
 
6

 
3

 
3

Client credit balances
 
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
Net interest revenue
 
$
276

 
$
151

 
$
125

 
 
Average Balance
 
%
Change
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Segregated cash
 
$
9,900

 
$
8,723

 
13
%
Client margin balances
 
17,553

 
11,898

 
48
%
Securities borrowing
 
1,153

 
955

 
21
%
Other cash and interest-earning investments
 
3,014

 
2,878

 
5
%
Interest-earning assets
 
$
31,620

 
$
24,454

 
29
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Client credit balances
 
$
21,407

 
$
16,106

 
33
%
Securities lending
 
2,641

 
1,886

 
40
%
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
24,048

 
$
17,992

 
34
%

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Avg. Annualized Yield (Cost)
 
Net Yield
Increase/
(Decrease)
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Segregated cash
 
1.09
 %
 
0.30
 %
 
0.79
 %
Client margin balances
 
4.25
 %
 
3.56
 %
 
0.69
 %
Other cash and interest-earning investments
 
0.82
 %
 
0.44
 %
 
0.38
 %
Client credit balances
 
(0.03
)%
 
(0.01
)%
 
(0.02
)%
Net interest revenue
 
3.42
 %
 
2.42
 %
 
1.00
 %
The following tables set forth key metrics that we use in analyzing investment product fee revenues (dollars in millions):
 
 
Fee Revenue
 
Increase/
(Decrease)
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Money market mutual fund
 
$
4

 
$
3

 
$
1

Market fee-based investment balances
 
129

 
91

 
38

Total investment product fees
 
$
133

 
$
94

 
$
39

 
 
Average Balance
 
%
Change
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Money market mutual fund
 
$
3,756

 
$
3,701

 
1
%
Market fee-based investment balances
 
226,195

 
166,749

 
36
%
Total fee-based investment balances
 
$
229,951

 
$
170,450

 
35
%
 
 
Average Annualized Yield
 
Increase/
(Decrease)
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Money market mutual fund
 
0.43
%
 
0.38
%
 
0.05
%
Market fee-based investment balances
 
0.22
%
 
0.21
%
 
0.01
%
Total investment product fees
 
0.23
%
 
0.22
%
 
0.01
%
Transaction-Based Revenue Metrics
The following table sets forth several key metrics regarding client trading activity, which we utilize in measuring and evaluating performance and the results of our operations:
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
%
Change
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Total trades (in millions)
 
45.40

 
30.43

 
49
 %
Average client trades per day
 
726,438

 
486,801

 
49
 %
Trading days
 
62.5

 
62.5

 
0
 %
Average commissions per trade(1)
 
$
7.54

 
$
9.06

 
(17
)%
Order routing revenue (in millions)
 
$
98

 
$
79

 
24
 %
 
(1)
Effective in September 2017, the average commissions per trade metric was revised to exclude order routing revenue. Prior periods have been updated to conform to the current presentation.

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Client Account and Client Asset Metrics
The following table sets forth certain metrics regarding client accounts and client assets, which we use to analyze growth and trends in our client base:
 
 
Three months ended 
 December 31,
 
%
Change
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Funded accounts (beginning of period)
 
11,004,000

 
6,950,000

 
58
%
Funded accounts (end of period)
 
11,129,000

 
7,046,000

 
58
%
Percentage change during period
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Client assets (beginning of period, in billions)
 
$
1,118.5

 
$
773.8

 
45
%
Client assets (end of period, in billions)
 
$
1,178.8

 
$
797.0

 
48
%
Percentage change during period
 
5
%
 
3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net new assets (in billions)
 
$
26.5

 
$
18.7

 
42
%
Net new assets annualized growth rate
 
9
%
 
10
%
 
 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Data
The following table summarizes certain data from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for analysis purposes (dollars in millions):
 
 
Three months ended December 31,
 
%
Change
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transaction-based revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commissions and transaction fees
 
$
440

 
$
355

 
24
 %
Asset-based revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank deposit account fees
 
381

 
245

 
56
 %
Net interest revenue
 
276

 
151

 
83
 %
Investment product fees
 
133

 
94

 
41
 %
Total asset-based revenues
 
790

 
490

 
61
 %
 Other revenues
 
27

 
14

 
93
 %
Net revenues
 
1,257

 
859

 
46
 %
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employee compensation and benefits
 
415

 
214

 
94
 %
Clearing and execution costs
 
47

 
36

 
31
 %
Communications
 
53

 
35

 
51
 %
Occupancy and equipment costs
 
80

 
44

 
82
 %
Depreciation and amortization
 
34

 
24

 
42
 %
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
 
38

 
19

 
100
 %
Professional services
 
74

 
53

 
40
 %
Advertising
 
64

 
57

 
12
 %
Other
 
116

 
24

 
383
 %
Total operating expenses
 
921

 
506

 
82
 %
Operating income
 
336

 
353

 
(5
)%
Other expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on borrowings
 
20

 
14

 
43
 %
Loss on sale of investments
 
11

 
—

 
N/A

Other
 
2

 
—

 
N/A

Total other expense
 
33

 
14

 
136
 %
Pre-tax income
 
303

 
339

 
(11
)%
Provision for income taxes
 
6

 
123

 
(95
)%
Net income
 
$
297

 
$
216

 
38
 %
Other information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate
 
2.0
%
 
36.3
%
 
 
Average debt outstanding
 
$
2,653

 
$
1,749

 
52
 %
Effective interest rate incurred on borrowings
 
3.12
%
 
3.19
%
 
 

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Three-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016
Net Revenues
Commissions and transaction fees increased 24% to $440 million, primarily due to the addition of approximately three million funded accounts as a result of the Scottrade acquisition on September 18, 2017, partially offset by lower average commissions per trade. Average client trades per day increased 49% to 726,438 for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to 486,801 for the first quarter of the prior year. Average commissions per trade decreased to $7.54 from $9.06, primarily due to our reduction in client pricing for online equity and option trades during fiscal 2017. Effective March 6, 2017, we reduced our online equity and ETF trade commissions from $9.99 to $6.95 per trade and also lowered options pricing to $6.95 per trade (plus $0.75 per contract). The decrease in average commissions per trade was also impacted by the Scottrade acquisition, as we had a higher percentage of equity trades, which earn somewhat lower average commissions per trade.
Asset-based revenues, which consists of bank deposit account fees, net interest revenue and investment product fees, increased 61% to $790 million, primarily due to a 28% increase in average spread-based assets, a 36% increase in average market fee-based investment balances and an increase of 39 basis points in the net interest margin earned on spread-based assets. The growth in average spread-based and fee-based investment balances is primarily due to the Scottrade acquisition and our success in attracting net new client assets. Net interest margin increased to 1.71%, primarily due to the Federal Open Market Committee increasing the target range for the federal funds rate by 75 basis points (to between 1.00% and 1.25%) during fiscal 2017 and by 25 basis points (to between 1.25% to 1.50%) during the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
Bank deposit account fees increased 56% to $381 million, primarily due to an increase of 22 basis points in the average yield earned on the bank deposit account assets and a 28% increase in average client bank deposit account balances. The average yield earned on bank deposit account assets increased primarily due to floating-rate investment balances within the IDA portfolio benefiting from the federal funds rate increases during fiscal 2017 and the first quarter of fiscal 2018, partially offset by higher interest rates paid to clients. The growth in the average bank deposit account balances is primarily due to the Scottrade acquisition and our success in attracting net new client assets. For more information about the IDA agreement, please see Note 15 – Related Party Transactions under Item 1, Financial Statements – Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net interest revenue increased 83% to $276 million, primarily due to a 48% increase in average client margin balances due to the Scottrade acquisition, increases in the average yields earned on client margin balances and segregated cash as a result of the federal funds rate increases during fiscal 2017 and the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and a $20 million increase in net interest revenue from our securities borrowing/lending program. The average yield earned on interest-earning assets increased 100 basis points to 3.42%, primarily due to the benefits realized from the federal fund rate increases.
Investment product fees increased 41% to $133 million, primarily due to a 36% increase in average market fee-based investment balances and an increase of 1 basis point in the average yield earned on those balances. The increase in market fee-based investment balances is primarily due to the Scottrade acquisition and growth in our advised solutions products.
Other revenues increased 93% to $27 million, primarily due to increases in proxy services, transfer and other fee revenue associated with additional accounts and transaction processing volumes resulting from the Scottrade acquisition and favorable fair market value adjustments to U.S. government debt securities held by our broker-dealer subsidiaries.
Operating Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits increased 94% to $415 million, primarily due to $81 million of severance costs related to the Scottrade integration and an increase in average headcount related to the Scottrade acquisition and our strategic growth initiatives. The average number of full-time equivalent employees increased to 10,439 for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to 6,096 for the first quarter of the prior year.
Clearing and execution costs increased 31% to $47 million, primarily due to increased costs associated with additional accounts and transaction processing volumes resulting from the Scottrade acquisition.
Communications expense increased 51% to $53 million, primarily due to increased costs for quotes and market information associated with additional accounts and transaction processing volumes resulting from the Scottrade acquisition.
Occupancy and equipment costs increased 82% to $80 million, primarily due to additional costs associated with the Scottrade business, including increased software licensing, software maintenance and facilities expenses related to leased facilities.
Depreciation and amortization increased 42% to $34 million, primarily due to depreciation of assets recorded in the Scottrade acquisition and recent technology infrastructure upgrades.
Amortization of acquired intangible assets increased 100% to $38 million, primarily due to amortization of client relationships and trade name intangible assets recorded in the Scottrade acquisition.

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Professional services increased 40% to $74 million, primarily due to higher usage of consulting and contract services related to operational and technology-related initiatives and in connection with the Scottrade integration, partially offset by lower costs associated with legal matters.
Advertising expense increased 12% to $64 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We generally adjust our level of advertising spending in relation to stock market activity and other market conditions in an effort to maximize the number of new accounts while minimizing the advertising cost per new account.
Other operating expenses increased 383% to $116 million, primarily due to approximately $85 million of costs related to the Scottrade integration, mainly comprised of contract termination costs, and additional expenses associated with the Scottrade business.
Other Expense and Income Taxes
Interest on borrowings increased 43% to $20 million, primarily due to a 52% increase in average debt outstanding. On April 27, 2017, we issued $800 million of 3.300% Senior Notes due April 1, 2027 to finance a portion of the cash consideration paid in connection with the Scottrade acquisition.
Our effective income tax rate was 2.0% for the first quarter of fiscal 2018, compared to 36.3% for the first quarter of the prior year. The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 included an estimated net favorable adjustment of $68 million related to the remeasurement of our deferred tax balances as it pertains to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a $3 million income tax benefit resulting from the change in accounting for income taxes related to equity-based compensation under ASU 2016-09, $10 million of favorable resolutions of state income tax matters and a $6 million favorable benefit primarily resulting from acquisition-related exit costs. The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was also impacted by a $9 million unfavorable remeasurement of uncertain tax positions related to certain federal incentives. The Act was enacted on December 22, 2017, reducing the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, requiring companies to pay a one-time transition tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred and creating new taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings. For more information, see Note 7 – Income Taxes under Item 1, Financial Statements – Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These items had a net favorable impact on our earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 of approximately $0.14 per share. The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of the prior year included $7 million of favorable resolutions of state income tax matters. This favorably impacted earnings for the first quarter of the prior year by approximately $0.01 per share. As a result of the Act, we estimate our effective income tax rate will be approximately 27% for the remainder of fiscal 2018, excluding the effect of any adjustments related to remeasurement or resolution of uncertain tax positions and federal incentives. This estimate is based on a forecast of income through September 30, 2018 and is subject to change based on actual results. Additionally, we expect to experience some volatility in our quarterly and annual effective income tax rate because current accounting rules for uncertain tax positions require that any change in measurement of a tax position taken in a prior tax year be recognized as a discrete event in the period in which the change occurs. We also anticipate the potential for increased volatility in our future quarterly effective income tax rate from the accounting for income taxes related to equity-based compensation, which requires the income tax effects of exercised or vested stock-based awards to be treated as discrete items in the period in which they occur.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As a holding company, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (the "Parent") conducts substantially all of its business through its operating subsidiaries, principally its broker-dealer and futures commission merchant ("FCM")/forex dealer member ("FDM") subsidiaries.
We have historically financed our liquidity and capital needs primarily through the use of funds generated from subsidiary operations and from short-term borrowings. We have also issued common stock and long-term debt to finance mergers and acquisitions and for other corporate purposes. Our liquidity needs during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 were financed primarily from our subsidiaries' earnings, cash on hand and short-term borrowings. During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, we anticipate increased liquidity needs at our clearing broker-dealer subsidiaries in order to support regulatory and working capital requirements associated with the continued integration and migration of client accounts from the Scottrade platform to the Company's platform. We plan to finance both our ordinary and integration-related capital and liquidity needs during the remainder of fiscal 2018 primarily from our subsidiaries' earnings, cash on hand and short-term borrowings.
The Parent may make loans of cash or securities under committed and/or uncommitted lines of credit with each of its primary broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries in order to provide liquidity for operational contingencies. Liquidity for operational contingencies could be used to fund increases in our subsidiaries' deposit requirements with clearinghouses, and to provide operating liquidity for client trading and investing activity in the normal course of business and during times of market volatility. Committed facilities of $723 million and uncommitted facilities of $900 million were available to the Parent's primary broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017. For more information about these credit agreements, see "Long-term Debt and Other Borrowings — Intercompany Credit Agreements" later in this section.

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Dividends from our subsidiaries are an important source of liquidity for the Parent. Some of our subsidiaries are subject to requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), the National Futures Association ("NFA") and other regulators relating to liquidity, capital standards and the use of client funds and securities, which may limit funds available for the payment of dividends to the Parent.
Broker-dealer and Futures Commission Merchant/Forex Dealer Member Subsidiaries
Our broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries are subject to regulatory requirements that are intended to ensure their liquidity and general financial soundness. Under the SEC's Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the "Exchange Act"), our broker-dealer subsidiaries are required to maintain, at all times, at least the minimum level of net capital required under Rule 15c3-1. For our clearing broker-dealer subsidiaries, the minimum net capital level is determined by a calculation described in Rule 15c3-1 that is primarily based on the broker-dealers' "aggregate debits," which primarily consist of client margin balances at the clearing broker-dealers. Since our aggregate debits may fluctuate significantly, our minimum net capital requirements may also fluctuate significantly from period to period. The Parent may make cash capital contributions to our broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries, if necessary, to meet minimum net capital requirements.
Each of our broker-dealer subsidiaries may not repay any subordinated borrowings, pay cash dividends or make any unsecured advances or loans to its parent company or employees if such payment would result in a net capital amount of less than (a) 5% of aggregate debit balances or (b) 120% of its minimum dollar requirement. TD Ameritrade Futures & Forex LLC ("TDAFF"), our FCM and FDM subsidiary, must provide notice to the CFTC if its adjusted net capital amounts to less than (a) 110% of its risk-based capital requirement under CFTC Regulation 1.17, (b) 150% of its $1.0 million minimum dollar requirement, or (c) 110% of $20.0 million plus 5% of all liabilities owed to forex clients in excess of $10.0 million. These broker-dealer, FCM and FDM net capital thresholds, which are specified in Rule 17a-11 under the Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations 1.12 and 5.6, are typically referred to as "early warning" net capital thresholds.
The following tables summarize our broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries' net capital and adjusted net capital, respectively, as of December 31, 2017 (dollars in millions):
 
 
Net Capital
 
Early Warning
Threshold
 
Net Capital in
Excess of
Early Warning
Threshold
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.
 
$
1,704

 
$
905

 
$
799

TD Ameritrade, Inc.
 
$
186

 
$
0.3

 
$
186

Scottrade, Inc.
 
$
367

 
$
183

 
$
184

 
 
Adjusted Net Capital
 
Early Warning
Threshold
 
Adjusted Net
Capital in
Excess of
Early Warning
Threshold
TD Ameritrade Futures & Forex LLC
 
$
84

 
$
25

 
$
59

Our clearing broker-dealer subsidiaries, TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. ("TDAC") and Scottrade, Inc. ("STI"), engage in activities such as settling client securities transactions with clearinghouses, extending credit to clients through margin lending, securities lending and borrowing transactions and processing client cash sweep transactions to and from bank deposit accounts and money market mutual funds. These types of broker-dealer activities require active daily liquidity management.
Most of our clearing broker-dealer subsidiaries' assets are readily convertible to cash, consisting primarily of cash and investments segregated for the exclusive benefit of clients, receivables from clients and receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations. Cash and investments segregated for the exclusive benefit of clients may be held in cash, reverse repurchase agreements (collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities), U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities and other qualified securities. Receivables from clients consist of margin loans, which are demand loan obligations secured by readily marketable securities. Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations primarily arise from current open transactions, which usually settle or can be settled within a few business days.
Our clearing broker-dealer subsidiaries are subject to cash deposit and collateral requirements with clearinghouses such as the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ("DTCC") and the OCC, which may fluctuate significantly from time to time based on the nature and size of our clients' trading activity.

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The following table sets forth our clearing broker-dealer subsidiaries' cash and investments deposited with clearing organizations for the clearing of client equity and option trades (dollars in millions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.
 
$
615

 
$
476

Scottrade, Inc.
 
$
99

 
$
73

Liquidity needs for our clearing broker-dealer subsidiaries relating to client trading and margin borrowing are met primarily through cash balances in client brokerage accounts and lending of client margin securities. Cash balances in client brokerage accounts not used for client trading and margin borrowing activity are not generally available for other liquidity purposes and must be segregated for the exclusive benefit of clients under Rule 15c3-3 of the Exchange Act.
Cash balances in client brokerage accounts are summarized in the following table (dollars in billions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.
 
$
18.7

 
$
18.5

Scottrade, Inc.
 
$
6.2

 
$
6.2

Cash and investments segregated in special reserve bank accounts for the exclusive benefit of clients under Rule 15c3-3 are summarized in the following table (dollars in billions):
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.
 
$
6.5

 
$
6.4

Scottrade, Inc.
 
$
3.3

 
$
3.7

For general liquidity needs, TDAC currently maintains a senior unsecured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $600 million. This facility is described under Long-term Debt and Other Borrowings – TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. Credit Agreement later in this section. TDAC also utilizes secured uncommitted lines of credit for short-term liquidity needs.
In addition, we have established intercompany credit agreements under which the broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries may borrow from the Parent. The Parent's intercompany credit agreements with TDAC and STI provide for committed revolving loan facilities of $400 million and $300 million, respectively, and an uncommitted revolving loan facility of $300 million for both TDAC and STI. The intercompany credit agreements are described under Long-term Debt and Other Borrowings – Intercompany Credit Agreements later in this section.
Liquid Assets Available for Corporate Investing and Financing Activities
We consider "liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities" to be an important measure of our liquidity. Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. We include the excess capital of our regulated subsidiaries in the calculation of liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities, rather than simply including the regulated subsidiaries' cash and cash equivalents, because capital requirements may limit the amount of cash available for dividend from the regulated subsidiaries to the parent company. Excess capital, as defined below, is generally available for dividend from the regulated subsidiaries to the parent company. Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities should be considered as a supplemental measure of liquidity, rather than as a substitute for GAAP cash and cash equivalents.
We define liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities as the sum of (a) excess corporate cash and cash equivalents and investments, less securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and (b) our regulated subsidiaries' net capital in excess of minimum operational targets established by management. Excess corporate cash and cash equivalents and investments includes cash and cash equivalents from our investment advisory subsidiaries and excludes (i) amounts being maintained to provide liquidity for operational contingencies, including lending to our broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries under intercompany credit agreements, (ii) amounts maintained for corporate working capital and (iii) the net amounts held as collateral for derivative contracts. Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities is based on more conservative measures of net capital than regulatory requirements because we generally manage to higher levels of net capital at our regulated subsidiaries than the regulatory thresholds require.

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities (dollars in millions): 
 
 
Dec. 31,
 
Sept. 30,
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2017
 
Change
Cash and cash equivalents - GAAP
 
$
1,644

 
$
1,472

 
$
172

Less:   Non-corporate cash and cash equivalents
 
(844
)
 
(1,174
)
 
330

Corporate cash and cash equivalents
 
800

 
298

 
502

Corporate investments
 
—

 
714

 
(714
)
Less: Corporate liquidity maintained for operational contingencies
 
(723
)
 
(723
)
 
—

Amounts maintained for corporate working capital
 
(65
)
 
(87
)
 
22

Amounts held as collateral for derivative contracts, net
 
(8
)
 
(40
)
 
32

Excess corporate cash and cash equivalents and investments
 
4

 
162

 
(158
)
Excess regulatory net capital over management targets
 
85

 
46

 
39

Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities - non-GAAP
 
$
89

 
$
208

 
$
(119
)
The changes in liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities are summarized as follows (dollars in millions): 
Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities as of September 30, 2017
 
$
208

Plus:    EBITDA(1)
 
395

Less: Additional net capital requirement due to increase in aggregate debits
 
(128
)
Payment of cash dividends
 
(119
)
            Income taxes paid
 
(112
)
Purchase of property and equipment
 
(63
)
Other changes in working capital and regulatory net capital
 
(19
)
Interest paid
 
(36
)
Change in net capital related to daily futures client cash sweep
 
(17
)
Cash paid in business combination
 
(12
)
Purchase of treasury stock for income tax withholding on stock-based compensation
 
(8
)
Liquid assets available for corporate investing and financing activities as of December 31, 2017
 
$
89

 
(1)
See "Financial Performance Metrics" earlier in this section for a description of EBITDA.
Long-term Debt and Other Borrowings
The following is a summary of our long-term debt and other borrowings.
Senior Notes – Our unsecured, fixed-rate Senior Notes were each sold through a public offering and pay interest semi-annually in arrears. Key information about the Senior Notes outstanding is summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):
Description
 
Date Issued
 
Maturity Date
 
Aggregate Principal
 
Interest Rate
2019 Notes
 
November 25, 2009
 
December 1, 2019
 
$500
 
5.600%
2022 Notes
 
March 4, 2015
 
April 1, 2022
 
$750
 
2.950%
2025 Notes
 
October 17, 2014
 
April 1, 2025
 
$500
 
3.625%
2027 Notes
 
April 27, 2017
 
April 1, 2027
 
$800
 
3.300%
Fair Value Hedging – We are exposed to changes in the fair value of our fixed-rate Senior Notes resulting from interest rate fluctuations. To hedge this exposure, we entered into fixed-for-variable interest rate swaps on each of the Senior Notes. Each fixed-for-variable interest rate swap has a notional amount and a maturity date matching the aggregate principal amount and maturity date, respectively, for each of the respective Senior Notes.

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The interest rate swaps effectively change the fixed-rate interest on the Senior Notes to variable-rate interest. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we receive semi-annual fixed-rate interest payments based on the same rates applicable to the Senior Notes, and make quarterly variable-rate interest payments based on three-month LIBOR plus (a) 2.3745% for the swap on the 2019 Notes, (b) 0.9486% for the swap on the 2022 Notes, (c) 1.1022% for the swap on the 2025 Notes and (d) 1.0340% for the swap on the 2027 Notes. As of December 31, 2017, the weighted average effective interest rate on the aggregate principal balance of the Senior Notes was 2.65%.
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Credit Agreement – The Parent has access to a senior unsecured revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $300 million (the "Parent Revolving Facility"). The maturity date of the Parent Revolving Facility is April 21, 2022. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Parent Revolving Facility as of December 31, 2017.
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc. Credit Agreement – TDAC has access to a senior unsecured revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $600 million (the "TDAC Revolving Facility"). The maturity date of the TDAC Revolving Facility is April 21, 2022. There were no borrowings outstanding under the TDAC Revolving Facility as of December 31, 2017.
Notes Payable – TDAC utilizes secured uncommitted lines of credit for short-term liquidity needs. As of December 31, 2017, there was $50 million in borrowings outstanding under these credit lines.
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase (repurchase agreements) – At times, we enter into repurchase agreements to finance our short-term liquidity and capital needs. Under repurchase agreements, we receive cash from the counterparty and provide U.S. Treasury securities as collateral. On December 15, 2017, our outstanding repurchase agreement matured and we entered into another repurchase agreement with the same counterparty. The December 15, 2017 repurchase agreement will mature on March 15, 2018 and its terms are similar to the prior agreement. The applicable interest rate under the December 15, 2017 repurchase agreement is calculated based on one-month LIBOR, plus an interest rate margin of ten basis points. As of December 31, 2017, the effective interest rate was 1.58%. We will repurchase the collateral on March 15, 2018 for $97 million, plus accrued interest.
Intercompany Credit Agreements – The Parent has entered into credit agreements with each of its primary broker-dealer and FCM/FDM subsidiaries, under which the Parent may make loans of cash or securities under committed and/or uncommitted lines of credit. The current committed and/or uncommitted lines of credit are summarized in the table below (dollars in millions):
Borrower Subsidiary
 
Committed Facility
 
Uncommitted Facility(1)
 
Termination Date
TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.
 
$400
 
$300
 
March 1, 2022
TD Ameritrade, Inc.
 
N/A
 
$300
 
March 1, 2022
TD Ameritrade Futures & Forex LLC
 
$22.5
 
N/A
 
August 11, 2021
Scottrade, Inc.
 
$300
 
$300
 
March 1, 2022
 
(1)
The Parent is permitted, but under no obligation, to make loans under uncommitted facilities.
There were no borrowings outstanding under any of the intercompany credit agreements as of December 31, 2017.
Stock Repurchase Program
On November 20, 2015, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 30 million shares of our common stock. As of December 31, 2017, we had approximately 26 million shares remaining under this stock repurchase authorization. We have suspended further repurchases under our current stock repurchase authorization until after the completion of the Scottrade integration, at which time the program will be reviewed.
Cash Dividends
We declared a $0.21 per share quarterly cash dividend on our common stock during each of the first two quarters of fiscal 2018. We paid $119 million in cash dividends during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We expect to pay the second quarter dividend of $119 million on February 20, 2018.


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Contractual Obligations
The following item constitutes a material change in our contractual obligations outside the ordinary course of business since September 30, 2017:
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we accelerated and paid approximately $51 million of future purchase obligations into fiscal 2018. These purchase obligations were originally expected to be paid during fiscal years 2019 through 2027 and consisted of early contract termination costs associated with the Scottrade integration.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We enter into guarantees and other off-balance sheet arrangements in the ordinary course of business, primarily to meet the needs of our clients and to manage our asset-based revenues. For information on these arrangements, see the following sections under Item 1, Financial Statements – Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements: "General Contingencies" and "Guarantees" in Note 10– Commitments and Contingencies and "Insured Deposit Account Agreement" in Note 15 – Related Party Transactions. The IDA agreement accounts for a significant percentage of our net revenues (27% of our net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2018) and enables our clients to invest in an FDIC-insured deposit product without the need for the Company to establish the significant levels of capital that would be required to maintain our own bank charter.
Websites and Social Media Disclosure
From time to time, the Company may use its website and/or Twitter as distribution channels of material information. The Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, financial data and other important information regarding the Company is routinely accessible through and posted on the Company's website at www.amtd.com and its Twitter account @TDAmeritradePR. We ask that interested parties visit or subscribe to newsfeeds at www.amtd.com/newsroom to automatically receive email alerts and other information, including the most up-to-date corporate financial information, presentation announcements, transcripts and archives. The website to access the Company's Twitter account is https://twitter.com/TDAmeritradePR. Website links provided in this report, although correct when published, may change in the future. We make available free of charge on our website at www.amtd.com/investor-relations/sec-filings/ our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with or furnish it to the SEC. Our SEC filings are also available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/.
Item 3. – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk generally represents the risk of loss that may result from the potential change in the value of a financial instrument as a result of fluctuations in interest rates and market prices. We have established policies, procedures and internal processes governing our management of market risks in the normal course of our business operations.
Market-related Credit Risk
Two primary sources of credit risk inherent in our business are (1) client credit risk related to margin lending and leverage and (2) counterparty credit risk related to securities lending and borrowing. We manage risk on client margin lending and leverage by requiring clients to maintain margin collateral in compliance with regulatory and internal guidelines. The risks associated with margin lending and leverage increase during periods of rapid market movements, or in cases where leverage or collateral is concentrated and market movements occur. We monitor required margin levels daily and, pursuant to such guidelines, require our clients to deposit additional collateral, or to reduce positions, when necessary. We continuously monitor client accounts to detect excessive concentration, large orders or positions, patterns of day trading and other activities that indicate increased risk to us. We manage risks associated with our securities lending and borrowing activities by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, by monitoring the market value of securities loaned and collateral values for securities borrowed on a daily basis and requiring additional cash as collateral for securities loaned or return of collateral for securities borrowed when necessary, and by participating in a risk-sharing program offered through the Options Clearing Corporation.
We are party to interest rate swaps related to our long-term debt, which are subject to counterparty credit risk. Credit risk on derivative financial instruments is managed by limiting activity to approved counterparties that meet a minimum credit rating threshold and by entering into credit support agreements, or by utilizing approved central clearing counterparties registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Our interest rate swaps require daily collateral coverage, in the form of cash or U.S. Treasury securities, for the aggregate fair value of the interest rate swaps.
Interest Rate Risk
As a fundamental part of our brokerage business, we invest in interest-earning assets and are obligated on interest-bearing liabilities. In addition, we earn fees on our bank deposit account arrangements and on money market mutual funds, which are subject to interest rate risk. Changes in interest rates could affect the interest earned on assets differently than interest paid on liabilities. A

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rising interest rate environment generally results in us earning a larger net interest spread. Conversely, a falling interest rate environment generally results in us earning a smaller net interest spread.
Our most prevalent form of interest rate risk is referred to as "gap" risk. Gap risk occurs when the interest rates we earn on assets change at a different frequency or amount than the interest rates we pay on liabilities. For example, in the current low interest rate environment, sharp increases in short-term interest rates could result in net interest spread compression if the yields paid on interest-bearing client balances were to increase faster than our earnings on interest-earning assets. We seek to mitigate interest rate risk by aligning the average duration of interest-earning assets with that of interest-bearing liabilities. As of December 31, 2017, our consolidated duration was 1.9 years. We have an Asset/Liability Committee as the governance body with the responsibility of managing interest rate risk, including gap risk.
We use net interest simulation modeling techniques to evaluate the effect that changes in interest rates might have on pre-tax income. Our model includes all interest-sensitive assets and liabilities of the Company and interest-sensitive assets and liabilities associated with bank deposit account arrangements. The simulations involve assumptions that are inherently uncertain and, as a result, cannot precisely predict the impact that changes in interest rates will have on pre-tax income. Actual results may differ from simulated results due to differences in timing and frequency of rate changes, changes in market conditions and changes in management strategy that lead to changes in the mix of interest-sensitive assets and liabilities.
The simulations assume that the asset and liability structure of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and client bank deposit account balances would not be changed as a result of a simulated change in interest rates. The results of the simulations based on our financial position as of December 31, 2017 indicate that a gradual 1% (100 basis points) increase in interest rates over a 12-month period would result in a range of approximately $90 million to $185 million higher pre-tax income and a gradual 1% (100 basis points) decrease in interest rates over a 12-month period would result in a range of approximately $200 million to $230 million lower pre-tax income, depending largely on the extent and timing of possible increases in payment rates on client cash balances and interest rates charged on client margin balances. The results of the simulations reflect the fact that short-term interest rates remain at historically low levels despite the increase in the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 1.25% to 1.50% as directed by the Federal Open Market Committee in December 2017.
Other Market Risks
Substantially all of our revenues and financial instruments are denominated in U.S. dollars. We generally do not enter into derivative transactions, except for hedging purposes.
Item 4. – Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017. Management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2017.
As the Scottrade acquisition occurred on September 18, 2017, management excluded the internal control over financial reporting of Scottrade from the scope of the assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. Since the date of acquisition, Scottrade's financial results are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements and constituted approximately $10 billion and $3 billion of total and net assets, respectively, as of December 31, 2017, and $277 million and $73 million of net revenues and net loss, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2017. Due to the timing of the acquisition, management's assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of Scottrade. This exclusion is in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's general guidance that an assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of a recently acquired business may be omitted from management's scope within a year of the acquisition.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Part II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. – Legal Proceedings
For information regarding legal proceedings, see Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies – "Legal and Regulatory Matters" under Item 1, Financial Statements – Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Item 1A. – Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under Item 1A— "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results of operations. The risks described in our Form 10‑K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.
Item 2. – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
Average Price Paid
per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program
 
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
October 1, 2017 – October 31, 2017
 
11,792

 
$
48.66

 
—

 
25,979,986

November 1, 2017 – November 30, 2017
 
78,966

 
$
49.11

 
—

 
25,979,986

December 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
 
70,359

 
$
51.98

 
—

 
25,979,986

Total – Three months ended December 31, 2017
 
161,117

 
$
50.33

 
—

 
25,979,986

On November 20, 2015, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 30 million shares of our common stock. We disclosed this authorization on November 20, 2015 in our annual report on Form 10-K. This program was the only stock repurchase program in effect and no programs expired during the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, 161,117 shares were repurchased from employees for income tax withholding in connection with distributions of stock-based compensation.

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Item 6. – Exhibits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
 

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Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted schedule upon request.
 
 

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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 8, 2018
 
 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ TIM HOCKEY
 
 
 
Tim Hockey
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ STEPHEN J. BOYLE
 
 
 
Stephen J. Boyle
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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