AMTD TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation

Record Net Revenues of $819M, Up 9% Year-Over-YearRecord Net New Client Assets of $18.8B, 11% Annualized Growth RateAverage Client Trades per Day of 457,000

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD) has released operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

The Company’s results for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014 include the following:(1)

• Net income of $211 million, or $0.39 per diluted share
• Record net new client assets of $18.8 billion, an annualized growth rate of 11 percent, up 30 percent year-over-year
• Average client trades per day of 457,000, an activity rate of 7.2 percent, up 11 percent year-over-year
• Record net revenues of $819 million, up 9 percent year-over-year, 55 percent of which were asset-based
• Investment product fee revenues of $83 million, up 15 percent year-over-year
• Pre-tax income of $334 million, or 41 percent of net revenues
• EBITDA(2) of $389 million, or 47 percent of net revenues
• Record interest rate sensitive assets(3) of $101 billion, up 4 percent year-over-year
• Record client assets of $672 billion, up 13 percent year-over-year

“We’re off to a great start for 2015 as we delivered our best asset-gathering quarter in company history adding $18.8 billion in net new assets, up 30 percent year-over-year. We continue to see strong asset gathering in both the retail and institutional channels,” said Fred Tomczyk, president and chief executive officer. “Trading was at strong levels due to market volatility and investors continue to increase their usage of options, futures and mobile technology.”

“TD Ameritrade achieved record net revenues of $819 million, up 9 percent year-over-year due to strong trading and asset-based revenues. Client assets reached a record $672 billion, up 13 percent year-over-year, with interest rate sensitive assets accounting for a record $101 billion, up 4 percent year-over-year,” said Bill Gerber, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “We had a strong start to the fiscal year and we will continue to focus on delivering long-term value to our shareholders.”

Capital DeploymentDuring the first quarter of fiscal 2015, TD Ameritrade repurchased 3.7 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $32.39 per share for $118 million.

The Company has also declared a $0.15 per share quarterly cash dividend, payable on Feb. 18, 2015 to all holders of record of common stock as of Feb. 4, 2015.

Company Hosts Conference CallTD Ameritrade will host its December Quarter conference call this morning, Jan. 21, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. EST (7:30 a.m. CST). Participants may listen to the conference call by dialing 866-270-1533. The Company will webcast the conference call through www.amtd.com, via the “Presentations & Events” page of the web site. A replay of the phone call will be available by dialing 877-344-7529 and entering the Conference ID 10057542 beginning at 10:30 a.m. EST (9:30 a.m. CST) on Jan. 21, 2015. The replay will be available until 9:00 a.m. EST (8:00 a.m. CST) on Jan. 29, 2015. A transcript of the call will be available on the Company’s corporate web site, www.amtd.com, via either the “Investor Relations” page or the “Presentations & Events” page beginning Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

Interested parties can visit or subscribe to newsfeeds at www.amtd.com for the most up-to-date corporate financial information, presentation announcements, transcripts and archives. The company also communicates this information via Twitter, @TDAmeritradePR. Web site links, corporate titles and telephone numbers provided in this release, although correct when published, may change in the future.

Source: TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation

About TD Ameritrade Holding CorporationMillions of investors and independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) have turned to TD Ameritrade’s (NYSE: AMTD) technology, people and education to help make investing and trading easier to understand and do. Online or over the phone. In a branch or with an independent RIA. First-timer or sophisticated trader. Our clients want to take control, and we help them decide how - bringing Wall Street to Main Street for more than 39 years. An official sponsor of the 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, as well as an official sponsor of the National Football League for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons, TD Ameritrade has time and again been recognized as a leader in investment services. Please visit TD Ameritrade's newsroom or www.amtd.com for more information.

Safe HarborThis document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. In particular, any projections regarding our future revenues, expenses, earnings, capital expenditures, effective tax rates, client trading activity, accounts or stock price, as well as the assumptions on which such expectations are based, are forward-looking statements. These statements reflect only our current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance or results. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to: general economic and political conditions and other securities industry risks, fluctuations in interest rates, stock market fluctuations and changes in client trading activity, credit risk with clients and counterparties, increased competition, systems failures, delays and capacity constraints, network security risks, liquidity risks, new laws and regulations affecting our business, regulatory and legal matters and uncertainties and other risk factors described in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on Nov. 21, 2014. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by the federal securities laws.

1Please see the Glossary of Terms, located in “Investor” section of www.amtd.com for more information on how these metrics are calculated.

2See attached reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

3Interest rate-sensitive assets consist of spread-based assets and money market mutual funds. Ending balances as of December 31, 2014.

Brokerage services provided by TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA (www.FINRA.org) /SIPC (www.SIPC.org).

  TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME In millions, except per share amounts (Unaudited)             Quarter Ended Dec. 31, 2014 Sept. 30, 2014 Dec. 31, 2013 Revenues: Transaction-based revenues: Commissions and transaction fees $ 359 $ 332 $ 328   Asset-based revenues: Interest revenue 163 161 128 Brokerage interest expense   (2 )   (2 )   (1 ) Net interest revenue 161 159 127 Insured deposit account fees 207 208 208 Investment product fees   83     83     72   Total asset-based revenues 451 450 407   Other revenues   9     13     17   Net revenues   819     795     752     Operating expenses: Employee compensation and benefits 199 195 183 Clearing and execution costs 35 36 30 Communications 31 31 28 Occupancy and equipment costs 41 41 37 Depreciation and amortization 23 23 24 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 23 23 23 Professional services 37 38 38 Advertising 64 45 63 Other   22     25     19   Total operating expenses   475     457     445   Operating income 344 338 307   Other expense (income): Interest on borrowings 9 6 6 Gain on sale of investments - (10 ) - Other   1     -     -   Total other expense (income)   10     (4 )   6     Pre-tax income 334 342 301 Provision for income taxes   123     131     109   Net income $ 211   $ 211   $ 192     Earnings per share - basic $ 0.39 $ 0.39 $ 0.35 Earnings per share - diluted $ 0.39 $ 0.38 $ 0.35   Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 544 547 551 Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 548 551 555   Dividends declared per share $ 0.15 $ 0.12 $ 0.62     TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS In millions (Unaudited)         Dec. 31, 2014 Sept. 30, 2014 Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,877 $ 1,460 Segregated cash and investments 4,531 5,116 Broker/dealer receivables 1,196 1,108 Client receivables, net 11,646 11,639 Goodwill and intangible assets 3,195 3,218 Other   1,370   1,290 Total assets $ 23,815 $ 23,831   Liabilities and stockholders' equity:   Liabilities: Broker/dealer payables $ 2,079 $ 2,421 Client payables 14,861 14,497 Notes payable 113 150 Long-term debt 1,112 1,101 Other   890   914 Total liabilities 19,055 19,083   Stockholders' equity   4,760   4,748 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 23,815 $ 23,831     TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION SELECTED OPERATING DATA (Unaudited)     Quarter Ended Dec. 31, 2014     Sept. 30, 2014     Dec. 31, 2013

Key Metrics:

Net new assets (in billions) $18.8 $13.4 $14.5 Net new asset growth rate (annualized) 11 % 8 % 10 % Average client trades per day 457,243 402,638 413,743  

Profitability Metrics:

Operating margin 42.0 % 42.5 % 40.8 % Pre-tax margin 40.8 % 43.0 % 40.0 % Return on average stockholders' equity (annualized) 17.8 % 17.8 % 16.4 % EBITDA(1) as a percentage of net revenues 47.5 % 49.6 % 47.1 %  

Liquidity Metrics:

Interest on borrowings (in millions) $9 $6 $6 Interest coverage ratio (EBITDA(1)/interest on borrowings) 43.2 65.7 59.0 Liquid assets - management target(1) (in billions) $0.7 $0.8 $0.7 Cash and cash equivalents (in billions) $1.9 $1.5 $1.3  

Transaction-Based Revenue Metrics:

Total trades (in millions) 28.8 25.6 26.1 Average commissions and transaction fees per trade(2) $12.45 $12.97 $12.56 Average client trades per funded account (annualized) 18.1 16.1 17.2 Activity rate - funded accounts 7.2 % 6.4 % 6.9 % Trading days 63.0 63.5 63.0 Order routing revenue (in millions) $77 $77 $71  

Spread-Based Asset Metrics:

Average interest-earning assets (in billions) $19.5 $19.3 $17.6 Average insured deposit account balances (in billions) 75.0   73.6   72.7   Average spread-based balance (in billions) $94.5   $92.9   $90.3     Net interest revenue (in millions) $161 $159 $127 Insured deposit account fee revenue (in millions) 207   208   208   Spread-based revenue (in millions) $368   $367   $335     Avg. annualized yield - interest-earning assets 3.23 % 3.23 % 2.81 % Avg. annualized yield - insured deposit account fees 1.08 % 1.11 % 1.12 % Net interest margin (NIM) 1.53 % 1.55 % 1.45 %  

Fee-Based Investment Metrics:

Money market mutual fund fees:

Average balance (in billions) $5.6 $5.5 $5.3 Average annualized yield 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 % Fee revenue (in millions) $0   $0   $0    

Market fee-based investment balances:

Average balance (in billions) $145.1 $138.5 $125.2 Average annualized yield 0.22 % 0.23 % 0.22 % Fee revenue (in millions) $83   $83   $72     Average fee-based investment balances (in billions) $150.7 $144.0 $130.5 Average annualized yield 0.22 % 0.23 % 0.22 % Investment product fee revenue (in millions) $83   $83   $72     (1) See attached reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures. (2) Average commissions and transaction fees per trade excludes TD Waterhouse UK business.   NOTE: See Glossary of Terms on the Company's web site at www.amtd.com for definitions of the above metrics.     TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION SELECTED OPERATING DATA (Unaudited)     Quarter Ended Dec. 31, 2014     Sept. 30, 2014     Dec. 31, 2013

Client Account and Client Asset Metrics:

Funded accounts (beginning of period) 6,301,000 6,237,000 5,993,000 Funded accounts (end of period) 6,371,000 6,301,000 6,048,000 Percentage change during period 1 % 1 % 1 %   Client assets (beginning of period, in billions) $653.1 $650.2 $555.9 Client assets (end of period, in billions) $672.4 $653.1 $596.5 Percentage change during period 3 % 0 % 7 %  

Net Interest Revenue:

Segregated cash:

Average balance (in billions) $5.3 $5.3 $5.4 Average annualized yield 0.13 % 0.13 % 0.11 % Interest revenue (in millions) $2   $2   $2    

Client margin balances:

Average balance (in billions) $11.5 $11.2 $9.3 Average annualized yield 3.69 % 3.69 % 3.92 % Interest revenue (in millions) $108   $105   $93    

Securities borrowing/lending:

Average securities borrowing balance (in billions) $0.9 $1.1 $1.2 Average securities lending balance (in billions) $2.3   $2.4   $2.2   Net interest revenue - securities borrowing/lending (in millions) $51   $52   $32    

Other cash and interest-earning investments:

Average balance (in billions) $1.8 $1.7 $1.7 Average annualized yield 0.05 % 0.05 % 0.07 % Interest revenue - net (in millions) $0   $0   $0    

Client credit balances:

Average balance (in billions) $12.2 $11.8 $10.7 Average annualized cost 0.01 % 0.01 % 0.01 % Interest expense (in millions) ($0 ) ($0 ) ($0 )   Average interest-earning assets (in billions) $19.5 $19.3 $17.6 Average annualized yield 3.23 % 3.23 % 2.81 % Net interest revenue (in millions) $161   $159   $127     NOTE: See Glossary of Terms on the Company's web site at www.amtd.com for definitions of the above metrics.     TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Dollars in millions (Unaudited)                           Quarter Ended Dec. 31, 2014 Sept. 30, 2014 Dec. 31, 2013 $ % of Net Rev. $ % of Net Rev. $ % of Net Rev.

EBITDA (1)

EBITDA $ 389 47.5 % $ 394 49.6 % $ 354 47.1 % Less: Depreciation and amortization (23 ) (2.8 %) (23 ) (2.9 %) (24 ) (3.2 %) Amortization of acquired intangible assets (23 ) (2.8 %) (23 ) (2.9 %) (23 ) (3.1 %) Interest on borrowings (9 ) (1.1 %) (6 ) (0.8 %) (6 ) (0.8 %) Provision for income taxes   (123 ) (15.0 %)   (131 ) (16.5 %)   (109 ) (14.5 %) Net income $ 211   25.8 % $ 211   26.5 % $ 192   25.5 %     As of Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013

Liquid Assets - Management Target (2)

Liquid assets - management target $ 732 $ 762 $ 767 $ 706 $ 707

Plus: Broker-dealer cash and cash equivalents

1,434 1,090 871 508 926 Futures commission merchant cash and cash equivalents 2 - - - - Trust company cash and cash equivalents 55 53 54 64 60 Investment advisory cash and cash equivalents 28 19 9 14 25 Less:Excess broker-dealer regulatory net capital   (374 )   (464 )   (441 )   (359 )   (409 ) Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,877   $ 1,460   $ 1,260   $ 933   $ 1,309     Note: The term "GAAP" in the following explanation refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.     (1) EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is considered a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by SEC Regulation G. We consider EBITDA 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 holding company's 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, pre-tax income, net income and cash flows from operating activities.   (2) Liquid assets - management target is considered a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by SEC Regulation G. We include the excess capital of our broker-dealer subsidiaries in the calculation of liquid assets - management target, rather than simply including broker-dealer cash and cash equivalents, because capital requirements may limit the amount of cash available for dividend from the broker-dealer subsidiaries to the parent company. Excess capital, as defined below, is generally available for dividend from the broker-dealer subsidiaries to the parent company. We consider liquid assets - management target to be an important measure of our liquidity and of our ability to fund corporate investing and financing activities. Liquid assets - management target should be considered a supplemental measure of liquidity, rather than a substitute for cash and cash equivalents.   We define liquid assets - management target as the sum of (a) corporate cash and cash equivalents, (b) corporate short-term investments and (c) regulatory net capital of (i) our clearing broker-dealer subsidiary in excess of 10% of aggregate debit items and (ii) our introducing broker-dealer subsidiaries in excess of a minimum operational target established by management ($50 million in the case of our primary introducing broker-dealer, TD Ameritrade, Inc.). Liquid assets - management target is based on more conservative measures of broker-dealer net capital than regulatory thresholds require because we prefer to maintain significantly more conservative levels of net capital at the broker-dealer subsidiaries. We consider liquid assets - management target to be a measure that reflects our liquidity that would be readily available for corporate investing and financing activities under normal operating circumstances.  

TD Ameritrade Holding CorporationKristin Petrick, 402-574-6569Director, Communicationskristin.petrick@tdameritrade.com@TDAmeritradePRorJeff Goeser, 402-597-8464Director, Investor Relations and Financejeffrey.goeser@tdameritrade.com