Investools Receives Stockholders Approval for Merger with thinkorswim

  
    
  
  
    
      Investools Inc. (NASDAQ:IEDU), the market leader in fulfilling 
      the lifelong education needs of self-directed investors, today announced 
      its stockholders voted at a special meeting to approve the issuance of 
      shares of Investools common stock in connection with the proposed merger 
      of thinkorswim Group, Inc., a leading retail online brokerage firm, with 
      a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investools. Investools expects the merger 
      to close once the transaction receives regulatory approval.
    
    
      At the special meeting, the stockholders also approved proposals to 
      amend Investools’ Certificate of Incorporation 
      to increase the authorized common stock from 60 million shares to 100 
      million shares and approved an amendment to the Company’s 
      2001 Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock 
      available for issuance thereunder from 8 million to 12 million shares.
    
    
      About Investools Inc.
    
    
      Investools offers a full range of investor education products and 
      services that provide lifelong learning in a variety of interactive 
      delivery formats, including instructor-led online courses, in-person 
      workshops, "at home" study programs, one-on-one and group online 
      coaching sessions and telephone, live-chat and email support. 
      Approximately 264,000 investors around the world have graduated from 
      Investools' investor education programs. Log on to http://www.investools.com 
      to learn more about the Investools Method™ -- 
      one of the most widely recognized, adopted and endorsed approaches to 
      investor education.
    
    
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