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Donato A. Montanaro Jr.
NationalityAmerican
EducationCatholic University of America and University of Notre Dame
Occupation(s)Stockbroker and entrepreneur

Donato Anthony Montanaro Jr. is an American entrepreneur, stockbroker and private investor who was the founder of two separate stockbrokerages.

Early life and education

Montanaro received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Notre Dame, where, in 1987, he was student body vice president and was found guilty of plagiarism. He received a Juris Doctor from Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America.

Career

From 1992 to 1997, Montanaro was a stockbroker at Quick & Reilly.

In 1997, Montanaro founded Suretrade and ran the company until it was acquired by FleetBoston Financial's Quick & Reilly in 2001.

In 2005, he founded discount broker Tradeking and acted as its CEO until the company was acquired by Ally Financial in 2016.

References

  1. "Montanaro Found Guilty of Plagiarizing Research Paper" (PDF). The Observer. January 21, 1987.
  2. "DONATO ANTHONY MONTANARO JR". Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
  3. "Online Broker TradeKing Launches with Low, Flat-Rate Commissions" (Press release). PRWeb. December 27, 2005. Archived from the original on December 29, 2005.
  4. Krantz, Matt (April 5, 2016). "Ally Financial jumps into brokerage business". USA Today.
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