TD Ameritrade Upgrades Alexa Skill, Including Visual Experience for Echo Show

TD Ameritrade announced upgrades to its Alexa skill, including access to market and investor information on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices and a visual experience for the Echo Show. Investors can get on-demand market information, news and events, and stock quotes via all Alexa-enabled devices, the company said. Ameritrade bills the Alexa skill as an “on-demand service representative” that helps customers navigate topics from investing basics to retirement and tax season queries. Once the skill is enabled, users can ask for quotes by voice for major market symbols, ask for specific sector information or ask to learn about specific investing topics, it said, and an Alexa device answers. Alexa can answer questions for Scottrade clients transitioning to TD Ameritrade after Ameritrade's September acquisition, it said. The company didn’t respond to questions about the level of financial detail Alexa is able to access or security protections for users.