It's a sad realisation... but so trueQuote from Rodney King:
Would depend on whether the agreement defines "compete" narrowly, or more broadly as "offer any trading platform." Bear in mind, <i>any</i> new QT-like product would compete, in a broad sense, with TD/ToS's other platform(s). Heck, that's why they're killing QT in the first place -- because they believe their other offerings are "close enough."