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To: Wayners who wrote (3353)1/15/1999 9:17:00 AM
From: Dave Triplett   of 7382
 
As Web Traffic Jumps,
Brokers Run Into Jam
By REBECCA BUCKMAN
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Point-and-click investing never seemed so complicated.

Billed as fast, easy and cheap, online stock trading -- increasingly an
alternative to conventional full-service investing -- became a nightmare
for many of the cybersavvy this week. Almost every major Internet
trading house has experienced Website slowdowns or downright outages
during the past six weeks, raising questions as to whether the flashy
online-trading industry can live up to its self-generated hype -- or even
function efficiently when investors need it the most.

Join the Discussion: What have your experiences with on-line trading
been like?

Web Traders -- and Shares -- Feel Pain of Volatile Market (Jan. 14)

Customer Gripes Are Loud as E*Trade Stokes Growth (Jan. 14)
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