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Technology Stocks : E*TRADE IPO ALERT THREAD

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To: Keith J who wrote (15077)12/28/1999 11:03:00 PM
From: Mike E.  Read Replies (1) of 15145
 
Ben Holmes on the future of web brokers getting IPOs:
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What do you suppose happens when the bricks-and-mortar firms finally decide to move onto the Web themselves? What's the first thing they'll do to win back those customers? My guess is that E*Trade and Wit will see fewer shares in the deals and that the big firms -- which, by the way, essentially control the production of new-issue equities -- will slowly shut them out. I see IPO shares being used as a sort of currency to buy back business that has been lost to the online brokerages.


While this may be true, I believe E*Offering is working to become a sizable foe, and is into more than just shifting shares to E*Trade.

The longer the "bricks-and-mortar firms" wait to make the move, the harder it will be to take back the business.

IMHO,

mike
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