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To: Eski who wrote (56358)	7/11/2000 11:57:31 AM
From: Jon Tara	Read Replies (1) of 99985

There's nothing fake about them. Eski wrote: "BUT Market Makers can use ECN's to route there orders thru too. They do this everyday on INCA,ARCA,ISLD and REDI showing fake BID and ASK amounts to either scare the shorts or longs whichever the case it is to move the stock in there direction. " They aren't fake. If you hit them, they will be executed. Or are you refering-to the secret "don't execute" check-box that only the market-makers can use? If so, please meet me on the grassy knoll, and we'll discuss it further... Sure, market-makers can use ECNs. But when they do, you and they are on equal ground. This isn't manipulation - it just means that they are smarter than you.

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