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Non-Tech : Online Broker Down - Sue 'em - EGRP, JBOH, AMTD, SCH, NDB
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To: Holt who wrote (229)5/10/1999 11:33:00 AM
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DLJ/Discover/NDB Rated 1-2-3 in Wall Street Journal Survey of OLBs !

Rating the Online Brokers
Barron's tested 21 brokers through their 'Net connections. We ranked them in the categories listed below, but gave extra weight to trade execution, reliability and range of services.

Broker Trade
Execution Ease
of Use Reliability/
Range Amen-
ities Commis-
sions Weighted
Total Stars
DLJDirect 5 5 4 5 3 22.750 ****
Discover 5 4 4 4 3 20.750 ****
National Discount Brokers 5 4 4 4 3 20.750 ****
Web Street Securities 5 4 3.5 4 4 20.625 ****
Datek 5 3 3 3 5 18.500 ***1/2
E*Trade 4 3 4 4 3 18.500 ***1/2
A.B. Watley "Ultimate" 5 2 4 4 2 18.250 ***1/2
SureTrade 4 4 3 3 5 18.250 ***1/2
Charles Schwab 4 3 4 4 2 18.000 ***
Muriel Siebert 3 4 4 3 4 17.750 ***
Waterhouse Securities 3 3 4 4 4 17.750 ***
Quick & Reilly 4 4 3 3 3 17.250 ***
Wall Street Electronica 2 3 5 4 2 16.750 ***
Brown & Co. 4 3 3 2 5 16.250 ***
Fidelity 3 3 4 4 1 16.250 ***
AB Watley "Trader" 3 3 3 3 5 16.000 **1/2
Jack White 3 3 3 4 4 14.250 **
Wall Street Access 3 3 3 4 2 15.500 **
Mr. Stock 3 3 3 3 3 15.000 **
Accutrade 3 4 3 2 2 14.500 **
Net Investor 3 3 3 3 2 14.500 **
Ameritrade 3 4 2 2 4 14.250 **

Weighted Total Calculation =1.25 x Trade Exec + 1.25 x Reliability + .5 x Commission + 1.0 x other factors
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