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To: SouthFloridaGuy who wrote (129)	6/7/1999 10:41:00 PM
From: ron forgus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 406

DLJ DIRECT RANKED # 1 by BARRONS March 15, 1999 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. 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 ETrade 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 For a complete story access BARRONS on Line