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Non-Tech : Datek Brokerage $9.95 a trade -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: OpusX who wrote (13073)	8/19/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: HighTech	Respond to of 16892

LOL! You know I can't understand Datek. I think they have the best online service for tracking investments real time. I love their instant updates of portfolios, buying power, etc., but they seem to do some stupid things that don't make sense. For instance, I recently transferred about $86,000 from one of my IRA's to do some trading in mutual funds. When I later learned of a particular fund that I would think Datek (a trader's broker) should provide, that is Profunds, they don't. Jeesh, so I transferred the money back to Fidelity where I can trade UOPIX, etc. Also, they don't allow shorting the indexes that other brokers allow such as QQQ, XLK, etc. Jeesh, I'm thinking about transferring my taxable account to E-Trade or somewhere else so I can short the indexes if I want to. Again, wouldn't one think an online broker that caters to daytraders/investors would allow that? I wish some of the other brokers provided the portfolio and cash availability data instantly. Perhaps some do. I need to open some trial accounts elsewhere I suppose. Happy Trading, HiTech