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To: hx4 who wrote (28422)	1/8/2000 4:03:00 PM
From: Lola	Respond to of 62348

JFM (FORM on Nasdaq) ... interesting last trade I found on this stock at this cool site which shows the last 10 trades of the day. There was a 120K buy of FORM (JFM on TSE) @ the ask price of 6 3/8 US. I thought that was significant. I don't know if it's short covering, an institutional order or what but the chart on JFM looks good for next week if the markets recover as I suspect they will. I'll be watching to pick up JFM at whatever I think is the bottom on Monday for a trade. host.cnbc.com Lola:) PHNPI

To: hx4 who wrote (28422)	1/8/2000 4:28:00 PM
From: StockPro	Respond to of 62348

Forgive an interruption from a regular lurker on this thread, but having been with Investorline for well over a year, I just have to comment ... ... compared to some of the problems I've read about, Investorline seems one of the better brokers. I have to agree whole heartedly with the above statement. Not only that, but it is obvious (to me) by their actions that Investorline is continuously improving and streamlining their systems. I've also noticed it does take a lot less time for a change order. Once again, I agree -- my experience has been the same. In fact, I would go so far as to describe "change orders" as instantaneous. A couple of months back, Investorline introduced their latest upgrade to their web interface. At that time, I had some questions about the new system and talked to an account representative. I was told at that time that one of the changes made was that "Change Orders" are no longer subject to the "Know Your Client Rule", that they are handled fully electronically and automatically. My own experience would seem to indicate that what I was told is indeed correct. I am now in the habit of frequently pre-placing my orders with a price that is quite far from the current bid/ask price. When I want a fill, I go in and do a "change order" to modify the price on my order so as to get right on the current bid/ask price. From the time I receive the "change order confirmation" screen to the time that I return to the "Order Status" screen, the status is invariably reported as "Submitted" as opposed to the old "Pending" that I used to see. By the time I return to StockWatch (already open in another browser window) and refresh market depth, I can see my order on the depth.

To: hx4 who wrote (28422)	1/8/2000 4:45:00 PM
From: Chad Barrett	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 62348

<< My trades usually take 3-5 minutes with Investorline. >> Market orders? Or limit orders? I have started to use market orders whenever possible because they seem to get done in about a minute. As soon as you specify a price, it slows things down to 3-5 minutes. ... just my observations... it still isn't "satisfactory"...