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To: sam_o who wrote (27963)	8/19/2000 7:34:14 AM
From: dli	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42787

Sam, sounds like what you need is a direct access broker. You may want to take a look at the following: interactivebrokers.com mbtrading.com cybercorp.com I'm a satisifed customer of one of those brokers and know a number of traders trading with the other two that rate their service highly. If you do not want to invest the time and effort required to become proficient at routing your orders yourself, but still want reasonably fast executions and can tolerate a web-based interface then you may want to consider Datek (http://www.datek.com). Dave

To: sam_o who wrote (27963)	8/19/2000 9:39:02 AM
From: anthonydp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42787

sam o I've used cyberx from cybercorp.com for six months and its great. Its super fast, has intelligent order routing if you prefer which means you don't have to preference a market maker unless you want to. You can adjust parameters easily to fit your style. Everything is on half a page. CyberX has only basic quotes so you will need a chart, level II etc. from somewhere else. Trades are $14.95 with no monthly fees. Cybercorp does offer other systems with charting, LII etc.

To: sam_o who wrote (27963)	8/20/2000 11:54:41 PM
From: martin001	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42787

Sam - RE brokers I dont know if you got the answer you are looking for but perhaps I can help. I trade with 2 brokers MBT and Schwab. (and have tried a few others) I should also point out that I trade aggressively and frequently <g> I opened up an account with MBT (Manhattan Beach Trading) a couple of years ago because Schwab was down too often on high volume mornings and their executions were not that fast. MBT offers realtime data (Realtick) for quotes and charts. Level 2 data so you can see the depth of the market. They offer full books of Island/REDI/ARCA. You can use selectnet to broadcast orders or preference individual market makers. THey also have access to Instinet and SOES. In otherwords with a firm like MBT you have to choose the route for your orders. Against ISLAND ECN if there is a match the order is executed in 1 second. However in fast moving stocks there are alot of players and you have to be fast to get a fill against ISLAND. MMs can pull away from your bid as well forcing you to cancel and reinput another orders. Of course knowing good entry and exit points minimizes poor order execution (but thats another story) MBT confirms orders immediately on your order entry screen. THe next day you get an electronic confirmation and 2-3 days later you get a hard copy. I have never had any problems with errors. They have been down perhaps 3 or 4 times in the last year. So all in all one hell of a service. Having said that Schwab is really starting to become a fantastic broker. Their site is always up now. Cant remember the last time it crashed or was slow. I liked MBT because of access to Pre and post market trading but now Schwab has that as well. And another thing is that They give me great fills in a fast moving stock. With MBT if a stock is plummeting and I need to get out often I will go below the best bid because I dont think my chances are good that it will be filled. (probably NITE sitting there with a 100 share order so you cant get a short filled but thats another hard fact of life) I do the same thing with Schwab but often they will get the best bid/ask. Many times I get price improvements. In fact now when I trade the riskiest plays (like first 15 min of an IPO) I will use Schwab because they get better fills. Frankly I think MMs know who the daytraders are using Cyber/MBT/etc and pull away. (its all a conspiracy LOL ) As far as cost Schwab is 15/trade and I just received a notice that MBT will be 10/trade (for high volume traders) You mentioned 500MHZ PC - that is more than enough. I have a 350 MHZ with 128 MB RAM running 4 - 19 in monitors with up to 10 2 min intraday charts and 6 daily charts plus live news feed, multiple quote screens and of course good ole SI. However I do have a DSL line so that maybe one factor. ANyway hope this helps. Good Luck Martin