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To: Dealer who wrote (58977)	8/15/2003 12:09:18 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 65232

Good for you Dealer. I hope this works out for the best for you. Even in trading, quality trumps cost. What good does saving a few bucks on the cost per trade if the amount you pay for the stock costs you 20x more than the cost of the trade? That's penny wise & pound foolish.

To: Dealer who wrote (58977)	8/15/2003 9:28:25 AM
From: DiB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Dealie, I've been using Ameritrade (from Datek) and Interactive Brokers (IB). I like IB much more than Ameritrade. In fact, I don't like Ameritrade at all. Executions are nothing special, and they nickel and dime a lot. Maybe "native" Ameritrade is better. The reason I still have an account with Ameritrade is that IB only takes cash deposits, and I'm not prepared to cash in my Ameritrade account just yet. <g> One caveat about IB is than it takes a little bit of time to get used to their interface.