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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1997 Short Picks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Jon Tara who wrote (6207)10/28/1997 4:44:00 PM
From: Hank  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 9285
 
Jon,

I guess you must have an exceptionally good internet connection. I constantly (as in every single day) have problems staying connected to Datek servers when things get real busy. Today was the worst. I did one trade to take some profits off the table and that was it. I'm not convinced by a long shot that things are ok again. I probably won't take anymore positions, long or short, again until the market proves to me which direction it's heading.

Hank



To: Jon Tara who wrote (6207)10/28/1997 6:31:00 PM
From: Andrew Hunter  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9285
 
That's bizarre. I was desperate to buy between 9:30 - 10:30 and Datek wouldn't let me get a single trade through. You're a lucky fellow.

I was also trying to get on through ETrade; perhaps if I had concentrated on Datek I would've gotten in. I book marked that 'Orders7' page for future reference.

I was trying to get NTSC for under $6 ...