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To: SJ - Stephen who wrote (7049)2/27/1998 9:01:00 AM
From: Rene Madsen  Respond to of 16892
 
So does this expose possible failures by not having redundant / backup connections???
I don't know about this time, but I remember an earlier time where there were trouble with NYSE quotes and where it was the NYSE feed that was down...



To: SJ - Stephen who wrote (7049)2/27/1998 9:09:00 AM
From: Zog  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 16892
 
I think it exposes the weakness of having a third party do the trades. Of course, it also shows the inherent problem of online trading - as did Oct. 27th.