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Non-Tech : Datek Brokerage $9.95 a trade -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: peter michaelson who wrote (7584)	3/26/1998 2:33:00 PM
From: Len	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16892

Ive been wondering the same thing Peter.. So many rants about the quotes. And now they want B/A sizes. Just more bandwith hogging to slow down the rest of the Datek site. I couldn't trade effectively without streaming quotes, either. I would prefer that Datek keep it simple, and use its resources for trading quality. As we've all seen, the more they add, the slower and more problematic they become. I wish they had stuck with what brought 'em here; simple, no frills trading, with realtime quotes as an added bonus. Active traders is what made Datek grow, and the quotes were used as a back-up to a separate, streaming r/t service. Ah, for the good ole days. Change is tough. <g>

To: peter michaelson who wrote (7584)	3/26/1998 5:57:00 PM
From: gbh	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 16892

Peter, I agree about the live updating quotes. I use Bullsession at bullsession.com Cost is $31.95/month for NYSE and NASDAQ. Can add options and AMEX and others incrementally. It runs as a Java app so its cross-platform. I use from work (Unix) and from home (win95). Can handle up to 300 ticker symbols in one list, I track about 30-40 at a time. The quote feed is via S&P Comstock. Its pretty awesome. I've been using it about a month. I used to click a lot.