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To: Craig Richards who wrote (3086)	5/22/1998 12:22:00 AM
From: James F. Hopkins	Respond to of 4969

Craig; Don't get me wrong what your doing is commendable, I was in a general sense sharing with you some of my experience. Brokers when they goof up are like Teflon, the client making something stick is at a big disadvantage. I've had enough problems that I don't ever talk to one anymore without My tape recorder running.<G> Most of my trading is now done on line, but even so crap happens. Just last week I tried buying some PLSS as she dipped before jumping up , and put my bid at the ask and didn't get it even though the market maker was showing trades going off below the ask, you would think my bid should have took. But I'm sure this was the Market Marker and as soon as he got what he wanted the thing jumped up above my bid. The brokerage house was likely helpless on that one. Good luck with your issue. Jim

To: Craig Richards who wrote (3086)	5/22/1998 10:04:00 AM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4969

It may be hard to beat these guys, but one of the NASD regulators told me (or maybe I read it on their web site) that it's in the NASD's best interest to maintain a fair and equitable market, as it is only with the public's confidence in the NASD market that the market will serve its purpose. ROFLMAOSHIH and you believe this PR, right????? NASD a fair and equitable market????????????????????????????? I guess it depends on your definition of fair and equitable! btw, securities law has one of the highest malpractice rates..if not THE HIGHEST.....wouldn't surprise me if one of the attorneys did tell a broker one thing and when you asked them the question about the website versus phone conversation , they investigated and changed their story. and it wouldn't surprise me if it happened the other way as well...