Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Non-Tech : Complaints About Schwab -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: scaram(o)uche who wrote (11)	8/28/1998 12:25:00 PM
From: Martin E. Frankel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196

Rich, Find out if MASH makes a market in any of the stocks, etc. you're trying to get quotes on. Demand an answer from a rep... they have instant access to the list of MMs on any individual issue. Marty

To: scaram(o)uche who wrote (11)	8/28/1998 1:02:00 PM
From: biodoc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196

Yes, I have been unable to get a real time quote on qmaww.o for the last 2 days--they are awful with option quotes, and this happened the last time there was large volume. I don't have a big enough account to have any clout, but this may make me change brokers.

To: scaram(o)uche who wrote (11)	8/28/1998 2:51:00 PM
From: cirrus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196

You're right, no quote information available on bqxjc. Oddly, I was able to run through the order screens for the option and it appeared as a valid contract, sans pricing. (I did not place the order.) I had similar problems a few months ago after a stock split - the new option symbol wasn't available for days. I got the explanation that it was a problem with the Schwab's quote supplier. Well, Schwab get another quote vendor. I stick with Schwab only because the Select or 500 reps are pretty decent. I tried e-trade a while back and that outfit was worse than Schwab.