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To: Jeff Jordan who wrote (1083)	9/7/1998 4:34:00 PM
From: Nazbuster	Respond to of 7382

They are slower w/ market orders because they try to get you the best price. That may explain how I got hosed on an AMZN market order... They didn't have time to deal with the order. I traded "at market" to get out fast (I thought); had I put in a limit order, the market itself would have taken me out fast. Overall, I've been happy with Dreyfus. Their Option info is good. They also pay $75/month toward my Real-Time quotes via DBC StockEdge Online if I do 5 trades/month.

To: Jeff Jordan who wrote (1083)	9/7/1998 5:45:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Respond to of 7382

Jeff, When I trade with Fidelity Spartan, I'm doing so on the phone with a trader. He/she is reporting to me as soon as the trade fills. If I pick a stock in which Fido doesn't make a market, the fill can be slow. I've just learned not to trade those stocks. As to stocks in which Fido makes a market, or has a relationship with a MM (e.g. Knight Securities), the fill is extremely fast, and I can then go on from there. Last week, for example, I often was in/out INTC at the same price and within seconds, a good sign that I'm getting rapid information. Best, Gary Korn