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Gold/Mining/Energy : Day trading in Canada -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: keith massey who wrote (786)	10/9/1998 10:35:00 PM
From: tide	Respond to of 4467

Just wonder if any here are playing the E-trade Canada stock game, started this AM. My game account sure got screwed up. Ordered a bunch of PYT VSE @ 2.10 apx. When I checked the account later it showed PYT Gillette @ 40.xx, that would be $US. I had hardly any of my $500k left & couldn't sell or later on it would have let me sell @ 2.10 apx. Sure took the fun out of their game for me this AM! They know about the problem but don't know how they can correct things & keep everyone happy. Anyone else playing &/or had problems, if you are into it? Think my game would have made 50 - 60g today. tide

To: keith massey who wrote (786)	10/10/1998 8:54:00 AM
From: TFF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4467

Keith: Almost all brokerage firms in the U.S. will accept accounts from Canadians. In fact I would recommend it. The U.S. is far more competitive and offers far higher levels of service. Canadian brokers still have their heads in the sand. Etrade Canada for example offers $38 commissions on U.S. stocks while their U.S. conterpart offers them at $14.95 - DUH! Greenline isn't much better offering U.S. stocks at commissions of $29 while their U.S. subsidiary offers them @ $12! Even Swift Trade, the new day trading firm in Canada has commissions of $25 on U.S. stocks while the average commission rate for the identical service in the U.S. is $19! How stupid do these people think we are??