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To: michael modeme who wrote (336)	10/27/1998 10:38:00 PM
From: grogger	Respond to of 513

Wonder what we'll get tomorrow??? I also wish they could have added $.02 to the earnings report but hopefully the account growth is what will help and once the Ad campaign rolls out it should only help. Good luck!! Rob

To: michael modeme who wrote (336)	10/28/1998 8:34:00 AM
From: BWAC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 513

Michael, Sorry but I couldn't disagree more with you. I think AMTD is the absolute worst broker around. I used to trade about 25 times a week with them. But the continued, regular, almost everyday website problems forced me to move after they cost me many dollars. If the website wasn't down it was incredibly slow. Their lack of a high level of customer service will come back to haunt them soon. You can only be successful in overmarketing a crappy product for so long. The technology problems have persisted for well over 11 months now. If you think the system is fixed now. Just wait until the next busy market day. It will crash and burn when the volume/activity picks back up.

To: michael modeme who wrote (336)	10/29/1998 3:16:00 AM
From: Gil Gilbertson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 513

I am glad someone can see straight. All you have to do is very simple: 1. Deduct about 80% percent of the advertising cost from the negative side which returns you to a more normal operation. 2. Then calculate todays earnings and project on the growth rate. 3. Rejoice if you are a stockholder and add on more shares. They are doing just what they intended to do, that is to get all the market share while they can and build themselves as the major player in online brokerage. The few minor complaints evidenced on this thread dont amount to a hill of beans in the big picture and I wouldnt be surprised if they werent authored by the competition. It seems some of these people would rather have a company with no problems and no customers. Are they blind, my goodness, from 97000 to 306000 in one year, wow. Momentum is now in their favor and it looks like a couple bucks a share in 1999 and put your multiplier to that and see what you get.