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Non-Tech : AMERITRADE HLD A (NASDAQ:AMTD) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: AugustWest who wrote (501)	11/27/1998 8:48:00 PM
From: Gil Gilbertson	Respond to of 1848

If you have an account at Etrade, log on and you will see an apology message because they were behind this morning. Again I repeat, these problems are due to demand being ahead of equipment and software . Of course the online companies will resolve them, but probably not until their market share growth levels off. They are in a viscious battle for online accounts and are expanding with unbelievable growth. They are all making money in this wild market, dont bet against that. Etrade has a notice that there is no stock available to short AMTD which means they must have the shorts where it hurts. I am fully aware that AMTD will have its ups and downs, but that hasnt changed in the last 30 years that I have traded, as a matter of fact I wouldnt want it to change, would you? As to your problem, my advice for what it is worth is to go to a firm with level 2 service and you will be so happy. It will happen here eventually but not till next year. Meanwhile take a look at TSCN, another internet stock that got discovered today, they run www.wallstreetcity.com and the stock moved up about 40% today to 7. Mon should be real interesting. Gil

To: AugustWest who wrote (501)	11/30/1998 10:06:00 AM
From: Diamond Jim	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1848

Hey wait a minute Ameritrade has new beautiful commercials, I own one stock through them, I yanked the cash I had in the account and put it in ETrade with the rest of my cash.(I have had an ETrade account as long as I have had an Ameritrade account) This morning I can't get the Ameritrade web site to give me a quote, it's so slow, it's a joke. When I call the 1 800 number it rings..... But hey, what about them commercials? <VBG> jim

To: AugustWest who wrote (501)	11/30/1998 10:12:00 AM
From: Diamond Jim	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1848

RE: "A life sized(over stuffed) punching bag of Joe Riccketts....that really bleeds. maybe then he'll know what his customers go through" -- Tell him by moving your account, of course they'll ding you for $25, something most competitors don't do, but most don't buy you 1000 shares when you order 100, or charge you $23 when you put in a limit order on the web and it should have been $13, sure they corrected both of their errors (after I alerted them) but you got to watch 'em like a hawk. jim