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Non-Tech : MB TRADING -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dan Swartzendruber who wrote (2915)	12/20/1998 7:49:00 PM
From: scanshift	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7382

Dan I apologize for making you aware of www.jprcapital.com, the Island Book site on the web, Nasdaq trader for ECN volume information, Putnam/Townsend/Borsellino and the fascinating history of our involvement and all the other positive informational posts I have put up on this site since my first post, #2059. I know that you are disappointed that you are saving $12. trade, using Real Tick, clearing Southwest, and unfortunately getting ARCA on January 11th. I am truly sorry for your hardship.

To: Dan Swartzendruber who wrote (2915)	12/20/1998 8:15:00 PM
From: funk	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7382

Fair enough. Lets talk about what does matter. MB Trading has several things that JPR does not. Scanshift claims JPR is getting ARCA, however there are some other sacrifices you will make if you choose the cheapest broker. First and foremost, you will forego A pre and post market trading desk staffed by licensed reps. Second, You are paying for your order entry only. You will have to purchase your data feed from another vendor. This means when you have quote trouble with open positions, and you will have quote trouble once in awhile, you will need to call one office to handle your trades and a separate entity to support your quotes. Third, the cut-rate pricing, ensures that JPR will never have the loot to make the investments in hardware and personnel that MBT does. I will promise you, MBT is going to offer much more to its customers in the future than they give us right now. Ya its hypey but its true and time will bear this out. There is prolly some other obvious differences, but I am all posted out for today. funk