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To: White Bear who wrote (5138)	12/30/1998 12:16:00 AM
From: John Lee CA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 43080

From my experience, not Etrade. Poor fills, slow confirmation and today I waited 50 minutes for a customer service rep on phone. Site is also slow and IMO poorly layed out. I am considering alternatives but have not made a final decision and hesitate to make comments without more study on my part.

To: White Bear who wrote (5138)	12/30/1998 6:48:00 AM
From: Mao II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 43080

Sahara: Waterhouse is pretty good. Simple, relatively cheap. Able to handle heavy online volume as well as any of them. M2

To: White Bear who wrote (5138)	12/30/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: tom pope	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 43080

>>I've been with Schwab for almost 15 years. They are slow, they are expensive, their web site is cumbersome, but- I like to walk into their offices if I have a problem<< That's exactly why I keep one account with Schwab - they provide a lot of service and convenience. But if you trade by phone, they are much too expensive, as you state. I became disgusted with Schwab last summer, but quickly came back to them because of the conveniences such as a linked checking account, and the fact that they have an office 10 minutes down the road from where I live. But I seldom use them for day-trading. For day or short-term trading you just about have to use a system like Realtick, the basis for the MBTrading and ABWatley systems. Is it possible for you to trade thru e-schwab from work? While Schwab's net commissions are relatively high they are not a huge impediment if you don't trade too much. Hope this helps a bit.