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Non-Tech : Datek Brokerage $9.95 a trade -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Grant who wrote (10843)	2/1/1999 11:03:00 AM
From: CatLady	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16892

Has anyone else noticed that their buying power changes from one server to another? Some stocks marked NS or NM on one server aren't on others.

To: Grant who wrote (10843)	2/3/1999 8:35:00 AM
From: pae	Respond to of 16892

Conclusion: Datek currently does not offer checking. All promises to the contrary are best ignored as a practical matter. I draw this on the complete lack of any evidence of actual checkbooks in the hands of actual customers. Apparantly Datek tests new product concepts by floating trial balloons in the form of promises made to customers. Well, they are based in NYC after all. You've heard of a New York minute? Datek uses New York promises. With limited expectations of Datek actually being embarrassed by any conduct, pae