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To: Shoot1st who wrote (92)	2/7/1999 7:30:00 PM
From: Mike McFarland	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 253

Oh crap! Now there is an easy way to see your total commissions paid...I just went to tax records and I see I've shelled out about five grand since I started that account up...and I've only made about 40k trading. That is a pretty sweet cut they are getting. Also, I went over my records once again, to review un unpleasant experience with a trade that would not execute...and see that cost me another $5k. And they never bothered to credit my wife's account with the $50 they promised (I even reminded them on the application). I have one nice thing to say about etrade-- the other day when the system would not execute orders for me (and did not provide account information) I shut down my internet connection and made the trade using their voice system, worked flawlessly. Commissions are my fault...overtrading. The trade that would not execute...their fault-- but seems not quite high enough to fight it, my time is worth a lot to me (hmmm, I think I'm full of it with that statement...I am here BSing on SI, maybe I will fight it...but how?)

To: Shoot1st who wrote (92)	2/7/1999 10:28:00 PM
From: gaj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 253

i had an error with e-trade, where they gave me a stock i didn't want, where it DID go up. so, yes, i had 1 trade where i made money accidentally. they called me within 30 minutes of the 'execution' and told me, as well as the current status. i got out, of course. however, their problems - which did NOT happen during last week, but 2 weeks ago, where their lack of confirmations gave me 6* my margin worth of stocks and options - cost me pennies comparatively, but was a healthy loss for the amount of money in the account at the time. fortunately, i hadn't put more money in the e-trade account...