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To: twentyfirstcenturyfox who wrote (3)	3/30/1999 11:29:00 PM
From: Jim	Respond to of 28

The greenline schedule is about the same as ETrade and Netaction. My big beef with them is, if you are buying US stocks (NYSE or NASDAQ), they charge the same fee BUT IN US$. ie. $29.00 Cdn becomes $44.00. How can they justify this? I use AB WATLEY in the states. I had no problem opening an account, just had to fill out a W8 form. I use their Level II and order entry system where my trades are filled within 2 seconds. I was going to use Priority Brokerage (Schwab) in Toronto, using PCQUOTE for Level II, but again, each trade (even US Trades) had to be "approved" by a broker. I tried to sign up with ETrade in the US to get the cheaper commissions and instant fills, but they said they had an agreement with E*Trade Canada, and would not accept my application. I stopped trading on the TSE because of liquidity compared to Nasdaq for day trading. Jim