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To: Accfig who wrote (79103)	4/14/1999 5:33:00 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Accfig, You may had a problem due to the number of shares. I think upto 1000 maximum (or might be 500--not sure), it is automatic execution and any more than that , it is manual and you are put in some "line" or queue. If you had 2 separate orders, you probably would have been filled right away. I was told once that for example, Microsoft has a 500 or 1000 (don't remember) share limit for autoexecution---beyond that you are in the some queue. When I want to get out of a stock or buy in quickly, I usually enter many orders with a maximum of 500 or 1000 in each order (depending upon the stock). On a busy day like today, that is the only way to be sure of getting a fast fill. You might want to check what the automatic execution limit is for your stocks from your broker. I also learned this the hard way a few months ago. Could not believe i was not getting filled at my price. The trader made a few calls to get me the limits.