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A Reform Proposal for broker access

An SI Board Since October 1997

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Emcee: capitalistbeatnik	Type: Unmoderated

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18	If the trading halt had led to pent-up demand, then the market would not have c	Thomas M.	-	10/30/1997
17	Problems were not limited to deep discounters. While you may have been able to	Michael M	-	10/30/1997
16	If the main server is down, you notify them that you intend to post the trade o	capitalistbeatnik	-	10/30/1997
15	Discount brokers offer lower rates because we don't need advice. There is	capitalistbeatnik	-	10/29/1997
14	Why should a person who does all of there own research, has all there own conta	Ryan	-	10/29/1997
13	a proxy backup??? integrated with their main site.>???? maybe you could exp	full name	-	10/29/1997
12	Are you the same people who demanded lower commissions because you didn't n	amc	-	10/29/1997
11	So you dont think the trading halt led to pent up demand?	capitalistbeatnik	-	10/29/1997
10	The trading curbs occurred Monday on the NYSE, the logjam on Tuesday in brokera	Thomas M.	-	10/29/1997
9	The problems with the discount brokers weren't just US based today. In Can	Ryan	-	10/29/1997
8	I would also like to add the following. Does anyone have a direct emai	dennisp	-	10/28/1997
7	Sounds like a great idea James. Dennis	dennisp	-	10/28/1997
6	James Sigh up exchange2000.com	John Sloan	-	10/28/1997
5	Generally I hate government solutions, which is largely what caused this proble	capitalistbeatnik	-	10/28/1997
4	National Discount Brokers choked too! I agree with both of the previous poster	Pete	-	10/28/1997
3	It was also true of Schwab which advertizes reliable service. I agree we shoul	capitalistbeatnik	-	10/28/1997
2	I too was shut out of Etrade. When I signed up there was no mention that just	David O. Adams	-	10/28/1997
1	James, I don't understand what trading curbs have to do with the inaccessib	deep_rough	-	10/28/1997

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