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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C1C5D8.067F5320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mike, >>This allows me to run scripts that access the streaming quote = information and create price and volume alerts.<< Is this something that can be easily done with the software (for those = of us that're Web-tech-challenged) or do you need to be a = scripting/webpage design guru like yourself? Katherine ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mike Gibbons=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 12:47 PM Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Schwab Sux - RJT=20 I use RJT (www.rjt.com). $5 for all trades for active traders = including real time streaming quotes. Absolutely no frills web site but I front-end = it with Medved Quotetracker (www.quotetracker.com) which is free and = interfaces with RJT's streaming quotes and order entry system. Best thing about Quotetracker from my perspective is that it includes = a webserver. This allows me to run scripts that access the streaming = quote information and create price and volume alerts. Aloha, Mike Gibbons Proactive Technologies, LLC http://www.proactech.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of david frank Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:19 AM To: canslim@lists.xmission.com Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Schwab Sux I use Schwab too-no real complaints. I been curious about Datek-do = they really have fast executions? How about Cybertrader does anyone use = them? How about the comparison between Datek and Cybertrader? David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Miller" <rmiller2@carolina.rr.com> To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Schwab Sux > I use Brown and Datek and love them both. I've been using Brown for years. > Commissions are cheap ($5 market, $10 Limit) with no add on charges, = fills > are instant, website is extremely reliable and fast. I've never had = to call > and place a trade, but when I have called they pick up very fast. = Short > supply is excellent. I like for my broker to basically be invisible = to me. > In other words, I can do what I want when I want without any = headaches. > That's Brown. I'm new to Datek, which is where I have my IRA = accounts. > Very satisfied so far. Love the real time streaming quotes. I use = Medved > Quotetracker which I can link to Datek. You can even trade through Medved. > I couldn't be happier with my choices. > > I've never noticed any problems with bid/ask spreads. I'm usually watching > real time quotes when I trade and I can see my trade instantly. It = goes off > at the ask, which is what I want. Limit orders also work great. > > Rob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <dave.bigham@us.abb.com> > To: <canslim@lists.xmission.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 11:23 AM > Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Schwab Sux > > > > > > > > This brings up a slightly off-topic question. What discount = on-line > brokers are > > "acceptable" or good? Are there any hidden costs? I have heard = things > like some > > may have higher bid-ask spreads and thereby make up for low = commissions > that > > way. > > > > Any other thoughts are welcome. > > > > Dave Bigham > > > > > > |----------> > > | | > > | | > > |----------> > > > = >------------------------------------------------------------------------= | > > |"Tim Fisher" <Tim@orerockon.com> > | > > |03/07/2002 10:50 AM > | > > > = >------------------------------------------------------------------------= | > > > > > > > > Please respond to canslim@lists.xmission.com > > > > To: canslim@lists.xmission.com > > cc: (bcc: Dave Bigham/USINY/ABB) > > Subject: [CANSLIM] Schwab Sux > > > > Security Level:? Internal > > > > > > > > I was never that happy with my Schwab 401k account, and now they = have > added > > the straw that broke the camel's back. Seems they now charge a = $3.00 > > "handling fee" on both ends of their already expensive commissions > ($29.95; > > the former volume discount is gone). I am pulling it and giving it = to > > Etrade today. The worst thing is, it's a new fee as of March 1 and = they > > didn't even have the courtesy of notifying me. Just slapped it on. = If I > had > > known I would have opened an Etrade account immediately, which I = guess is > > why they didn't tell anyone. > > > > > > Tim Fisher > > Ore-ROCK-On Rockhounding Web Site > > Owner, Fisher Fisheries, Ltd. > > mailto:tim@OreRockOn.com > > WWW http://OreRockOn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" > > -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or > > -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. > > > > > > - > -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" > -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or > -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email. - ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C1C5D8.067F5320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Mike,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>>This allows me to run scripts that access the streaming = quote=20 information and create price and volume alerts.<<</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is this something that can be easily done with the software = (for those=20 of us that're Web-tech-challenged) or do you need to be a = scripting/webpage=20 design guru like yourself?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Katherine</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmikegibbons@proactech.com=20 href=3D"mailto:mikegibbons@proactech.com">Mike Gibbons</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dcanslim@lists.xmission.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>= </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 07, 2002 = 12:47=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [CANSLIM] Schwab = Sux - RJT=20 </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I use RJT (<A = href=3D"http://www.rjt.com">www.rjt.com</A>). $5=20 for all trades for active traders including real<BR>time streaming = quotes.=20 Absolutely no frills web site but I front-end it with<BR>Medved = Quotetracker=20 (<A href=3D"http://www.quotetracker.com">www.quotetracker.com</A>) = which is free=20 and interfaces with<BR>RJT's streaming quotes and order entry=20 system.<BR><BR>Best thing about Quotetracker from my perspective is = that it=20 includes a<BR>webserver. This allows me to run scripts that access the = streaming quote<BR>information and create price and volume=20 alerts.<BR><BR>Aloha,<BR><BR>Mike Gibbons<BR>Proactive Technologies, = LLC<BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.proactech.com">http://www.proactech.com</A><BR><BR><BR= >-----Original=20 Message-----<BR>From: <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com">owner-canslim@lists.xmis= sion.com</A><BR>[mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]On=20 Behalf Of david frank<BR>Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:19 AM<BR>To: = <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>= <BR>Subject:=20 Re: [CANSLIM] Schwab Sux<BR><BR><BR>I use Schwab too-no real = complaints.=20 I been curious about Datek-do they<BR>really have fast = executions?=20 How about Cybertrader does anyone use them? How<BR>about the = comparison=20 between Datek and Cybertrader? David<BR>----- Original Message = - -----<BR>From:=20 "Rob Miller" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:rmiller2@carolina.rr.com">rmiller2@carolina.rr.com</A>>= <BR>To:=20 <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>= ><BR>Sent:=20 Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:57 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Schwab=20 Sux<BR><BR><BR>> I use Brown and Datek and love them both. = I've been=20 using Brown for<BR>years.<BR>> Commissions are cheap ($5 market, = $10 Limit)=20 with no add on charges, fills<BR>> are instant, website is = extremely=20 reliable and fast. I've never had to<BR>call<BR>> and place a = trade,=20 but when I have called they pick up very fast. Short<BR>> = supply is=20 excellent. I like for my broker to basically be invisible=20 to<BR>me.<BR>> In other words, I can do what I want when I want = without any=20 headaches.<BR>> That's Brown. I'm new to Datek, which is = where I have=20 my IRA accounts.<BR>> Very satisfied so far. Love the real = time=20 streaming quotes. I use Medved<BR>> Quotetracker which I can = link to=20 Datek. You can even trade through<BR>Medved.<BR>> I couldn't = be=20 happier with my choices.<BR>><BR>> I've never noticed any = problems with=20 bid/ask spreads. I'm usually<BR>watching<BR>> real time = quotes when I=20 trade and I can see my trade instantly. It goes<BR>off<BR>> = at the=20 ask, which is what I want. Limit orders also work = great.<BR>><BR>>=20 Rob<BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:dave.bigham@us.abb.com">dave.bigham@us.abb.com</A>><BR>= >=20 To: <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>= ><BR>>=20 Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 11:23 AM<BR>> Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] = Schwab=20 Sux<BR>><BR>><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > This brings = up a=20 slightly off-topic question. What discount on-line<BR>> = brokers=20 are<BR>> > "acceptable" or good? Are there any hidden = costs? I=20 have heard things<BR>> like some<BR>> > may have higher = bid-ask=20 spreads and thereby make up for low commissions<BR>> that<BR>> = >=20 way.<BR>> ><BR>> > Any other thoughts are welcome.<BR>> = ><BR>> > Dave Bigham<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >=20 |----------><BR>> >=20 | |<BR>> > = | |<BR>> > = |----------><BR>> ><BR>>=20 = >---------------------------------------------------------------------= - ---|<BR>>=20 > |"Tim Fisher" <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:Tim@orerockon.com">Tim@orerockon.com</A>><BR>> = |<BR>>=20 > |03/07/2002 10:50 AM<BR>> |<BR>> ><BR>>=20 = >---------------------------------------------------------------------= - ---|<BR>>=20 ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Please respond to <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>= <BR>>=20 ><BR>> > To: <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>= <BR>>=20 > cc: (bcc: Dave Bigham/USINY/ABB)<BR>> >=20 Subject: [CANSLIM] Schwab Sux<BR>> ><BR>> > Security = Level:? = Internal<BR>>=20 ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > I was never that happy = with my=20 Schwab 401k account, and now they have<BR>> added<BR>> > the = straw=20 that broke the camel's back. Seems they now charge a $3.00<BR>> = >=20 "handling fee" on both ends of their already expensive = commissions<BR>>=20 ($29.95;<BR>> > the former volume discount is gone). I am = pulling it and=20 giving it to<BR>> > Etrade today. The worst thing is, it's a new = fee as=20 of March 1 and they<BR>> > didn't even have the courtesy of = notifying=20 me. Just slapped it on. If I<BR>> had<BR>> > known I would = have=20 opened an Etrade account immediately, which I guess<BR>is<BR>> > = why=20 they didn't tell anyone.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Tim=20 Fisher<BR>> > Ore-ROCK-On Rockhounding Web Site<BR>> > = Owner,=20 Fisher Fisheries, Ltd.<BR>> > <A=20 href=3D"mailto:tim@OreRockOn.com">mailto:tim@OreRockOn.com</A><BR>> = > WWW=20 <A href=3D"http://OreRockOn.com">http://OreRockOn.com</A><BR>> = ><BR>>=20 ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> = ><BR>>=20 ><BR>> ><BR>> > -<BR>> > -To = subscribe/unsubscribe, email=20 "<A = href=3D"mailto:majordomo@xmission.com">majordomo@xmission.com</A>"<BR>>= ;=20 > -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or<BR>> >=20 -"unsubscribe canslim". Do not use quotes in your email.<BR>> = ><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> -<BR>> -To = subscribe/unsubscribe,=20 email "<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:majordomo@xmission.com">majordomo@xmission.com</A>"<BR>>= ; -In=20 the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or<BR>> -"unsubscribe=20 canslim". 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