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Ron,
The web address I used was http://www/los.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Dawes <ron@xxxxxxxxx>
To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 05:09 PM
Subject: RE: Listen Only Squawkbox
>Where is the website. If it was posted in a previous message, I missed it.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:owner-realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of William F.
>> Nakielski
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 4:29 PM
>> To: RealTraders Discussion Group
>> Subject: Re: Listen Only Squawkbox
>>
>>
>> Hi Phillip,
>>
>> Guess I shot my mouth off too soon. I've been to LOS website, but never
>> heard their service. I guess I was just working under the assumption
they
>> were the same. I stand Corrected :-)
>>
>> On the other hand Waldock's service is free and to me better than
>> nothing at
>> all. I guess I'm just to cheap to pay for something like that.
>> What's nice
>> though, about it, is you can see if there is a discrepancy between the rt
>> quotes on the computer and what the guy is calling out.
>>
>> Prolific Profitable Trades to all,
>>
>> Bill N.
>> Milwaukee -- (Not as sexy or exciting as Hawaii (Gary K.), but hey, we've
>> got more beer! [|:-)]}
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nixon(MLS) <mbjp57@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: frt1000@xxxxxxxxxx <frt1000@xxxxxxxxxx>; RealTraders Discussion Group
>> <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 06:16 AM
>> Subject: Re: Listen Only Squawkbox
>>
>>
>> >Hi Bill, I would take issue with your comment that the only difference
>> >between the Lind squawk and the LOS sqauwk is that Lind is Free. I
found
>> >Lind to be a very poor service relative to LOS. All the guys at
>> Lind seem
>> >to do is call out the bid/offer. They never give an idea of size
traded,
>> >how many people in the pit, whether the buyers/sellers are Locals or
>> >Goldmans or whoever all of which you will get with LOS. I
>> should not knock
>> >Lind really as they are providing a free service but it did not
>> add much to
>> >my trading. LOS on the other hand is I believe worth the $100 a month
as
>> >it does provide all of the above. The sound quality I find to be
better
>> >also with LOS dedicated software.
>> >
>> >regards
>> >
>> >Philip
>> >
>> >----------
>> >> From: William F. Nakielski <frt1000@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Subject: Re: Listen Only Squawkbox
>> >> Date: 26 August 1998 09:44
>> >>
>> >> RT's
>> >>
>> >> Just a note to the LOS thread. Lind Waldock has a similar service.
>> >They
>> >> have a guy on the floor who calls out the bid/ask and some sizes of
the
>> >> orders and by whom. You can hear the traders in the background. You
>> >know
>> >> when they are excited. You know when they get bored ,athough
>> that hasn't
>> >> happened too much lately :-).
>> >>
>> >> It's available over the internet and I've had the service for about a
>> >year.
>> >> As to downtime here, the only time is when the guy goes to lunch for a
>> >half
>> >> an hour. He does take small breaks throughout the day for a minute or
>> >two,
>> >> sometimes to answer the phone or to rest his voice. (It's hard to
>> >imagine
>> >> someone being able to keep going all day at his pace without
>> losing your
>> >> voice.)
>> >>
>> >> As to the echo mentioned in the previous post, it is the same
>> here. And
>> >I
>> >> have used it with both of my ISPs, so I guess you'll just have to live
>> >with
>> >> it. That's just the way the Internet is.
>> >>
>> >> Other wise my comments are the same as the gentleman's post
>> about Listen
>> >> Only Squawk. I do like it.
>> >>
>> >> The only real difference between Waldocks service and LOS is the
price.
>> >> It's FREE (with an account). So I guess it's hard to knock it.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>
>> >> Bill
>> >>
>> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Richard Josslin <oldfogey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 08:25 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: Listen Only Squawkbox
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >Dear Bob,
>> >> >
>> >> >Bob Hunt wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Are there any users of the Listen Only Squawkbox out there?
>> >> >
>> >> >I've used it since May, and in July, I spent a day on the floor with
>> >Jeff
>> >> >Jacobsen, who owns and runs it.
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If so, I would appreciate any feedback that you might be
>> able to give
>> >> >> me on a couple of issues;
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Have you found it to actually help your trading? If so, in what
>> >> >> manner?
>> >> >
>> >> >Yes, primarily in learning the quality of the trading: who is trading
>> >> >what size. Also, in learning when the data from my data provider
(BMI
>> >> >satellite) is lagging the market, which I've seen happen every now
and
>> >> >then, sometimes by over a minute (and there is no way to detect that
>> >> >simply by watching the screen).
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> How do you receive it, via satellite or internet?
>> >> >
>> >> >Internet, at $100/month for 3-month intervals. I understand
>> that after
>> >> >the satellite quit several months ago, LOS has discontinued
>> their use of
>> >> >satellite feed, so now it is only available by internet
>> ($100/month) or
>> >> >telephone ($300/month).
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> How much downtime have you experienced with the system?
>> >> >
>> >> >Insignificant.
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What kind of technical difficulties have you experienced? (I've
>> >> >> noticed during my trial that an echo problem seems to occur now and
>> >> >> then. Does this kind of thing happen frequently?)
>> >> >
>> >> >I too have experienced that and am switching to another ISP
>> to see if I
>> >> >can eliminate or lessen it.
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Please feel free to make any other comments.
>> >> >
>> >> >I've been watching the S&P market tick by tick since '85 and Jeff
>> >> >Jacobsen, in my opinion, is one of the saviest guys on the market
that
>> >> >I've met. After trading with LOS, I wouldn't want to trade
>> without it -
>> >> >it brings a whole new dimension to trading that is just not there
with
>> >> >only a screen.
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks in advance,
>> >> >> Bob Hunt
>> >> >
>> >> >Sincerely,
>> >> >
>> >> >Richard Josslin
>> >> >
>> >
>>
>>
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