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Seems to me it's better to pay a few dollars more for commissions and be able
to place orders than to try to save a few bucks and not be able to trade -
especially if you want out and can't get out.
Steve Carton wrote:
> Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 12:18 PM
> Subject: RE: alternates to Etrade
>
> Brown & Co.'s online software is terrible when you want out of a falling
> stock. If there is a partial fill and you check to see if the rest is
> pending, it shows "no orders pending, even though they may still be trying
> to fill your order. Then, if you institute an order to sell the rest, you
> may end up selling the shares you own as well as more. This happened to me
> the other day. I was trying to cover my short when Brown called to tell me
> I was long. Several minutes later as the stock ran back up, he realized
> that he was wrong and I really was short.
>
> Bah
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