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Chas: You make good points but it IS about instant gratification. People want to trade where they can sieze opportunities in an instant. Missing a fill after a 1 minute delay for no apparent reason and then watching as the stock does exactly what you thought it would do...is NOT gratifying.

This is the primary reason why ECNs will dominate the NYSE in a few years like they do the Nasdaq today. In time specialists will be left with predominately block orders. Most others will execute via ECNs where the "screwage factor" is notably less. If the NYSE wants to avoid market share...

OK. Don. Whatever you say. ;) My sources suggest otherwise but, fortunately for you, I'm not about to recount the stories in a public forum.

Agreed. Neovests internet data feed constantly suffers from delayed and missed ticks. And IdeaLinks canned filters are virtually worthless. Unfortunately their aren't any decent alternatives for customizable online filtering. Insight is too expensive for what you get and Stockwatch Pro is...

Folks. A lot of people are driven to post on ET for the very first time because of an issue they feel strongly about. Otherwise, many would not post at all. If their first post is therefore critical we can only speculate on their real intent. But wholesale disregard of their comments is not...

What does that say about new members? Their ratings and opinions are worthless? Why join EliteTrader if your contributions will carry no weight until you've built up an arbitrary quantity of posts? I hate to say it, but some of us don't have all day to rack up the post totals like some of the...

That's not a defense; it's an excuse.

What are those "workarounds?" Thanks...

Bryan, Flextrade is a great institutional, automated, platform for number crunchers but absolutely horrible (in my view) in terms of user-friendliness. Belzberg is another institutional product with minimalist order entry features and minimal decision support tools. Neither of these platforms...

Hi Predictor, I've been trading since 1989 and have had several instances of hands-on experience with Greybox, Realtick, REDI, Blackwood, Watcher and others, in addition to knowing several traders who use each platform day-in/day-out. From testing each platform and soliciting comments I've...

Don, There are numerous platforms that offer useful proprietary functionality. Some examples were in my previous post regarding Greybox. I'm sure your "group of software professionals" will find them if they really evaluate each platform as you say they do, as opposed to just going to the...

You never answer the tough questions do you? Every single reply you make totally ignores the point of what you are replying to. In my 1/9/02 post I refuted two statements you made with two questions of my own and you ignored them both. If that's being a man then I'd rather not be. And as...

Bryan, In my estimation, for pure order entry, Greybox (by Hold Brothers) currently tops the list. In part it offers: * All integrated ECN books with 100% direct connections and direct data feeds * The best hotkey functionality available * A host of innovative order types * A very fast...

"Since the platforms used are such a small part of actual trading performance, to argue about them is kind of silly." Don you’ve got to be kidding. Besides Gene, who has argued more for REDI+ that YOU??? In my opinion, not only are you a living contradiction but you are completely and...