C Robinson,
Wow. I didn't figure that letting readers know what I saw at the show would spark a controversy. I ran across several other firms but didn'tât see much worthwhile other than EGM and TradeStation 7. The typical trading firms were there, WorldCo, Bright, Terra Nova, etc.... I didn'tât see Echo though. I was excited about EGM and thought Iâd share what I learned.
If I were in charge of Echo, I would suggest that their managers donât make accusatory statements about posts relating to other firms. It looks bad on your company. The point of message boards is open discussion, and as a new member your quirky remarks arentât very encouraging to me.
In any case, Neovest's is an excellent order-entry and automation system. Institutions have been using it for a long time and I wish I could use it for trading. I just canât afford to pay the extra executions costs on top of my already high clearing and execution costs. I spent some time with the NY sales team, and was very surprised with the capabilities of IOG. I have inquired more about EGM, but they are sending me a NDA to sign before they provide details. It appears that they may have something very unique to offer. (Neovest wonât allow me to use their IOG directly, and referred me to EGM.)
I did forget to mention one more thing I saw at the show. LOS has a new feature as part of their squawk, a trade the news feature, and it appears very useful.
Good luck e..C..ho Robinson