The 2000i site gives a "late 2002" date for THE BIG UPGRADE - but isn't very specific - and I would not be at all surprised to see it or pieces of it come earlier, or later: Certain helpful changes to the order entry set-up and chart/datafeed have periodically been part of "minor" upgrades.
Though I've been "pro-TS" in my posts, I've tried to underline that at this point the platform remains arguably behind RealTick (with order entry), CyberTrader, and a few others, on fast entry order placement. Let me add, though, that IF you use EasyLanguage to codify entry conditions, and apply the resultant signal or signals to whatever charts, then at least in those circumstances you can leap ahead of any merely "linked" set-up. This method does require dealing with a second set of complications (peculiarities of writing signals and employing them), but also opens up a number of interesting possibilities, and, presuming that you write the signal effectively and use it intelligently, the result does allow near-instantaneous responses to market conditions. It also allows you to "leave" a chart you've been studying without worrying that you'lll miss "the big moment": You can accept the order, ignore it, cancel it, or click go to the chart and then decide. In short, you can use the signal and its partial automation as an augmented "alert" that also provides a ready-to-go order.
Manually entered stop orders provide a different kind of alternative. And it should also be noted that there are still other options that apply specifically and at this point exclusively to exiting, and which do allow for very fast action.
All this being said, many traders may still find the more straightforward fast-reaction order-entry linking available right now on other platforms easier to learn and use.
Of course, none of this will matter if the company burns through its cash and dies. Supposedly, they still had enough to make it to the end of the year at least. Stock down to new low as noted, just above $1, but maybe it's oversold... reflexive reaction to the new commission rates? Falling wedge with false breakdown? We'll see...
