which is best the direct access broker
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I don't know who is the best but I know who is the worst. AB Watley the customer service guy was really condescending to me today. Naming them the worst is saying a lot considering I was with WebStreet Securites a long time ago. They would have to be number 2.
I see 2 brokers on this thread, Pointdirect and Prophet Trader . I am going to checkout these two. And I will let everyone know how it goes. Cybertrader was mentioned here but already, they don't sound too hot.
hows this rally today!
I see 2 brokers on this thread, Pointdirect and Prophet Trader . I am going to checkout these two. And I will let everyone know how it goes. Cybertrader was mentioned here but already, they don't sound too hot.
hows this rally today!
i left watley almost a year ago; best move i could have made. i left in the midst of the RT / UT fiasco, lack of shorts, and crashing 2-3 times a day from their end.
they had some good people there, but the problem was, they were woefully understaffed, and had lots of people who couldn't handle basic knowledge. the tech dept. was a joke; their favorite line, "it's a problem with your ISP"...even after i told them i had formerly done networking work, and here's what the problem *was*.
why would you want to stay with them? go to yahoo's message board / news on watley (you'll have to go there 'through' another board - http://messages.yahoo.com/?action=q&board=abwg ) and you can see the bad news.
check out the stock price on the pink sheets, the 10Q and the delays...and i don't know why anyone would stay there. if you don't trade much, there's cheaper / more efficient sites...if you trade frequentyl, there's cheaper / more reliable / more user friendly sites.
they had some good people there, but the problem was, they were woefully understaffed, and had lots of people who couldn't handle basic knowledge. the tech dept. was a joke; their favorite line, "it's a problem with your ISP"...even after i told them i had formerly done networking work, and here's what the problem *was*.
why would you want to stay with them? go to yahoo's message board / news on watley (you'll have to go there 'through' another board - http://messages.yahoo.com/?action=q&board=abwg ) and you can see the bad news.
check out the stock price on the pink sheets, the 10Q and the delays...and i don't know why anyone would stay there. if you don't trade much, there's cheaper / more efficient sites...if you trade frequentyl, there's cheaper / more reliable / more user friendly sites.
Shadowtrader, are changing your brokerage firm too? I called Point Dirext and Prophet Trader today. Point Direx customer service was not that hot. It seemed like the guys was going something else while he was helping me. I could hear him tying somehting out the entire time. The amount of trades needed to have the software waived seem pretty high, 500,000 shares needed per month. I usually trade 1k per ticket, so I think I would have to make 500 trades to get the software for free, am i calculating this right? I don't know
Prophet Trader was pretty good. I downloaded their demo and called one of the brokers. He actually took me through the entire platform and pointed out all the features and stuff. I think I monopolized his time for like 40 minutes or something but the guy was friendly and patient the whole time. Shadowtrader was it you that said you were with these guys? I want to know how the executions are. If you could PM me I would appreciate it.
Anyway, I may try Prophet out but I want to checkout another site first. Anyone has any suggestions?
thanks.
Prophet Trader was pretty good. I downloaded their demo and called one of the brokers. He actually took me through the entire platform and pointed out all the features and stuff. I think I monopolized his time for like 40 minutes or something but the guy was friendly and patient the whole time. Shadowtrader was it you that said you were with these guys? I want to know how the executions are. If you could PM me I would appreciate it.
Anyway, I may try Prophet out but I want to checkout another site first. Anyone has any suggestions?
thanks.
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I see you dude and so does every one else.
Bright and the other long term traders - Our hats go off to you. As far as the rest of the quick trick traders and firms just remember that is why they have millions while the rest cry about losing thousands.
This market will separate the men from the boys and the women from the girls. So ladies and gents martini's are on us.
Make your wish list Santa is coming to town.
I see you dude and so does every one else.For the past 3 years I've been using MyTrack..............shhhh. Do you hear the gasp? Not sure why so many dislike them. While their commissions might seem high their execution and routing is excellent.
Coupled with MyTrack I use SierraCharts. Great combo.
As for PointDirex, I've sent 2 emails over the past week with no response. So this morning I called, and was told they couldn't understand what happened to them. ???
I was told my funding info would be emailed to me within an hour. That was at 9:00 AM. It's 8:00 PM now, and still no email.
Around 10 this morning, I had a return call from someone named Jerry. Condescending is a good description. I guess one gets what they pay for.
For some reason I've had a change of heart in trying PointDirex.
Coupled with MyTrack I use SierraCharts. Great combo.
As for PointDirex, I've sent 2 emails over the past week with no response. So this morning I called, and was told they couldn't understand what happened to them. ???
I was told my funding info would be emailed to me within an hour. That was at 9:00 AM. It's 8:00 PM now, and still no email.
Around 10 this morning, I had a return call from someone named Jerry. Condescending is a good description. I guess one gets what they pay for.
For some reason I've had a change of heart in trying PointDirex.