One more thing:
OK, so what you are talking about is a delayed quote like SI has.
No, and I thought I said this earlier. But maybe I didn't.
A delayed quote like SI *and all of the rest of our competitors* have.
Doesn't seem "useless" to them, so I figured even though I also found them useless when I was a very active trader (and less so now that I'm not), there might just be a reason they're offered.
The asserted obligation (if true) to offer this free of charge to Grandfathered members no matter the cost involved really smothers this one in the cradle, though, as it were. Unless a large enough number of people are willing to (even if unwittingly) subsidize the cost for them.