I was having problems with Schwab much of the late morning, but I could never be sure just what it was . . . . now I know .
THIS WAS ON SCHWAB:
As a result of a street-wide quoting issue , options quote data in Schwab and optionsXpress trading applications may be outdated. We’re sorry for the inconvenience while the issue is being resolved.
B.T.W., thanks for your excellent analysis. ...... We are parking our hopes on slim-pickens, but with TIReX, slim to none is all of the hope that remains. ...... There just might be a steady buyer out there with fresh knowledge of an impending deal.
If the market had not broken bad, we well might have learned more about this {imagined} steady buyer. ...... Tomorrow will be another day .