Replies to post #102590 on Savvy Trades and Investments

[larrybaz]

No, it's definitely a trend with Etrade. The executions with paid commissions at IB are pretty much instantaneous as they should be. I'm not waiting minutes for the trade to execute at Etrade, but maybe 20 or 30 seconds, but that's ridiculous because it's all electronic. If you're trading on news, that's a lifetime.

[larrybaz]

I guess the main problem is that the order is not being sent directly to the market for execution. Instead it is being sent to an intermediary.