`TD Ameritrade v. Trading Technologies
`CBM2014-00133
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`vendor entirely. MD Trader proved to be a significant advance in performance. The
`differences were like night and day. For example, the older interface required multiple
`steps (e. g., clicks) to enter orders with confidence that the order would go in at the
`intended price. MD Trader allowed a trader to enter orders with one—click without such a
`risk of the order going in at a different price. Also, MD Trade displayed the market depth
`relative to a vertical fixed column of prices so the trader could easily see market
`movements.
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`MD Trader was very easy to use. MD Trader turned the trading interface into a
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`video game like interface on which it was much easier to train new traders. The traders
`also liked the improved performance of MD Trader.
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`In my role as CIO, I often hear sales pitches for competitive trading platforms.
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`Sometime after Gelber Group discontinued using the Patsystems product, representatives
`of Patsystems showed me a new version of their software and made comparisons to the
`MD Trader functionality described above. Over the past several years, I have also heard
`similar pitches from Yes Trader and Future Dynamics.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on
`August q
`, 2004.
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`Dieter Marlovrcs
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