========================================= Would note the difference between interest as a mm & broker; and conflict of interest as a mm & broker. Checked with discretion ,,the elitetrader.com screen written ratings of IB; theyre [IB] better than 84.777% favorable. ============================== At first glance it sounds like the conflict of interest of the century; Investors Business Daily , poweredby investors.com ALSO screen printed the lack of credibility of Richard Clark, this year.