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Seniority Trip Trade system

I'm seeking clarification to the new Seniority Trip Trade system CSS message which is a little vague. Shocking, I know.

Quote:

The Seniority Trip Trade System will now evaluate trips and reserve assignments that become available in the real-time window (after 11 a.m. LBT the day prior to report) based on a time-stamp of when a trade request was stored. If there are no stored requests, the trip or reserve assignment will become available for instantaneous pickup on a first-come, first-served basis.

Is it that traditional date/time stamped Seniority Trip Trades will also be considered in Realtime Trades the day prior, or is it that ALL trades will only be made the day prior? This could be a big gotcha for commuters if all trades are awarded the day prior.

Daily Seniority Trades will continue, right?

My understanding is that the time stamp only applies to "real time trip trading" and only if you check the box "carry in to real time trip trade"; the trips more than a day out will still be evaluated as they always have been, via seniority order, about every 4 hours.