21.   Compared with Japanese companies traded on the Tokyo board and five other regional exchanges, Nasdaq-listed firms will offer far more information on company performance.

22.   Day trading firms offer customers access to real time stock quotes, like professional traders on Wall Street see.

23.   Currently, computer forensics firms offer the only certification programs that exist.

24.   Discount brokerage firms offer far more load funds.

25.   Discount brokers typically process trades for investors without offering other services, like credit cards or investment advice, that many brokerage firms do offer.

26.   Each firm offers a separate version of the advanced Unix operating system.

27.   Firms offer severance benefits out of a combination of charitable and hard-nosed motives, the survey found.

28.   For example, many commercial banks now own brokerage firms or underwrite stock issues, while many brokerage firms offer mortgages or checking accounts.

29.   For example, many firms offer accounts with check-writing privileges, debit cards and research materials.

30.   Firms are offering young lawyers huge salaries, fast-track career paths and valuable perks.