31.   In addition, securities firms often sell Treasury debt from their portfolios to protect against losses when they underwrite a similar amount of corporate bonds.

32.   In addition, Blech holds huge inventories of those stocks, which could be dumped on the market if the firm sells off assets to stay afloat.

33.   In repurchase agreements, securities firms sell bonds to investors and agree to buy them back at a predetermined price on a certain date.

34.   In recent years, the firm has sold some of its regional telephone monopolies in former British colonies to focus more on the Internet.

35.   Instead, the brokerage firms may sell the stock with no notification.

36.   Instead of going public, the firm could sell more equity to big investors.

37.   Industry has vacillated between these extremes, arguing that export controls on U.S. gear make no sense so long as foreign firms are selling strong crypto systems.

38.   It sued Merrill Lynch last January, alleging that the firm sold the county securities that fell outside its investment guidelines and improperly acted as an adviser to Citron.

39.   Jallits said his firm sold some of its Treasury holdings Friday, after the government reported a bigger-than-expected increase in employment last month.

40.   Justin Clifford, director of equity research at NWQ Investment Management Co. in Los Angeles, said the firm sold all its CBI shares after the initial bid.