41.   Since the company is publicly traded, any decisions concerning a merger or acquisition must be announced to the public.

42.   Some less frequently traded Backus companies also gained ground.

43.   The bright outlook darkened last spring with the meltdown of the Nasdaq, where the biggest Latin American Internet companies are traded.

44.   The company is attempting to transform itself from a premium steel trader into an international services and trading company with additional investments in areas such as telecommunications.

45.   The company is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol, TODDA.

46.   The company will be traded on the London Stock Exchange as Norwich Union Plc.

47.   The idea is that only the more active larger companies will be traded at the start.

48.   The long-delayed measure will enable trading companies to guard against unfavorable currency movements by settling future transactions at a fixed exchange rate.

49.   The main problem for the exchanges is that membership is declining as large investment banks and banks buy individual futures and options trading companies.

50.   The new investors and management will control the ECN and its board, as they will the online trading company.