1.   Among the losers was Phatra Thanakit Plc, the largest brokerage in market share.

2.   Analysts expect any punishment to match those meted out in July to Nomura Securities Co., the largest brokerage.

3.   He said it will be difficult for all but the largest brokerage firms to compete independently.

4.   Interra Financial Inc. said it will merge its Rauscher Pierce Refsnes Inc. and Dain Bosworth Inc. brokerage units, creating the largest regional brokerage firm in the western U.S.

5.   Of the three, analysts recommend Nikko, the third largest brokerage, as the best buy.

6.   The company boasts research skill and marketing muscle that have made it the largest brokerage in the world in terms of capital base.

7.   The buyout creates one of the largest brokerage houses in North America.

8.   The drops followed the formal announcement that Yamaichi Securities Co., the fourth largest brokerage firm in Japan, had collapsed.

9.   The drops followed the formal announcement that Yamaichi Securities Co., the fourth largest brokerage in Japan, had collapsed.

10.   The three largest brokerages, for instance, face the same gangster scandal and shrinking stock market.