1.   Already, a major investment bank and a small brokerage firm have gone under.

2.   And can he do so without alienating the small brokerage firms, which may feel threatened if their giant rivals become the dominant investors in the new NASDAQ market?

3.   And unless small investors start buying stocks in the next few years, small brokerages will probably have to merge to consolidate their marketing clout, Garone said.

4.   Assisting Duke in the manipulations, according to prosecutors, were two small brokerage firms, Bishop Allen Inc. and the First Cambridge Securities Corp.

5.   Beyond Genesis, several grand juries are probing the activities of small brokerage firms that have been linked to crime figures.

6.   Alan Davidson, president of the Independent Broker-Dealer Association and a member of the association board, has recommended that small brokerage firms vote against the deal.

7.   Drastic financial deregulation would put many small brokerage firms out of business.

8.   Far from sticking to the shadows, Asensio, the proprietor of a small brokerage firm that bears his name, actively courts the limelight.

9.   Far from staying in the shadows, Asensio, the proprietor of a small brokerage firm that bears his name, actively courts the limelight.

10.   For many small brokerage firms specializing in low-priced stocks, it has been a bad week.