1.   Smith said he would consider trading again to get a first-round pick and that he also would explore free agents.

2.   Westpac Managing Director Bob Joss warned trading conditions are getting tougher which will make it hard to beat the result in the second half.

3.   Trading is getting a boost from some merger activity in the financial sector.

4.   When his trading got out of hand Leeson fled from Singapore to Malaysia.