21.   But according to a filing Track Securities made with securities regulators, Hertz appears to be a close affiliate of the brokerage firm.

22.   But in March, securities regulators informed several First Boston employees that they might be charged.

23.   But Italian securities regulators hampered that effort over the weekend.

24.   But securities regulators have asked the accounting board, which is based in Norwalk, Conn., to move quickly on the rules relating to research costs.

25.   But the case, which raises First Amendment issues, is a clear signal that securities regulators are determined to rein in fraud on the wild wild Web.

26.   But the very same technology has also made life harder for securities regulators.

27.   Canadian securities regulators said a criminal investigation is likely.

28.   Call your state securities regulator to confirm registration and ask if the firm has a record of problems with regulators or customers.

29.   Check out day trading firms with your state securities regulator.

30.   Chinese securities regulators plan to establish a pilot program to let more state companies sell convertible bonds, a government official said.