21.   Shares of brokerage houses rose as trading volume picked up, brightening the outlook for earnings from commissions on securities transactions.

22.   Shortly after, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kozo Igarashi urged the government to consider changing the tax structure on securities transactions and real estate taxes to shore up share prices.

23.   Take notes when talking to your broker about a securities transaction.

24.   The division administered employee benefit and pension plans and provided services related to securities transactions, accounting for a substantial portion of the annual profits of Bankers Trust.

25.   The gain in brokers was helped by higher trading volume, which could lead to increased earnings from commissions charged for security transactions.

26.   The low volume has been bad news for brokerage houses, which depend on commissions levied on the number and value of securities transactions.

27.   The new Congress and the regulators may also collide on the issue of when and how investors may sue when they believe they have been defrauded in securities transactions.

28.   The order also said Dreyfus did not adequately ensure that personal securities transactions by Schonberg did not pose a potential conflict of interest.

29.   The ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposal to deregulate commissions charged on securities transactions could hurt the earnings of brokerages.

30.   The plan will also broaden the registration requirements for corporate tax shelters and will beef up taxes on any income companies gain from foreign securities transactions.