31.   And brokerage firms defend them strongly.

32.   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?

33.   And it appears that the NASD is doing something less than a stellar job of riding herd on the brokerage firms.

34.   And lending stock can be lucrative for the brokerage firms, which charge short-sellers interest on the value of the borrowed stock.

35.   And she says that her brokerage firm did not need the money that would have been raised in a public offering.

36.   And there are cases of banned people clearly pulling the strings at brokerage firms, albeit without formal titles.

37.   And the brokerage firm is working with client companies to provide such a service, said Jay Mandelbaum, executive vice president for retail marketing.

38.   And the commission may be more than the price of the share, so check with numerous brokerage firms, especially those that call themselves deep discounters.

39.   And traders at brokerage firms everywhere are slashing their securities positions.

40.   And smaller brokerage firms had long pushed for sharing so they could offer clients the thousands of listings from the big brokerage firms.