31.   He already sold branches in Texas and scaled back some commercial banking and trading operations.

32.   Hitchen said she did not know whether the firm would rename the online trading operation again, to drop the Dean Witter reference.

33.   In a sense, Buergler said, the trading operation is appropriately old-fashioned.

34.   In common with other local brokerages, Lippo had a strong retail trading operation, which has slumped dramatically, traders say.

35.   In addition, Cinergy is interested in owning electric generators throughout the U.S. in order to support its electric trading operations.

36.   In fact, Enron has lobbied forcefully over the years to limit regulation and disclosure of its trading operations.

37.   Included in the businesses for sale was its Internet trading operation, EnronOnline.

38.   Instead, it plans to build its investment banking and money management operations around the world so that they grow faster than the trading operations.

39.   It also invested in larger trading operations and other operations designed to boost revenue.

40.   It also operates an energy trading operation in Bethesda and controls a natural gas pipeline into Northern California.