41.   That gave it the best bid-and-ask prices, crucial to the big trading desks at commercial and investment banks.

42.   That has touched off a certain amount of upheaval and staff departures at the bank, as many on the trading desks have felt slighted.

43.   The dollar was little changed against major currencies as markets in Europe closed early and trading desks in New York were short-staffed ahead of the Christmas holidays.

44.   The report criticized the activities of the separate trading desk that established prices for derivative transactions and hedged the risks.

45.   The system was developed with the inter-dealer broker Garvin Guybutler Corp., whose trading desk will provide GovPX with quotes.

46.   The Wall Street banks and brokerage houses involved in the bailout agreed to erect a so-called Chinese wall between the operations of Long-Term Capital and their own trading desks.

47.   Then Bloomberg sent headlines summarizing the apparent press release to trading desks around the world, and the true rout began.

48.   There are even divisions among economists and trading desks at many firms.

49.   There is rarely a break for lunch or much of any opportunity to walk away from the wild excitement of the trading desk.

50.   They shape the gritty, arrogant personalities that populate most trading desks.