51.   The recent strength in Japanese stocks also helped the yen because foreigners must convert their currencies to yen to purchase Japanese securities.

52.   The sale was later pulled when not enough buyers could be lured to purchase the securities.

53.   U.S. bonds snapped a three-day slump after the Fed purchased Treasury securities.

54.   U.S. bonds rose, snapping a three-day slump, after the Federal Reserve purchased securities and as investors speculated the economy will slow enough to curb inflation.

55.   When-issued trading involves buying or selling the right to purchase a security once it hits the market.

56.   Wyatt recently purchased securities that yield more than Treasuries, reasoning that government bond yields will rise in coming months.

57.   You would buy anything for a price, and there have been instances of telecom companies coming back, but we are not purchasing these securities.

58.   Foreigners and U.S. interests exiting overseas markets to buy American stocks and bonds must obtain dollars to purchase the securities.

59.   However, Lehman violated auction procedures by structuring bids in such a way that it purchased the securities for its own account, the SEC said.

60.   Increased interest in American bonds tends to boost the currency, as foreign investors and U.S. interests leaving overseas markets must first buy dollars to purchase the securities.