61.   As proof, several brokerage firms have just reported record profits, fueled in large part by a surge in stock trading among both individuals and institutions.

62.   As trading fees shrank, dozens of less efficient brokerage firms closed their doors.

63.   As the stock market has stumbled in recent weeks, the shares of brokerage firms have been particularly hard hit, and Thursday was no exception.

64.   Ascher acknowledges that Interactive Brokers, like most other brokerage firms, accepts payment for order flow.

65.   Ascher says payment for order flow at Interactive Brokers is less of a factor than at most other brokerage firms.

66.   Ashforth is still affiliated with Ashforth Warburg Associates, a residential brokerage firm that specializes in luxury Manhattan apartments.

67.   Ask friends or contacts working in banks, brokerage firms or news offices to let you peek.

68.   At a brokerage firm in Texas, the alarm bells sounded.

69.   At Boeing, Eli Lilly and nearly every large brokerage firm, executives and shareholders suffered the financial consequences of a disappointing year together.

70.   At least one big bank company won permission to acquire a stock brokerage firm.