1.   As the most active trader, Salomon collected more information about prices and customer demand than its competitors.

2.   Analysts said the breakdown mainly affects active traders and not those who trade sporadically.

3.   And in those cases -- particularly for active traders of volatile issues -- these natural inclinations can be a big problem.

4.   APS is also an active trader in the wholesale power commodities mar ket on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

5.   A few weeks before the offering, the underwriters shop the stock around to their favored investors, such as big institutions like pension funds or active traders.

6.   According to Gideon Sasson, executive vice president of the active trader group at Charles Schwab Inc., the technique works.

7.   Active traders could have made money in recent months shorting technology stocks, but according to Jerry Jordan, few probably have.

8.   Active traders have felt the pain.

9.   All this talk does not mean that the Celtics cannot be active traders.