1.   Arthur Levitt, the SEC chairman who has crusaded against selective disclosure, said the issue was one of fairness and respect.

2.   Arthur Levitt, the SEC chairman, outlined his vision for the financial markets after months of silence and wrenching change, particularly in the way stocks are traded.

3.   Arthur Levitt Jr., SEC chairman, has not endorsed such legislation, but has said he thinks the markets will move in that direction voluntarily.

4.   Arthur Levitt, the former SEC chairman, sought unsuccessfully to ban such conflicts.

5.   Arthur Levitt, the SEC chairman, has said he would probably not stand in the way.

6.   Berardino telephoned Harvey L. Pitt, the SEC chairman, to gauge his opinion.

7.   Administration officials as well as Harvey L. Pitt, the SEC chairman, have opposed the restraints, as have lobbyists for the largest accounting firms.

8.   But defenders of the SEC, including a litany of former SEC chairmen, say the relatively small agency lacks resources to do its job.

9.   But Harvey Pitt, the new SEC chairman, suspended that rule for the last two weeks of September.

10.   But Breeden, the former SEC chairman, hoped that the added protection would ultimately encourage companies to be more forthcoming.