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- ↑ McGeehan, Patrick "When Things Go Wrong: What can you do if you have a grievance about an on-line trade?" The Wall Street Journal September 8, 1998
- ↑ Gasparino, Charles "Blood on the Street" Free Press, New York, 2005 pg. 204-205
- ↑ Gasparino, Charles "All-Star Analyst Faces Arbitration After Internet Picks Hit the Skids" The Wall Street Journal March 2, 2001
- ↑ Gasparino, Charles "Blood on the Street" Free Press, New York, 2005 pg. 206
- ↑ Masters, Brooke A. "Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer" Times Books, New York, 2006 pg. 79
- ↑ Gasparino, Charles "Merrill Is Paying in Wake of Analyst's Call on Tech Stock" The Wall Street Journal July 20, 2001
- ↑ Kolker, Carlyn "Countrywide, IndyMac Bancorp Face Homeowner Mortgage-Fraud Suit" Bloomberg News March 22, 2007
- ↑ Craig, Sue "Fired Bear Stearns Broker Seeks $30 Million in Damages" The Wall Street Journal September 5, 2006
- ↑ Juan, Evelyn "When Court Upholds Award to Brokers Fired by Merrill" The Wall Street Journal March 28, 2007
- ↑ Pessin, Jaime Levy "Court Grants Absolute Privilege on U-5 Forms" Dow Jones News March 29, 2007