Later, the former broker paid hundreds of dollars each time he was given the magazine, the S.E.C. said.

The prosecutors say the broker, who was also charged, paid Mr. Mattison more than $17,000 between 1990 and 1994.

If he is, that's because his broker isn't paying attention.

A year ago, the brokers paid the communities.

The broker paid $225,000 for the three-story brick 1890's building with 8,000 square feet in two storefronts and six apartments.

Buyers would not pay what the brokers had paid, and falling bond prices spooked the stock market.

A broker would then pay commissions to an unlicensed employee out of a personal bank account or by transferring them on the firm's internal books.

Still other agencies let brokers decide whether to take their own pictures or pay a fee to use the agency's recommended photographers.

But it also demonstrates that trading can be very odd when brokers are not paying attention.

Since the Russians have no hard currency, the American brokers pay for the patents and marketing.