A senior securities executive said of the morning plunge, "There is a total loss of confidence, period."

After the Tokyo stock market crashed in 1990, most securities executives expected 1991 to be a year of rebuilding.

On Tuesday, he met with about 25 securities executives, and similar meetings are scheduled over the next few weeks.

Edward W. Wedbush did not follow the traditional path of many securities executives.

Any securities executive who failed to grasp the meaning of his message is certainly too naive to be doing business on Wall Street.

- Edward Collins, a securities executive in New York.

Mr. Levitt has had a decided edge in persuading securities executives to cooperate.

Even securities executives are beginning to worry about the credibility of arbitrators.

An exception: A top securities executive who was fired when he requested health benefits for his partner is now suing his old firm for $75 million.

After leaving Congress, Potter engaged as an industrial consultant and international securities executive.