But the major splash Mr. Frankel made had little to do with his reputed trading prowess.

By the turn of the 19th century, Denmark's trading prowess was worrying Britain, by now the world's pre-eminent sea power.

The profit decline reflected the retreat by Salomon Brothers, the company's investment banking unit, from the trading prowess it demonstrated a year ago, before the scandal broke.

The foundation of this country's power in the past, and much of its influence today, was and is its trading prowess.

Where did such trading prowess come from?

He expects both to get even stronger as Enron applies its trading prowess to the electricity market, which is three times the size of the wholesale market in natural gas.

He said that he believes Enron can, and should, recover because of its trading prowess.

Before his run-in with regulators, Mr. Jabre was known primarily for his trading prowess.

Even the flagship hedge fund run by Goldman Sachs, whose trading prowess has few peers on Wall Street, fell 10 percent in August.

Cresvale convinced Japanese companies of Mr. Armstrong's trading prowess, attracting billions in funds.