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To: ild who wrote (63860)	6/15/2006 5:28:41 PM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Margin Debt Fell 4.6% At NYSE-Member Firms In May DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Margin debt accumulated by investors who buy stocks with borrowed funds fell 4.6% last month. The New York Stock Exchange said Thursday that debit balances in margin accounts of customers of NYSE-member securities firms fell to $230.54 billion in May, from $241.54 billion in April. The drop in margin debt occurred as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 198.83 points, or 1.7%, in May, the biggest monthly decline since June 2005, and the worst May performance since 2000. Market analysts track margin-debt activity as an indication of investors' appetite for speculative trading. But a sudden drop in stock prices can result in margin calls, requiring margin traders to post additional collateral or see brokers sell their securities. John Seward; 201-938-5400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 15, 2006 15:41 ET (19:41 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.- - 03 41 PM EDT 06-15-06

To: ild who wrote (63860)	6/15/2006 6:56:16 PM
From: aknahow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Impressive andthe 3.1 %50,000,000 factor still plays a part. Just wish SLV reported in the same prompt, clear fashions as GLD. Barclays should send some of its' people to State Street Advisors and pay GLD to show them how to do it.<g>