Despite shedding its insurance underwriting and asset management units in the last year or so, Citigroup continues to operate in a stunning variety of businesses, from subprime mortgage lending and branch banking to investment banking, private equity and securities servicing.

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They watch nearly 5, 000 brokerage firms, more than 163, 000 branch offices and in excess of 635, 000 registered securities representatives.

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To address those concerns, the bill gave executive branch employees a waiver from the requirement to disclose their stock or securities trades until September 30 to allow some additional time to determine the appropriate procedures for those officials.

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It makes it clear that members of Congress, their aides and many members of the executive branch cannot use inside information they learn on the job to trade stocks or other securities.

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