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...RICHARD ROTBERG Skokie...
African Liberation Movements and U. S. Policy, led by Robert I. Rotberg. Research Fellow at the Center, and others. Using the liberation movements in Portuguese and Southern Africa as examples, this seminar will examine "ways in which the U. S. government and individuals help and hinder African liberation movements...
...justify," he said. Neither, he continued, would he attempt to "rationalize and defend" the Big Board's complex fee schedule, which is partly based on the number of shares and partly on the amount of money involved in a stock transaction. SEC Lawyer Eugene Rotberg nevertheless pressed him for reasons-and it became evident that the logic behind the fees is a bit baffling...
Asked why the commission on the sale of 100 shares valued at $80 a share was about two and a half times the fee on 100 shares of $17 stock, Bishop insisted that the former deal "involves significantly greater service for the customer." But when Rotberg inquired why the commission often varies on two orders involving identical amounts, Bishop ascribed the difference to more work by brokers when the number of shares traded is larger. Flourishing a chart of fees, Rotberg asked: "Why does the percentage of commission go down depending on the price of the security?" Replied Bishop...
Next year, Robert I. Rotberg, assistant professor of History, will be teaching African history at M.I.T. The Harvard History Department denied Rotberg tenure this year, forcing him to move elsewhere after this term...