* Ernest Patrikis, senior v.p. and general counsel at American International Group, thinks regulation likely will prevent insurers from taking credit derivatives market share from the dealers. "[This is] the most anally regulated industry I have ever encountered." And after 30 years with the Federal Reserve, Patrikis knows a thing or two about regulation.
* "Don't try this at home...or in the office," Mark Brickell, ceo of electronic bank office system Blackbird Holdings, sounding a cautionary note after explaining the fate of Enron's former CFO, Andrew Fastow.