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But Ms. Schapiro said the SEC is working to assess the role of these trades, and how they affect the markets.

Schapiro also said the SEC will look into how exchanges cope with the aftermath of a day like Thursday.

The issue "is a major decision for this agency and one not to be taken lightly, " SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said at the roundtable.

Ms. Schapiro said the SEC is working with Chinese regulators to address these concerns.

Schapiro was appointed to a first stint at the SEC in 1988, to fill what she said was called its "woman's seat. "

Schapiro says in her written testimony that the coming months for the SEC will be dominated by rule-writing for the new legislation.

But Schapiro acknowledged that the process is not transparent and is " highly unsatisfying " for investors .

Ms. Schapiro, an independent, arrived at the NASD in 1996 in the wake of a scandal over the agency's failure to police brokerage firms.

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Upon arriving , Schapiro promptly refused a request by Chicago traders to be exempted from federal regulations .

It also reflects a little-known quirk of Ms Schapiro's past: she studied social anthropology as an undergraduate.

"Let's face it, women in the financial-services industry are outsiders, " explains Warren when asked what unites her with Schapiro and Bair.

So far there's been scant or no reporting supporting this view, which SEC chair Mary Schapiro has vigorously denied.

Yesterday Ms Schapiro testified at a US senate banking committee hearing on over-the-counter-derivatives.

The legislation "creates a whole new regulatory regime, " and implementation is "a massive undertaking, " says the SEC's Schapiro.

"We will get to the bottom of this, " Schapiro said regarding the May 6 events, but "that's going to take time. "

Ms. Gillen is now a top aide to Ms. Schapiro, giving her possible influence in naming the new chairman.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D) of California asked Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"She's been aggressive, " Peterson said on Wednesday when asked about Schapiro's proposal for dividing authority over derivatives.

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro was speaking to a Senate panel weighing the agency's budget request.

The proposals Mr Geithner, Ms Schapiro and others have unveiled try to tackle these problems in four ways.

Ms Schapiro's new Office of the Whistleblower may be deluged with useless tips.

Mr Schapiro is a campaigner for tougher regulation of American business.

"TOO many people remain silent in the face of fraud, " says Mary Schapiro, the chairman of America's Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).

Under the new leadership of Mary Schapiro, it has moved swiftly to recapture the investor agenda.

But Ms. Schapiro suggested that Goldman's about-face was likely unnecessary.

It remains unclear whether Ms Schapiro will have the political clout to navigate, let alone win all these tribal fights.

In the mid-1990s, Schapiro was invited to Chicago to address a convention of commodities-and-derivatives traders.

In the meantime Ms Schapiro is turning her attention to the fragmented structure and lightning speed of stockmarkets.

Schapiro said she hopes to consider new rules in the first quarter.

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro met with the heads of six major exchanges on May 10.

Mary Schapiro, chairwoman, says she needs 800 more staff to write and police new rules.

I think Ms. Schapiro is largely right -- but also a bit naive.

"There are lots more women at the table now, " Schapiro says.

Schapiro responded by telling a reporter, "I'm 5 ft. 5. "