Gary K. Bielfeldt and Carlotta J. Bielfeldt - Page 18

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          Petitioner was awarded Treasury securities in 23 auctions in                
          1985, 19 in 1986, 14 in 1987, 9 in 1988, and 9 in 1989.                     
          Petitioner's auction purchases as a percentage of his total                 
          purchases of Treasury securities ranged from 25 to 50 percent               
          during 1985 through 1989.  Overall, petitioner acquired more than           
          one-third of his Treasury securities through auctions during that           
          period.  Petitioner participated actively in the auctions because           
          they allowed him to acquire a large position in a short time at             
          one price.  Petitioner then traded from the core positions                  
          acquired at auction, adding to his holdings through purchases and           
          selling the securities to primary dealers in smaller blocks.                
          Petitioner frequently submitted multiple bids in the same auction           
          through different primary dealers.  Petitioner never acquired a             
          Treasury security on the auction in response to a prospective               
          buyer's request to repurchase that security from him.                       

               Petitioner had ongoing contacts with CF and numerous primary           
          dealers.  There was no difference in the way CF treated                     
          petitioner and the way it treated any other CF customer.  When a            
          customer of CF would call to place a bid or offer on the CF                 
          system, it was solely the customer's choice to decide the                   
          security on which he would make a bid or offer.  When petitioner            
          called CF to post a bid or offer on the CF system, it was solely            
          his choice whether to do so, and solely his choice as to the                
          specific security he wanted to bid or offer.  When petitioner               
          called CF to post a bid or offer on the CF system, it was not               



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