This article is from 2005. For the record, Mizuho Securities Co. is still around, although there was some reorganization in 2009 where Mizuho merged with Shinko

This article is from 2005. For the record, Mizuho Securities Co. is still around, although there was some reorganization in 2009 where Mizuho merged with Shinko Securities, and the latter firm took the name Mizuho Securities.