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Mark Waggoner, president of Excel Futures, said the dollar weakness and strength in equities is "hugely supportive" for oil.

Oil Hits 5-Month High as Japan Cuts Rates

Investing in equities is depending on corporations.

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One of the benefits to investing in local equities is the increased transparency, as local and regional press tend to discuss and analyze area public companies frequently.

Finding Investments In Your Own Backyard

Meanwhile, trading in equities at NYSE Euronext is off 21% from a year ago.

What's the Matter With Wall Street?

"We're living through somewhat the bottom of the cycle" in equities-trading activity, Mr. Greifeld said on a conference call Friday.

Nasdaq Profit Jumps 68%, Revenue Up

Julian Pendock, chief investment officer at London-based Senhouse Capital, said that, at the moment, the best way to approach European equities is on a company-by-company basis.

Barclays Helps Pull European Shares Lower

For example, the BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, which has held, on average, about 50% in equities over its 21-year history, now holds close to 60%.

Amid a Bond Boom, Some Investors Turn to Stocks

Stocks Despite the gains, "there's been a loss of confidence in equities," one banker said.

Wall Street Rides Wave of Stock, Bond Rallies

And Japanese insurance companies — which invest much more in equities than their foreign peers, in return for insurance business from the companies in which they invest — aren't subject to fiduciary duties at all.

Governing Japan's Corporate Savings

Funds that were long in equities returned an average 6%.

Hedge Funds Rose 3.6% in September; Best Month of 2010