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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will now require fingerprinting for all technical and support workers at securities associations registered with the SEC.

That means anyone employed by the American stock exchanges will undergo an FBI criminal background check. "Individuals with criminal or terrorist backgrounds will not gain access to our market facilities," New York Governor George Pataki said.

Stock brokers and floor traders were already subject to the background checks. The new measures apply to workers with access to the buildings, electronic data and other sensitive areas.

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