lt cap,

I wish I could say you've got it right. It would make sense that you would be informed in a timely manner when you become the owner of NOK, esp. given that it throws off a dividend. Just seems fair and sane to me that you ought to be able to know what's in your portfolio. And of course, the b8tch of it is that without having certainty about when your shares of ALU were sold, you can't do year-end tax planning. So, if this keeps up I'll probably sell off more stock than I need to, playing it 'safe'. 

I'm going to run it by my broker again how/what may have become clearer, but they're like everyone else - minimum info = no liability. The thought *did* occur to yesterday: Why not call NOK investor relations and ask them? I may do that if I find the time.