The commission's office of compliance, inspections, and investigations plans to intensify its scrutiny of stock analysts to investigate not only whether research is an independent function at brokerage firms, but also whether conflicts result when analysts own the stocks they write about or when they are paid for their work by a firm's investment banking division.

• Ato investigate not only whether research is an independent function at brokerage firms, but also whether conflicts result when analysts own the stocks they write about or when they are  
• Bto investigate not only whether research is an independent function at brokerage firms, but also if conflicts result when analysts own the stocks they write about or they are  
• Cto not only investigate whether or not research is an independent function at brokerage firms, but also if conflicts result when analysts own the stocks they write about or are  
• Dnot only to investigate whether or not research is an independent function at brokerage firms, but also whether conflicts result when analysts own the stocks they write about or are  
• Enot only to investigate whether research is an independent function at brokerage firms, but also whether conflicts result when analysts own the stocks they write about or when