The NASD's online breakpoint search tool is getting a wide swath of participation from industry participants. The database, which allows brokers to determine whether customers who buy A shares are eligible for volume discounts, is fueled by the National Securities Clearing Corp. and was one of the recommendations by a task force convened after the mutual fund breakpoint scandal a few years ago. "Nearly all of the big funds have supplied their data and many of the smaller ones have, too," said Robert Glauber, chairman and ceo of the NASD. He added that of the top 100 NSCC participants by asset flow through the dealer channel, there are 73 unique fund groups. Of those, 68 have provided breakpoint schedules and linkage rules to the database. That group represents about 94% of new front-end load fund sales for 2004, he said. An additional 14 more load fund groups, not included in the 100 largest, are also providing data, Glauber added. With that information, the NASD breakpoint search tool represents over 95% of 2004 front-end load fund sales. Glauber noted that brokerage firms have started pulling the data into their own trading systems, providing a double check on investors getting the right sales charge.