National investment fraud lawyers KlaymanToskes reports that Fidelity Brokerage Services has been ordered to pay nearly $4 million by FINRA regulators for mishandling a customer’s account and violating his options contract, by failing to uphold its portfolio margin representations and unsuitably liquidating the customer’s account.
Fidelity Brokerage Services customers who suffered investment losses at the hands of their broker/financial advisor should contact attorney Lawrence L. Klayman, Esq. at (888) 997-9956 or lklayman@klaymantoskes.com to discuss recovery options. We do not collect attorney’s fees unless we are able to obtain a financial recovery for you.
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Fidelity Brokerage Services and National Financial Services (a subsidiary of Fidelity) entered into an Arbitration Award with FINRA’s Department of Enforcement and a former Fidelity customer on May 12, 2023.
A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) arbitration panel held Fidelity and National Financial jointly and severally liable, and ordered them to pay the customer $3,976,048 in compensatory damages.
In a March 2021 complaint, the customer alleged that Fidelity Brokerage Services and National Financial Services violated his options contract and improperly liquidated his account in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The customer alleged various causes of action, including several types of fraud (intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, concealment, and false promise), as well as breach of written contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, negligence, and violation of the Business and Professions Code, Section 17200 et seq. The causes of action related to the unloading of several securities, including the following:
Fidelity Brokerage Services customers who suffered investment losses at the hands of their broker/financial advisor should contact attorney Lawrence L. Klayman, Esq. at (888) 997-9956 or lklayman@klaymantoskes.com to discuss recovery options. We do not collect attorney’s fees unless we are able to obtain a financial recovery for you.
Self-Directed Accounts Disclosure: Investors who did not rely on the advice of a broker/financial advisor are not eligible for our services.
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