Wall Street Journal
When Egghead.com Inc. released good news early one morning in December, before the Nasdaq Stock Market opened, many online investors thought its stock would open higher. Kenneth Pasternak knew it would. Mr. Pasternak sat before a screen at Knight/Trimark Group Inc., a market maker whose job it is to execute trades. His screen showed that […]
USA Today
Should online brokerages bear any responsibility when their customers lose loads of investment money? The debate has roared at several recent industry events, and it is expected to be a big issue at a Securities Industry Association meeting this month. Also, plaintiffs’ lawyers say more investors are taking legal action against cyber brokerages, charging that […]
Wall Street Journal
Indianapolis attorney Mark Maddox says his phone has been ringing incessantly since word got out about what he calls his “unique victory” last week against online broker Ameritrade Holding. Mr. Maddox represented Lael Desmond, an Ameritrade client who lost money when the firm sold stocks from his account to cover a margin loan. Mr. Desmond […]
PR Newswire
Judy Resnick, co-founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Dabney Resnick Imperial, LLC, a Los Angeles based brokerage firm was awarded $901,567 by an National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) arbitration panel. The award against Imperial Credit Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICII – news) and Imperial Capital Group, LLC came after more than one […]
TheStreet.com
One note to online brokers marching toward world domination: Be careful — regulators are watching. Online brokerages have long been immune to the legal actions dogging full-service firms that make investment recommendations. But now the electronic upstarts such as E*Trade (EGRP:Nasdaq – news), Schwab (SCH:NYSE – news) and Ameritrade (AMTD:Nasdaq – news) face the prospect […]