Securities Arbitration Lawyers BlogInvestor Beware: Does Your Broker Have Access to Your Online Trading Account?
California broker, Angelo Talebi, finds himself in hot water with his firm and FINRA, as well as his clients.
Does your broker have your username and password for your online trading account? If so, does his current employer know that he does? If not, it could spell trouble for everyone involved.
Take into account Royal Alliance Associated, Inc. broker Angel Talebi out of California according to FINRA records, or about December 2013, Talebi’s customer from Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. moved his accounts with Royal to another FINRA member firm that provided online trading. Without informing Royal, Talebi used the customer’s login credentials to execute transactions through the customer’s other FINRA member firm.