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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
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2010
NOTE: Stipulations of Fact and Consent to Penalty (SFC); Offers of Settlement (OS); and Letters of Acceptance Waiver, and Consent (AWC) are entered into by Respondents without admitting or denying the allegations, but consent is given to the described sanctions & to the entry of findings. Additionally, for AWCs, if FINRA has reason to believe a violation has occurred and the member or associated person does not dispute the violation, FINRA may prepare and request that the member or associated person execute a letter accepting a finding of violation, consenting to the imposition of sanctions, and agreeing to waive such member's or associated person's right to a hearing before a hearing panel, and any right of appeal to the National Adjudicatory Council, the SEC, and the courts, or to otherwise challenge the validity of the letter, if the letter is accepted. The letter shall describe the act or practice engaged in or omitted, the rule, regulation, or statutory provision violated, and the sanction or sanctions to be imposed.
Henry Thomas Goode II
AWC/2008015747801
Goode failed to execute a customer’s instructions to liquidate positions in the customer’s account, and the value of securities in the account declined precipitously with the customer incurring losses exceeding more than $1 million dollars.
Henry Thomas Goode II : Fined $5,000; Suspended 60 days
Bill Singer's Comment
You often hear of these cascading damages cases (which, frankly, we often refer to as "Cluster F#&ks"), but you don't often see them spelled out in a FINRA disciplinary matter.  Well, here it is! Wow . . . $1 million in losses.  I wish FINRA told us whether the Firm settled with the client or if this wound up in arbitration.
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