July 2016-Melville, New York
The FINRA records of Steven R. Luftschein , a stock broker currently employed by Aegis Capital Corp. , disclose a pending customer dispute and 11 prior final customer disputes.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the agency that licenses and regulates stockbrokers and brokerage firms. FINRA requires brokers and brokerage firms to report customer complaints and disputes as well as regulatory sanctions. In addition brokers are required to disclose certain financial matters such as personal bankruptcies, judgments and liens.
In the currently pending dispute, received in June 2016 , a customer of Aegis Capital alleges damages of $2,000,000 for unsuitable investment recommendations and mishandling of their account from June 2013-January 2016.
The prior customer disputes include:
- FINRA Case 10-03873 in which a customer of Luftschein’s prior employer, GunnAllen Financial, alleged damages of $1,000,000 for failure to supervise. That case was settled for $275,000.
- NASD Case 06-3161 in which a customer of Luftschein’s prior employers Investec Ernst and Maxim Group alleged damages of $392,387 for excessive and unauthorized trading in unsuitable securities and use of margin without authorization. That case was settled for $77,500.
Luftschein has been employed by Aegis Capital since 6/2013. Prior to that he was employed by John Thomas Financial (expelled by FINRA 10/2013) and before that Rockwell Global Capital.
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