May 27, 2014

Chicago Broker Fined and Suspended by FINRA

business man holding his head with text asking questions about stock broker misconduct

This summation of information is available on FINRA's website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, May, 2014.”

Steven Foreman Kahn (CRD #1001362, Buffalo Grove, Illinois)

was fined $10,000 and suspended by FINRA for 20 business days. Allegedly, Kahn effected transactions in a cclient’s account without first obtaining the client’s authorization.

FINRA's findings stated that the client had died two years before Kahn became the representative of record. Allegedly, then Kahn had placed trades without the client’s authorization, the estate representative, or any other person with authority on the account.

Also, according to FINRA, allegedly a client had complained to Steven Kahn that he was being charged excessive commissions for trades. Kahn allegedly agreed to refund a some of the commissions that he had charged over the past five years. Kahn took $7,005.68 from his own personal checking account and gave it to the client to settle the complaint. Steven Kahn did not inform his firm of his client’s complaint. Also, according to the FINRA report, Kahn did not obtain his firm’s approval to pay the client the settlement amount.

This suspension was in effect from April 7, 2014, through May 5, 2014.

(FINRA Case #2010024957001)

According to FINRA's BrokerCheck, Steven Foreman Kahn is currently registered with the following FINRA firm:

AMERICAN TRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. (CRD# 3001) Registered with this firm since 5/8/2014
230 W. MONROE SUITE 300, CHICAGO, IL 60606

Steven Foreman Kahn was previously registered with the following FINRA firm(s):

LASALLE ST SECURITIES, L.L.C. (CRD# 7191) - CHICAGO, IL
10/2010 - 03/2014

ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT CORPORATION (CRD# 728) - CHICAGO, IL
05/1983 - 10/2010

ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT CORPORATION (CRD# 728) 01/1982 - 06/1999

This ends the FINRA findings.

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