CHRISTOPHER THOMAS ERIKSSON (CRD#: 2487298) was previously registered as a broker with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated of Wayzata, Minnesota from 01/14/2005 - 11/18/2020.
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, available to the public on FINRA’s website, CHRISTOPHER THOMAS ERIKSSON has been listed in the securities industry for 26 years. He is not currently listed. Eriksson was listed throughout his career with 3 firms, and has 8 disclosures on his FINRA CRD report.
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck on October 20, 2021, CHRISTOPHER THOMAS ERIKSSON was discharged from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, due to the allegations of, “Conduct involving outside business activities including entering into a financial arrangement with a client without the Firm's knowledge or approval.”
Of the 8 disclosures listed with BrokerCheck, 6 are “Customer Disputes.” A customer dispute filed on September 22, 2020, still pending, alleging, “The customer alleges outside business activity when the Financial Advisor received a personal to loan from the customer in order to purchase real estate. The customer also alleges unsuitable investment recommendations and excessive trading.” The damages requested are $20,000,000.00.
Three of the Customer Disputes listed on CHRISTOPHER THOMAS ERIKSSON’s CRD report have settled with the following damages awarded, $15,534.02, $25,000.00 and $98,000.00. Some of the allegations made in these disputes were; ALLEGED UNSUITABLE INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS; ALLEGED EXCESSIVE TRADING, ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATIONS, ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE THE NATURE AND RISK OF MARGIN TRADING; and ALLEGED UNAUTHORIZED TRADING.
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