The Fort Lauderdale-based Soreide Law Group, phone (888) 760-6552, obtained the following summation of information from FINRA’s website, under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, May, 2014.”
Jon Fred Larson (CRD #861915, Lakeland, Florida)
was assessed a deferred fine of $5,000 and suspended by FINRA for 10 business days.
According to FINRA's findings, allegedly Larson entered an order to sell a client’s ETF(Exchange Traded Fund) position which was valued at approximately $16,000. Jon Larson, allegedly, did not have the client’s authorization, or consent.
This suspension was in effect from March 17, 2014, through March 28, 2014.
(FINRA Case #2013037802401)
Jon Fred Larson was previously registered with the following FINRA firm(s):
ALLEN & COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. (CRD# 25) - LAKELAND, FL
01/2003 - 07/2013
FIRST UNION BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC. (CRD# 8112) 10/1992 - 03/1993
ANCHOR NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (CRD# 5774) 06/1985 - 07/1986
TITAN CAPITAL CORPORATION (CRD# 6359) 12/1981 - 07/1985
NEL EQUITY SERVICES CORPORATION (CRD# 615) 10/1983 - 04/1985
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED (CRD# 7691) 04/1980 - 11/1981
WEDBUSH, NOBLE, COOKE, INC (CRD# 877) 02/1979 - 03/1980
This ends the summation of information from FINRA's website.
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