I need help to fight Scottrade to cancel unauthorized transactions in my stock account.

From where and what device did you place your trades? Matching IP addresses, for a broker-dealer, is an effective way to record trades. Did...

You ask a lot of questions, some of which require more detailed consultation. First things first you need to consult your broker-dealer's...

I need to learn how investment funds determine the value of an investment in a start-up.

I'm not sure this is a question for a securities attorney as opposed to an accountant. If you're launching funds, they have to be registered under...

Does my online broker have to offer direct registration for my shares?

Direct registration is registering your shares with the transfer agent. Your brokerage firm appears to be offering you either and is permitted to...

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What can we do to get money back lost is trading.

If your financial advisor (broker) mislead you concerning your investments, you may have a claim and strongly advise you contact a Financial...

Some guy said he was running a hedge fund and promised high returns. I trusted him and invested $15,000 and now he is telling me

Do you have any documents or agreements you received and/or signed with this person? Is he employed by another entity, to your knowledge? I agree...

My financial advisor did not advise me too well

Disputes with your financial advisor will most likely be heard in arbitration, assuming the financial advisor is employed by a brokerage firm. If...

If I run a small commodities exchange and want to offer margin, do I need a license?

I'm not sure that's correct. According to the CFTC, a designated contract market (i.e., exchange) requires application to the CFTC.

I have stock worth pennies. however it's the only chance I have of coming back. my sole goal is to protect the stock.

Sorry but probably a question for the Real Estate or Bankruptcy & Debt forums.

Issuing Free Trading Stock

Strongly recommend seeking consult offline as you appear to have some moving parts that can't be adequately addressed through this forum. Anyone...