Efthimios (Tim) Petrou Investigation
September 2022 – Ronkonkoma, NY
According to publicly attained records, Efthimios (Tim) Petrou, a stockbroker who was last employed by Arive Capital Markets , discloses a recent regulatory sanctioned resulting from a finding by FINRA that he excessively traded a customer account.
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 August 2022, FINRA suspended Petrou for six months and ordered him to pay restitution of over $96,000 and a fine of $5,000 to resolve allegations that he excessively and unsuitably traded the account of a 67 year old client from Georgia who had limited knowledge of the stock market. According to FINRA Petrou recommended 73 trades that caused the customer to pay over $96,000 in commissions and margin interest and resulted in losses of more than $17,000. This trading resulted in a cost-to-equity ratio of more than 86 percent— meaning the customer’s investments had to grow by more than 86 percent just to break even. This resulted in an annualized turnover rate of 22.
ACCOUNT CHURNING
Turnover rate represents the number of times that a portfolio of securities is exchanged for another portfolio of securities. A turnover rate of six or a cost-to-equity ratio above 20 percent generally indicates that an account has been excessively traded.
Petrou was employed by Arive Capital Markets from 7/2015-7/2022.
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