Funny you said that, because I was thinking the same thing. 8 pages of discussion about that trade, but one line referencing my actual question...the first line. But the people on this site are informed and experienced, and the dialogue is typically professional. That's why I love this site.
Thank you for your coaching. I did not buy Jan or Feb this year because I did not have any investable funds left after last October . You have given me some very good advice. I agree and am going to start unloading some to raise some cash just in case there is another buying opportunity coming up . Regards,
For both of you, as well as anyone else who may be interested, here is what I found so far, as I managed to speak to SEC counsel regarding the procedures and process for remedy. SEC handles the crime only. SEC reviews the complaint and can decide to bring litigation and subpoena. It then becomes public information. SEC would contact the complainant as part of the investigation. If it doesn't become public, the complainant would get no follow-up. Counsel assured me that all complaints get reviewed. SEC counsel recommends better avenues to deal with the complaint at the individual level...FINRA and/or bringing litigation. Note that FINRA has recently taken over the responsibilities of ORSA (the Options Regulatory Surveillance Authority). Previously, ORSA was the route to file a complaint. So SEC and FINRA are working on this at present. I'm on the email list of a few class action law firms due to the number of securities that I own, so I will next present this to them. They won't have an interest in it, but they may know of an eager attorney who might. The attorney can make a F.O.I.L. request for all the information on the trades of that Thursday afternoon. Alas, now we've learned the "regulatory process". I'll keep you all posted on what develops, if anything. I thank you both for assisting me with this.