Common violations that may lead to SEC investigations include:
- Misrepresentation or omission of important information aboutĀ SECURITIES
- Manipulating the market prices of securities
- Stealing customers’ funds or securities
- Violating broker-dealers’ responsibility to treat customers fairly
- Insider trading (violating a trust relationship by trading on material, non-public information about a security)
- Selling unregisteredĀ SECURITIES.