TradeSpot Markets and Owner Under FINRA Investigation for Unsuitable Penny Stock Transactions
TradeSpot Markets Inc. (TradeSpot) and its President, Chief Operating Officer and owner Mark Beloyan of Davie, Florida were named as Respondents in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) complaint that alleges the firm, acting through its representatives, engaged in penny stock transactions without complying with Section 15(h) and Rule 15g-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA conduct rules. Section 15(h) of the Exchange Act prohibits brokers and dealers from “using the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce to effect any transaction in penny stock by any customer except in accordance with the requirements of Section 15(h) and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder.” Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act makes it “unlawful for a broker or dealer to sell a penny stock to, or to effect the purchase of a penny stock by, any person unless, prior to the transaction, the broker or dealer has approved the person’s account for transactions in penny stocks and has received from the person an agreement to the transaction.”
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