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Hilltop Securities Independent Network – Investor Alert

Did you suffer investment losses with Hilltop Securities Independent Network (CRD# 17587) (SEC# 801-60812, 8-35475)?

Hilltop Securities Independent NetworkGalvin Legal, PLLC is launching an investigation on behalf of investors who may have suffered losses investing with Hilltop Securities Independent Network. If you suffered losses investing with Hilltop Securities Independent Network, then Galvin Legal, PLLC may be able to help you recover your losses in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA“) arbitration claim.

As of April 4, 2020, Hilltop Securities Independent Network’s FINRA BrokerCheck Report contains the following:

9 Regulatory Event Disclosures

3 Arbitration Disclosures

Main Office Location

1201 ELM STREET
SUITE 3500
DALLAS, TX 75270
UNITED STATES

Mailing Address

1201 ELM STREET
SUITE 3500
DALLAS, TX 75270
UNITED STATES

Business Telephone Number

214-859-1800

Hilltop Securities Independent Network’s Direct Owners and Executive Officers

HILLTOP SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC, PARENT
ALEXANDER, LAURA BONNELL (CRD#:2900382), BOARD DIRECTOR
COGLIANO, MICHAEL ANTHONY (CRD#:2505017), CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
EDGE, JOSEPH MICHAEL (CRD#:4326551), CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
EDGE, JOSEPH MICHAEL (CRD#:4326551), BOARD DIRECTOR
FEINBERG, HILLEL ARNOLD (CRD#:205642), CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
LEVENTHAL, LAURA (CRD#:1175259), BOARD DIRECTOR
LEVENTHAL, LAURA (CRD#:1175259), TREASURER
LYONS, MICHAEL ANDREW (CRD#:6647345), ASSISTANT SECRETARY
MARZ, MICHAEL JOHN (CRD#:874062), BOARD DIRECTOR
MEDANICH, DAVID KING (CRD#:1030727), BOARD DIRECTOR
MUSCHALEK, JOHN RICHARD (CRD#:2226859), BOARD DIRECTOR
NELSON, WILLIAM WOOLFOLK (CRD#:4565607), MANAGING DIRECTOR, HILLTOP SECURITIES INDEPENDENT NETWORK INC.
TEMPLE, WILLIAM BARRY (CRD#:2357830), MUNICIPAL PRINCIPAL
WINGES, MARTIN BRADLEY (CRD#:1929509), CEO
WINGES, MARTIN BRADLEY (CRD#:1929509), PRESIDENT
WINGES, MARTIN BRADLEY (CRD#:1929509), CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
WITTNEBEN, BRIAN LANE (CRD#:4861905), GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY

Due Diligence Requirement

FINRA requires broker-dealers to conduct due diligence on investments and to conduct a suitability analysis when recommending securities to a customer that takes into account the customer’s knowledge and experience. FINRA Rule 2111(a) states that “a member or an associated person must have a reasonable basis to believe that a recommended transaction or investment strategy involving a security or securities is suitable for the customer, based on the information obtained through the reasonable diligence of the member or associated person to ascertain the customer’s investment profile. A customer’s investment profile includes, but is not limited to, the customer’s age, other investments, financial situation and needs, tax status, investment objectives, investment experience, investment time horizon, liquidity needs, risk tolerance, and any other information the customer may disclose to the member or associated person in connection with such recommendation.”

Broker-Dealers that fail to conduct adequate due diligence on investments they recommend or that make unsuitable recommendations can be held responsible for the customer’s losses in a FINRA arbitration claim.

Rule 2111 is composed of three main obligations: reasonable-basis suitability, customer-specific suitability, and quantitative suitability.

(a) The reasonable-basis obligation requires a member or associated person to have a reasonable basis to believe, based on reasonable diligence, that the recommendation is suitable for at least some investors. In general, what constitutes reasonable diligence will vary depending on, among other things, the complexity of and risks associated with the security or investment strategy and the member’s or associated person’s familiarity with the security or investment strategy. A member’s or associated person’s reasonable diligence must provide the member or associated person with an understanding of the potential risks and rewards associated with the recommended security or strategy. The lack of such an understanding when recommending a security or strategy violates the suitability rule. Thus, brokerage firms had a duty to determine whether was suitable for at least some investors.
(b) The customer-specific obligation requires that a member or associated person have a reasonable basis to believe that the recommendation is suitable for a particular customer based on that customer’s investment profile, as delineated in Rule 2111(a).
(c) Quantitative suitability requires a member or associated person who has actual or de facto control over a customer account to have a reasonable basis for believing that a series of recommended transactions, even if suitable when viewed in isolation, are not excessive and unsuitable for the customer when taken together in light of the customer’s investment profile, as delineated in Rule 2111(a). No single test defines excessive activity, but factors such as the turnover rate, the cost-equity ratio, and the use of in-and-out trading in a customer’s account may provide a basis for a finding that a member or associated person has violated the quantitative suitability obligation.

Request a Free Consultation with a Securities Attorney

If you suffered losses investing with Hilltop Securities Independent Network and would like a free consultation with a securities attorney, then please call Galvin Legal, PLLC at 1-800-405-5117.

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Formerly Known As, Aliases, and Affiliates

BROKERS TRANSACTION SERVICES, INC., SOUTHWEST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC., SWS FINANCIAL SERVICES, SWS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., BROKERS TRANSACTION SERVICES, INC., SOUTHWEST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC., SWS FINANCIAL SERVICES, SWS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

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