Investment Related Information

Florida Securities, Commodities and Precious Metals Litigation Fraud and FINRA Arbitration Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq.

Unfortunately for the investor, things do not always go as planned. If the unimaginable happens, Florida attorney Russell L. Forkey stands ready to help. Mr. Forkey has dedicated more than 30 years of his career to protecting the financial interests of investors throughout the United States. His extensive experience enables him to evaluate what happened to you and what your best course of action, if any, would be to attempt to recover your investment losses. It is important to remember that just because you lost money you may not have a claim. It is for this reason that we conduct our pre-filing review before our final recommendation is made.

In an attempt to educate the investor, we have created this section to discuss general investment concepts and terms, which the investor may be exposed to either in conversations with his or her account executive or in various financial publications.  Additionally, we have included information on current news and other information that we believe would be of interest to members of the investing public.

The information provided in this section is not designed to be complete in all material respects. Thus, it is not to be relied upon as either legal or investment advice. If you have any questions concerning any of the included information, you should consult a qualified legal or investment professional.

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• What generally constitutes a security?
• What is a commodity?
• What are precious metals?
• Important securities, commodities and precious metals terms
• Important FINRA and SEC rules and regulations that investors should be aware of

FAQs about:

• After hours trading
• Asset Backed Securities
• Bonds
• Certificates of deposit
• Churning
• Common stocks
• Corporate bonds
• Deferred variable annuities suitability requirements
• Earnings per share, price/earnings ratio, book value, price volatility
• Fixed deferred annuities
• Fixed index annuities
• Fraudulent and misleading spams
• Hedge funds and funds of hedge funds
• Investment risk
• Life settlement
• Suitability issues
• Market, limit, stop and day orders
• Margin accounts
• Microcap stocks
• Municipal bonds
• Mutual funds
• Mutual fund breakpoints
• Online investment news letter
• Online trading
• Opening a brokerage account
• Options
• Preferred stocks
• Pump and dump
• Reverse convertibles
• Short selling
• Unsecured bonds
• Use and risk of margin
• Variable annuities
• FAQs about generally recognized types of investment analysis and trading strategies

With extensive courtroom, arbitration and mediation experience and an in-depth understanding of securities law, our firm provides all of our clients with the personal service they deserve. Handling cases worth $25,000 or more, we represent clients throughout Florida and across the United States, as well as for foreign individuals that invested in U.S. banks or brokerage firms. Contact us to arrange your free initial consultation.