Manufacturing Industry

SEC Online Trading Complaints Continue Their Sharp Rise

Electronic News, May 21, 2001

        SEC Online Trading Complaints Continue Their Sharp Rise
                     SEC Online Trading Complaints
1997    467
1998  1,478
1999  3,355
2000  4,271
Note: Table made from bar graph
                      The top five types of online
                broker-dealer complaints for 2000 were:
Type of Conduct                          Total 2000
1. Failures/delays in processing orders         575
2. Margin position sellouts                     336
3. Difficulty accessing account                 276
4. Transfer of account problems                 259
5. Errors in processing orders                  246
SOURCE: U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

During 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission received 4,271 complaints about online broker-dealers. The represents an increase of more than 27 percent compared to 1999. Since 1997, online trading complaints have risen more than 814 percent.

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