• May 2, 2020
• Oppenheimer & Co.

Timothy Atyeo (CRD # 1544728) is a Financial Advisor at Oppenheimer & Co. in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Timothy Atyeo has been in the securities industry since 1986 and previously worked at CIBC World Markets and PaineWebber.

According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Timothy Atyeo has been the subject of four customer complaints during his career. Among the customer complaints against Timothy Atyeo including the following:

• July 2019—”CLAIMANTS ASSERT CLAIMS FOR NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, MISREPRESENTATION AND OVER CONCENTRATION AND SPECULATIVE TRADING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. FROM 8/1/2011 – 2/28/2019. May 2017.” The alleged damages are $1.1 million and the matter remains pending.
• June 2017—”CLIENT ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH RISK AND A LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION IN A CORPORATE ACCOUNT. TIME PERIOD IS 2014 THROUGH 2017.” The alleged damages were $4 million and the complaint was denied by the brokerage firm.
• April 2016—”CLAIMANT ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT RECOMMENDED UNSUITABLE INVESTMENTS AND INAPPROPRIATELY PLACED THEM ON MARGIN. 2010 – 11/2014.” The matter was settled for $30,000.
• May 2010—”CLAIMANT ALLEGES THAT OPPENHEIMER, INTER ALIA MISREPRESENTED ARS AS CASH EQUIVILENTS.” The alleged damages were $50,000.

For a copy of Timothy Atyeo’s CRD, click https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/1544728#disclosuresSection

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