Opper v. Hancock Securities Corporation

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• assuming validity of cause of action based on 15 U.S.C. § 78o(c) (1)
• “. . . [F]or the purposes that concern us here, it made no difference whether defendant operated ‘as principal’ or ‘as broker’ . . . .”
• delay in executing sale is actionable under § 10(b) and Rule 10b-5
• dealer claimed to be searching unsuccessfully for buyer to purchase customer's stock, while at the same time trading in that same stock profitably for its own account
• industry custom may be found fraudulent, especially on first occasion it is litigated

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