Each state has its own securities laws. The following are selected sections of the Tennessee securities laws that are generally applicable in FINRA arbitrations.

0780-04-03-.02 POST REGISTRATION.
(6) Prohibited Business Practices

(a) The following shall be deemed “dishonest or unethical business practices” by a brokerdealer
under T.C.A. §48-2-112(a)2.(g), without limiting that term to the practices
specified herein:

2. Inducing trading in a customer’s account which is excessive in size or frequency
in view of the financial resources and character of the account;

3. Recommending to a customer the purchase, sale or exchange of any security
without reasonable grounds to believe that the recommendation is suitable for
the customer on the basis of information furnished by the customer after
reasonable inquiry concerning the customer’s investment objectives, financial
situation and needs, and any other information known by the broker-dealer;

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