Defendant Name: Morgan Stanley and Co. LLC

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent: Morgan Stanley
SIC Code: 6712
CUSIP: 61744644

Document Reference: 34-90046

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Document Name Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 30-Sep-2020
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-20103
Allegation Type Broker Dealer
Document Summary On September 30, 2020, the SEC instituted settled cease-and-desist proceedings against Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. The Commission stated: "These proceedings concern MS&Co's violations of the order marking requirements of Regulation SHO ("Reg SHO") of the Exchange Act resulting from its improper use of aggregation units in structuring the firm's prime brokerage swaps business."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Censured
Other Compliance Related Undertaking
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $5,000,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

2020-238 30-Sep-2020 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
Morgan Stanley Agrees to Pay $5 Million for Reg SHO Violations in Prime Brokerage Swaps Business
The SEC "announced settled charges against Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC for violations of Regulation SHO, the regulatory framework governing short sales."