What about your firm and patterntrading.com?
"Ok, I'm convinced that you guys know what you're doing.  So I went to the internet to check out program trading and fair value.   I got a report off of a search engine listing patterntrading.com too.   Their site looks like a copy of yours.   What is that all about?"

In 1997, Donald W. Spinks of Mansfield, Texas, also known as Don Spinks, was investigated by the Ft. Worth, Texas office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  A copy of the SEC Order to Cease and Desist is available for you to read by clicking here:

http://edgar.sec.gov/litigation/admin/3438510.txt

The SEC permanently barred Spinks from association with any broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser or investment company.   

Don Spinks copied our web site without our permission in order to form his own web site.  Larry Novell Kinney of Apollo Beach, Florida (NFA #0298073) acted as a front man for Don Spinks on their web site.   Larry Kinney filed for registration with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association (NFA) in an attempt to register as a trading advisor outside the jurisdiction of the SEC. Upon discovery, the NFA withdrew Larry  Kinney's registration.

If you would like further information regarding the above mentioned action by the SEC and the NFA, please email us your requests and we will forward to you the names of the individuals involved that represented the SEC and NFA in this case for reference.