While some think that FINRA is unfairly rigged against investors and individual brokers, particularly those who lose in arbitration, the big firms seem to have a good batting average of winning.

FORBES: Former Morgan Stanley Broker Blows Whistle, Again

He also has filed claims on behalf of individual investors victimized by brokers that steered their portfolios into unsuitable subprime stocks and mortgage borrowers who were fraudulently coerced into inappropriate mortgage and investment transactions.

FORBES: What The Kids Know About Wall Street

This program purports to disclose to investors all customer complaints, arbitrations etc, involving brokerage firms and individual brokers.

FORBES: Emerging New Fiduciary Trends and Developments: Systems of Mass Deception vs. Systems of Enhanced Diligence (September 1, 2003)