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Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Continue to Investigate Oppenheimer PEP Losses. SSEK Margin Abuse Lawyers<\/strong>\u00a0Represent Investors Against Broker-Dealers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Margin Abuse Lawyers (investorlawyers.com<\/a>) are still investigating losses involving the Oppenheimer Portfolio Enhancement Program (Oppenheimer PEP<\/a>). This proprietary program, offered by Oppenheimer to clients, was supposed to give investors the opportunity to earn an additional 5%. They had to borrow money on margin.\u00a0This involves borrowing funds from the broker-dealer to purchase more securities.<\/p>\n

This was a high-risk proposition and the minimum investment to become involved in Oppenheimer PEP was $1.25M. Considered a hedged investment, the program bet that options on indexes would remain within a tight range. The idea was that investors were supposed to make premiums and earn returns of up to 5% a year. In reality, this kind of investment strategy could only perform well in a low-volatile, low-interest situation. Not only that, but also high-risk, illiquid, and highly speculative investments, such as Alkeon 1 and Alkeon 2, were involved.<\/p>\n

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Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Continue to Investigate Oppenheimer PEP Losses. SSEK Margin Abuse Lawyers\u00a0Represent Investors Against Broker-Dealers Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Margin Abuse Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) are still investigating losses involving the Oppenheimer Portfolio Enhancement Program (Oppenheimer PEP). 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