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FINRA Broker Allegations

Allegations against: Thomas John Lykos

Allegation type: Regulatory

Allegation status: On Appeal

The allegations read: Lykos was named a respondent in a finra complaint alleging that he engaged in unethical conduct while taking the series 24 qualification examination for a third time. The complaint alleges that during the exam, lykos wrote on his hand and driver's license while viewing examination questions. Lykos then took a nearly 30-minute unscheduled break, during which he left the testing center premises in violation of finra's rules of conduct. After the break, lykos attempted to bring a business card with handwritten notes on it into the examination testing room, but was thwarted by a testing center employee. Lykos then returned to the testing room and revisited several of the questions that he had been viewing while writing on his hand and driver's license. Lykos changed his answers to two questions. Lykos engaged in such conduct after acknowledging and agreeing to follow finra's rules of conduct applicable to qualification examinations, which, among other things, prohibit leaving the testing center during any breaks, prohibit the removal of any test center material through any means, prohibit the capturing of examination content, and prohibit seeking assistance in answering examination questions.

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