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MERRILL LYNCH HARVEST CYES LOSSES: Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. Investigates Harvest CYES Investor Losses

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Friday, November 1, 2019

(DKR) ( http://www.dkrpa.com ) is investigating Merrill Lynchs sales of the Harvest Collateral Yield Enhancement Strategy (Harvest CYES or CYES).

Key Points: 
  • (DKR) ( http://www.dkrpa.com ) is investigating Merrill Lynchs sales of the Harvest Collateral Yield Enhancement Strategy (Harvest CYES or CYES).
  • Merrill Lynch recommended the Harvest CYES options overlay strategy to its brokerage firm customers as a low-risk way to generate a modest amount of additional income.
  • But the CYES strategy actually was complex and risky and has caused significant investor losses.
  • Merrill Lynch was prohibited from misrepresenting or omitting any material facts about CYES, including facts about the risks of the strategy.