"At the conclusion of the investigation, the staff analyzes the evidence and applicable law andmakes a preliminary determination of whether or not a violation appears to have occurred. This process is called a Sufficiency of Evidence review and is conducted under the supervision of the seniormanager responsible for the investigation. If it appears that rules have been violated, the seniormanager will determine whether the conduct merits a recommendation of formal disciplinary action. If the violation is of a minor nature and there is an absence of customer harmor detrimentalmarket impact, themattermay be resolved with an informal disciplinary action, such as the issuance of a Cautionary Action.While Cautionary Actions are considered by the staff in any future disciplinarymatter, these actions do not constitute formal discipline and are not reportable on FINRA’s Central Registration Depository (CRD) systemor FormBD."