Founded in 2004, Pipeline Trading Systems LLC was created to provide an electronic trading venue where institutional investors could anonymously execute large block trades without causing significant market impact. The platform, marketed as a 'dark pool,' was designed to match buyers and sellers of large stock positions directly. However, the company faced significant regulatory scrutiny and was sanctioned by the SEC in 2011 for misleading customers. Subsequently, the firm was restructured and its assets and operations were acquired by Aritas Securities LLC, which is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

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