Securities Arbitration – once a concept foreign to most attorneys, is now a reality for many individuals whose retirement nest eggs have been decimated within the past year. For better or worse, most individual and institutional investors who do business with firms that are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (hereafter “FINRA”), are required to resolve disputes through a FINRA administered arbitration process. For most Nebraska residents, this means that their dispute will be resolved through an arbitration proceeding that will occur in Omaha. Residents of western Nebraska may be required to travel to Cheyenne,Wyoming for their hearings.