Robert Eugene Strong (CRD # 3079588, Registered Principal, New York, New York) was fined $10,000. The SEC imposed the sanction following appeal of a NAC decision. The sanction was based on findings that Strong failed to supervise a research analyst who sold securities in his personal trading account contrary to the recommendations contained in various firm research reports, and allowed the trader to execute purchase transactions during the blackout periods. The sanctions stated that Strong failed to include, or included insufficient or inaccurate required disclosures in research reports, and failed to timely file an annual attestation of supervisory procedures for research analysts.