Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 25, 2003 (Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. v. Pitofsky)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Williams, J.

The principal issue on this appeal, and a matter of first impression in this Department, is whether an arbitration provision in the employment agreements between a securities broker-dealer and its employees, the latter who are “registered representatives” of, inter alia, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)