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Richard S. Speziale

BRUCE A. LEFAVI SECURITIES
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
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CRD#: 1192739
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Professional summary


Richard Salvatore Speziale, who also goes by Richard Speziale, Rick Speziale, is a registered financial professional currently at BRUCE A. LEFAVI SECURITIES, INC. located in Salt Lake City, Utah and OPENCASH located in Houston, Texas.

Richard is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1983. Richard has worked at 31 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 7TO, Series 99TO, SIE, Series 7, Series 6, Series 24 and Series 27 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

Aliases


Richard Speziale | Rick Speziale

Other business activities


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The advisor shows no other business activity.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD


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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses


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None

Experience


Current

August 1, 2022 - Present

BRUCE A. LEFAVI SECURITIES, INC.

Office #1: 2323 Foothill Dr., Suite 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84109
BD
CRD#: 10684
Salt Lake City, UT
Current

June 26, 2023 - Present

OPENCASH

Office #1: 1120 Nasa Parkway Suite 220c, Houston, TX 77058
BD
CRD#: 317007
Houston, TX
Current

September 12, 2023 - Present

COMPOSER SECURITIES LLC

Office #1: 427 Middleton Way, Chesapeake, VA 23322
BD
CRD#: 325118
CHESAPEAKE, VA
Current

September 26, 2024 - Present

ARCHITECT SECURITIES LLC

Office #1: 8901 N New River Canal Rd Apt 15, Plantation, FL 33324
BD
CRD#: 328167
PLANTATION, FL
Current

May 22, 2025 - Present

NOMAD INVESTMENT SERVICES

Office #1: 1111 Lincoln Road Suite 660, Miami Beach, FL 33139
BD
CRD#: 324105
MIAMI BEACH, FL
Current

June 29, 2025 - Present

ORTEX SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 322213
Loddington,
Past

November 1, 2024 - August 1, 2025

THE FORBES SECURITIES GROUP LLC

BD
CRD#: 288142
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO
Past

July 24, 2024 - October 20, 2024

CUATRO CAPITAL SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 328082
SAN JUAN, PR
Past

December 1, 2023 - July 2, 2024

SYNAPSE BROKERAGE LLC

BD
CRD#: 137662
PARKER, CO
Past

September 18, 2023 - May 23, 2025

MOMENT MARKETS, LLC

BD
CRD#: 325062
NEW YORK, NY
Past

June 20, 2023 - August 10, 2023

MAIN STREET SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 324347
AUSTIN, TX
Past

April 21, 2023 - June 29, 2023

UNIFIMONEY SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 321167
MILL VALLEY, CA
Past

April 17, 2023 - July 31, 2024

ORTEX SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 322213
NEW YORK, NY
Past

April 13, 2023 - December 5, 2023

PARTNERS FINANCE

BD
CRD#: 315067
HOUSTON, TX
Past

March 23, 2023 - August 30, 2024

NORTHBOUND SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 314549
DELREY BEACH, FL
Past

November 22, 2022 - May 12, 2023

OPENCASH

BD
CRD#: 317007
HOUSTON, TX
Past

April 18, 2022 - August 12, 2022

IFP SECURITIES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 297287
TAMPA, FL
Past

August 20, 2021 - June 16, 2023

NBC SECURITIES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 17870
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Past

February 3, 2020 - January 3, 2022

IFP SECURITIES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 297287
TAMPA, FL
Past

July 9, 2019 - May 1, 2020

AARON CAPITAL INCORPORATED

BD
CRD#: 28583
COLUMBUS, GA
Past

October 19, 2007 - October 22, 2007

VICTORY CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 37059
BROOKLYN, OH
Past

October 19, 2007 - October 22, 2007

PROFUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

BD
CRD#: 19541
BETHESDA, MD
Past

October 19, 2007 - October 22, 2007

HEARTLAND INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 29693
BOSTON, MA
Past

October 19, 2007 - October 22, 2007

CITI DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 29244
BOSTON, MA
Past

May 4, 2000 - January 2, 2001

SCHRODER & CO. INC.

BD
CRD#: 6112
NEW YORK, NY
Past

May 4, 2000 - January 4, 2001

LEWCO SECURITIES CORP.

BD
CRD#: 6661
JERSEY CITY, NJ
Past

July 21, 1999 - September 10, 2004

CITICORP SECURITIES SERVICES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 15387
NEW YORK, NY
Past

March 23, 1999 - February 12, 2007

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS PUERTO RICO INC.

BD
CRD#: 40586
SAN JUAN, PR
Past

January 9, 1998 - September 1, 1998

SALOMON BROTHERS INC.

BD
CRD#: 740
NEW YORK, NY
Past

December 11, 1997 - January 2, 2002

THE ROBINSON-HUMPHREY COMPANY, LLC

BD
CRD#: 723
ATLANTA, GA
Past

July 20, 1994 - October 17, 2013

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

BD
CRD#: 7059
NEW YORK, NY
Past

October 30, 1991 - July 6, 1994

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

BD
CRD#: 7471
NEW YORK, NY
Past

July 12, 1985 - April 3, 1987

WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 10410
Past

November 16, 1983 - May 21, 1985

BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION

BD
CRD#: 231

State Registrations and Notice Filings


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This advisor is not registered in any state.

Exams


State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 7/27/2019
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7TO
Date: 8/20/2025
General Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 99TO
Date: 11/1/2024
Operations Professional Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm


OS
ORTEX SECURITIES LLC
ORTEX SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 322213 / SEC#: , 8-70978

BD
Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)
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Contact information


Main Address
11 Park Place, New York, NY 10007
Mailing Address
720 Lucerne Avenue # 901, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460
Phone number
+1 (212) 686-1630
Established
Delaware since 05/03/2022
Firm type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Small
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers


NamePositionCRD#
ORTEX TECHNOLOGIES LTDSHAREHOLDER
HILLERBERG, PETER MATTIASCEO/CCO/ROP7615727

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Company Information


ORTEX SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 322213Salt Lake City, UT 84109

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