Stephen J. Smith

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CRD#: 1305119

Professional summary

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Stephen J Smith, who also goes by Stephen James Smith, was a registered financial professional .

Stephen is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1986. Stephen had worked at 6 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

Stephen James Smith

Other business activities

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CRD#: 15387

Past

May 20, 1986 - January 28, 1993

CITICORP SECURITIES SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 15387

NEW YORK, NY

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | BOFAML SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 283942 / SEC#: 801-112640, 8-69787

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/29/2018 Approved)

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

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 3/14/1988

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 5/17/1986

General Securities Representative Examination

Current Firm

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | BOFAML SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 283942 / SEC#: 801-112640, 8-69787

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/29/2018 Approved)

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

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Contact information

Main Address

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036

Mailing Address

150 N College St Nc1-028-29-04, Charlotte, NC 28255

Phone number

(646) 743-2734

Established

Delaware since 09/01/2015

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

317

SEC notice filing (2 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

BOFA SECURITIES, INC. RESEARCH SERVICES (3/24/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
NB HOLDINGS CORPORATION	SOLE STOCKHOLDER
BHATIA, KASHYAP P	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / BROKER DEALER	6110368
CHEPUCAVAGE, LAURA P	DIRECTOR, STATE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL	4672504
GADKARI, SARANG RAJAN	DIRECTOR	2522409
MCQUEEN, MATTHEW C	DIRECTOR	4204052
MOONEY, SARA RATHBONE	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	7616382
RAE, GLEN ALEXANDER	CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER	6300829
SANTANNA, VINCENT C.	CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER & FINOP	5290525
STAGG, JENNIFER C	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISER	2597167
ZUBERI, SOOFIAN J J	DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, STATE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL	2372292

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Stephen J. Smith

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC.

JPMSI

CITICORP SECURITIES SERVICES, INC.

CITICORP SECURITIES SERVICES, INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 3/14/1988

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 5/17/1986

Current Firm

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (2 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

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