Anthony J. Merola

VELOCITY CLEARING

New York, NY 10038

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CRD#: 1308144

Professional summary

Anthony James Merola is a registered financial professional currently at VELOCITY CLEARING, LLC located in New York, New York.

Anthony is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1991. Anthony has worked at 6 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 99TO, SIE, Series 57, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Aliases

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Certified licenses

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Experience

Current

June 3, 2021 - Present

VELOCITY CLEARING, LLC

Office #1: 199 Water Street 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038

CRD#: 126588

New York, NY

Past

June 3, 2021 - May 17, 2024

VELOCITY CAPITAL, LLC

CRD#: 171810

NEW YORK, NY

Past

January 10, 2006 - May 14, 2021

MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC

CRD#: 19647

NEW YORK, NY

Past

September 30, 2002 - June 2, 2005

ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC

CRD#: 28872

NEW YORK, NY

Past

July 3, 2000 - October 2, 2002

PALOMA SECURITIES L.L.C.

CRD#: 24234

GREENWICH, CT

Past

October 24, 1991 - March 30, 1993

COWEN AND COMPANY

CRD#: 7616

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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New Jersey
(6/3/2021)

New York
(6/3/2021)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 7/7/2001

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 99TO

Date: 1/2/2023

Operations Professional Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 57

Date: 7/5/2016

Securities Trader Exam

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 6/29/2000

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 11/10/2003

General Securities Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.

SRO Registrations

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

SRO Registrations

Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.

SRO Registrations

Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.

SRO Registrations

FINRA

SRO Registrations

NYSE Arca, Inc.

SRO Registrations

Nasdaq BX, Inc.

SRO Registrations

Nasdaq PHLX LLC

SRO Registrations

Nasdaq Stock Market

Current Firm

VELOCITY CLEARING, LLC

CRD#: 126588 / SEC#: , 8-65894

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Woodbridge district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

1301 Route 36 Suite 103, Hazlet, NJ 07730

Mailing Address

1301 Route 36 Suite 103, Hazlet, NJ 07730

Phone number

(201) 706-7157

Established

Delaware since 06/11/2010

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
VCT HOLDINGS, LLC	SOLE MEMBER
BRACERO, FRANK WILLIAM	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/FINOP	2178318
CALICE, ROBERT PEER	CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER	2759949
CRAWFORD, LAURA LYNN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	2666224
LOGAN, MICHAEL JAMES	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	5763098
SCHAEFFER, BRIAN KEITH	PRESIDENT	3063403

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Anthony J. Merola

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

Click below to view Anthony James Merola's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

VELOCITY CAPITAL, LLC

MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC

ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC

PALOMA SECURITIES L.L.C.

COWEN AND COMPANY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 7/7/2001

Series 99TO

Date: 1/2/2023

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 57

Date: 7/5/2016

Series 7

Date: 6/29/2000

Series 24

Date: 11/10/2003

Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.

Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc.

Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.

FINRA

NYSE Arca, Inc.

Nasdaq BX, Inc.

Nasdaq PHLX LLC

Nasdaq Stock Market

Current Firm

VELOCITY CLEARING, LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

VELOCITY CLEARING, LLC

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