John J. Watras

KENMAR SECURITIES

New York, NY 10022

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CRD#: 1496310

Professional summary

John Joseph Watras is a registered financial professional currently at KENMAR SECURITIES, LLC located in New York, New York.

John is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1987. John has worked at 7 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Experience

Current

September 22, 2025 - Present

KENMAR SECURITIES, LLC

Office #1: 845 Third Avenue, Suite 1703, New York, NY 10022

CRD#: 171793

New York, NY

Past

January 11, 2024 - May 7, 2025

INTERACTIVE BROKERS CORP.

CRD#: 117942

GREENWICH, CT

Past

August 25, 2021 - August 23, 2023

COWEN AND COMPANY

CRD#: 7616

Garden City, NY

Past

November 1, 2010 - February 10, 2022

COWEN PRIME SERVICES LLC

CRD#: 153397

GARDEN CITY, NY

Past

July 1, 2000 - July 11, 2011

SANDERS MORRIS LLC

CRD#: 20580

GARDEN CITY, NY

Past

February 14, 1997 - July 1, 2000

BLACKFORD SECURITIES CORP.

CRD#: 20954

GARDEN CITY, NY

Past

February 13, 1987 - December 31, 1994

P.R. BURKE & CO., INC.

CRD#: 13558

NEW YORK, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Connecticut
(9/24/2025)

Florida
(9/24/2025)

New Jersey
(9/24/2025)

New York
(9/22/2025)

Texas
(9/24/2025)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 7/8/1986

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: 1/17/1987

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 4/3/2001

General Securities Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

KENMAR SECURITIES, LLC

CRD#: 171793 / SEC#: , 8-69482

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

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Contact information

Main Address

845 Third Avenue, Suite 1703, New York, NY 10022

Mailing Address

Po Box 5537, New York, NY 10185-5537

Phone number

(212) 596-3480

Established

Delaware since 03/17/2014

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (34 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
KENMAR OLYMPIA, LLC	OWNER
COX, ROBERT CARLEN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	1071103
SPOHR, DAVID KONRAD	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS OFFICER	1507667

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John J. Watras

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

Click below to view John Joseph Watras's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

INTERACTIVE BROKERS CORP.

COWEN AND COMPANY

COWEN PRIME SERVICES LLC

SANDERS MORRIS LLC

BLACKFORD SECURITIES CORP.

P.R. BURKE & CO., INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 7/8/1986

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 1/17/1987

Series 24

Date: 4/3/2001

FINRA

Current Firm

KENMAR SECURITIES, LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (34 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Red Flags

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KENMAR SECURITIES, LLC

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