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Scott J. Benedict

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CRD#: 1716388
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Professional summary

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Scott Joseph Benedict was a registered financial professional .

Scott is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1987. Scott had worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 99TO, SIE, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

Aliases

None

Other business activities

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The advisor shows no other business activity.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

February 1, 2007 - April 14, 2026

ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC

BD
CRD#: 28872
NEW YORK, NY
Past

July 10, 2006 - January 31, 2007

PREBON SECURITIES (USA) INC.

BD
CRD#: 20431
JERSEY CITY, NJ
Past

July 10, 2006 - January 31, 2007

PREBON FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

BD
CRD#: 29551
JERSEY CITY, NJ
Past

October 16, 2000 - September 10, 2004

NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

BD
CRD#: 4297
NEW YORK, NY
Past

July 22, 1987 - October 19, 2000

PERSHING LLC

BD
CRD#: 7560
JERSEY CITY, NJ

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: 12/9/1988
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 99TO
Date: 1/2/2023
Operations Professional Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 10/1/2018
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 6/18/1988
General Securities Representative Examination
Principal/Supervisory Exam
RR
Series 24
Date: 12/16/2012
General Securities Principal Examination

Current Firm

IF
ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC
ING (U.S.) SECURITIES, FUTURES & OPTIONS INC. | QUANTUM SECURITIES, INC. | ING SECURITIES DERIVATIVES CLEARING | ING SECURITIES & OPTIONS | ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC | ING BARINGS CORP.

CRD#: 28872 / SEC#: , 8-43978

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

Main Address
1133 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10036
Mailing Address
1133 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10036
Phone number
(646) 424-6000
Established
Delaware since 11/06/1995
Firm type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Medium
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

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Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
ING FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CORPORATIONSOLE SHAREHOLDER
BENETREU, LINDA MARIANNEDIRECTOR6448656
CHAUDHURI, SUPRIO NMNCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER4659711
CICCHILLO, DARREN THOMASCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER2261428
MEEHAN, TIMOTHY MICHAELGENERAL COUNSEL4238220
MEYER, KATHARYN ARABELA BOYLECHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER3063186
SCHAEFFER, ANDREW DAVIDDIRECTOR1817568
TORNIJ, MARKDIRECTOR7337753
WOLVIUS, JOHANNES DERKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER7053218

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Company Information

ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC

CRD#: 28872

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