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David J. Amster

THE GROWTH STAGE
NEW YORK, NY 10036
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CRD#: 2315254
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Professional summary


David Jeffrey Amster, who also goes by David Amster, is a registered financial professional currently at THE GROWTH STAGE INC. located in New York, New York and MONTEC SECURITIES LLC located in New York, New York.

David is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1993. David has worked at 17 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 99TO, Series 52TO, SIE, Series 7, Series 14 and Series 24 exams.

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Aliases


David Amster

Other business activities


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Certified licenses


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Experience


Current

December 9, 2020 - Present

THE GROWTH STAGE INC.

Office #1: 1460 Broadway Suite 8031, New York, NY 10036
BD
CRD#: 306193
NEW YORK, NY
Current

April 27, 2021 - Present

MONTEC SECURITIES LLC

Office #1: 510 Madison Avenue 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022
BD
CRD#: 309706
New York, NY
Past

April 10, 2023 - January 31, 2025

FIRST PALLADIUM, LLC

BD
CRD#: 289822
FORT WAYNE, IN
Past

February 8, 2023 - August 1, 2024

ACRETRADER FINANCIAL, LLC

BD
CRD#: 320820
Fayetteville, AR
Past

January 21, 2022 - October 13, 2022

FIRST AVENUE

BD
CRD#: 145860
NEW YORK, NY
Past

August 2, 2021 - December 1, 2021

LAIDLAW & COMPANY (UK) LTD.

BD
CRD#: 119037
NEW YORK, NY
Past

September 10, 2020 - January 4, 2022

ROW ASSOCIATES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 309073
NASHVILLE, TN
Past

October 17, 2019 - February 3, 2021

EC SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 287845
New York, NY
Past

May 8, 2019 - January 6, 2020

ANALYST HUB SECURITIES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 297665
New York, NY
Past

February 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019

CIM SECURITIES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 120852
New York, NY
Past

June 30, 2018 - December 31, 2018

HB SECURITIES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 140356
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
Past

December 12, 2016 - January 3, 2019

MARKET SECURITIES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 283701
NEW YORK, NY
Past

November 30, 2016 - July 31, 2017

COINBASE CAPITAL MARKETS CORP

BD
CRD#: 10722
NEW YORK, NY
Past

June 1, 2001 - September 30, 2016

CRT CAPITAL GROUP LLC

BD
CRD#: 28830
STAMFORD, CT
Past

July 23, 1997 - June 6, 2001

UBS SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 7654
NEW YORK, NY
Past

April 13, 1993 - August 14, 1995

SALOMON BROTHERS MUNICIPALS INC

BD
CRD#: 28940
Past

April 13, 1993 - August 14, 1995

SALOMON BROTHERS INC.

BD
CRD#: 740
NEW YORK, NY

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: 7/8/1993
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
Series 52TO
Date: 1/2/2023
Municipal Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
RR
Series 14
Date: 1/2/2023
Compliance Officer Examination
Principal/Supervisory Exam
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm


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MONTEC SECURITIES LLC
MONTEC SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 309706 / SEC#: , 8-70553

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


Main Address
510 Madison Avenue 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Mailing Address
510 Madison Avenue 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Phone number
(646) 874-5471
Established
Delaware since 05/26/2020
Firm type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Small
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (1 States and Territories)


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Documents


Direct owners and executive officers


NamePositionCRD#
MONTEC SECURITIES FUNDING LLCMEMBER
AMSTER, DAVID JEFFREYCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER2315254
BARNETT, MARK JASONMANAGER6511962
PERRY, RANIA CHRISTINECHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER7795182
WILSON, CHARLENE FAITHFINOP1935747

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Company Information


MONTEC SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 309706New York, NY 10036

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