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Frederic Girard

DESJARDINS SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL
Montreal, Quebec, H3B 0A9
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CRD#: 2830393
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Professional summary

Frederic Girard, who also goes by Fred Girard, is a registered financial professional currently at DESJARDINS SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC. .

Frederic is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1996. Frederic has worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 3 and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

Fred Girard

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

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Experience

Current

April 8, 2019 - Present

DESJARDINS SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC.

Office #1: 1170 Peel Street Suite 300, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 0A9
BD
CRD#: 112417
Montreal, Quebec,
Past

February 2, 2015 - November 8, 2018

NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA FINANCIAL INC.

BD
CRD#: 22698
MONTREAL, QUEBEC,
Past

February 22, 2006 - February 2, 2015

NBF SECURITIES (USA) CORP.

BD
CRD#: 25541
MONTREAL,
Past

June 25, 2002 - March 7, 2006

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

BD
CRD#: 816
NEW YORK, NY
Past

November 26, 1996 - July 2, 2002

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

BD
CRD#: 361
NEW YORK, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

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RR
New York
(4/8/2019)

Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 1/20/1997
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 10/1/2018
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 3
Date: 9/27/1999
National Commodity Futures Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 11/25/1996
General Securities Representative Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

DS
DESJARDINS SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC.
3858839 CANADA INC. | DESJARDINS SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC. | DESJARDINS SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC

CRD#: 112417 / SEC#: , 8-53256

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

Main Address
1170 Peel Street Suite 300, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 0A9
Mailing Address
1170 Peel Street Suite 300, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 0A9
Phone number
(514) 841-1273
Established
Firm type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Small
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (39 States and Territories)

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Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
DESJARDINS SECURITIES INC.SHAREHOLDER
CABEL, DAVID WILLIAMCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER5983651
CHARETTE, DANNYDIRECTOR, FINOP7285881
LOUDIN, RADEKDIRECTOR, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND AML COMPLIANCE OFFICER5429096

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Company Information

DESJARDINS SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC.

CRD#: 112417Montreal, Quebec, H3B 0A9

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