William J. Schmidt

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CRD#: 2890414

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William Joseph Schmidt, who also goes by Bill Schmidt, was a registered financial professional .

William is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1997. William had worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 55 and Series 7 exams.

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Bill Schmidt

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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CRD#: 8192

JERSEY CITY, NJ

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INSTINET, LLC

INC TRADING CORPORATION | INSTINET, LLC | INSTINET CLEARING SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 7897 / SEC#: 801-108490, 8-23669

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/26/2016 Approved)

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

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 2/13/1998

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 55

Date: 1/12/2000

Limited Representative-Equity Trader Exam

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 5/30/1997

General Securities Representative Examination

Current Firm

INSTINET, LLC

INC TRADING CORPORATION | INSTINET, LLC | INSTINET CLEARING SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 7897 / SEC#: 801-108490, 8-23669

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/26/2016 Approved)

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

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Contact information

Main Address

Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street, New York, NY, 10019

Mailing Address

Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street, New York, NY, 10019

Phone number

(212) 310-9500

Established

Delaware since 06/01/2006

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

March

Firm Size

Medium

# of Employees

291

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

2025 ILLC FORM ADV PART2A (6/20/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
INSTINET HOLDINGS INCORPORATED	DIRECT OWNER
CHIULLI, EUGENE JAMES	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	2976702
CONE, RANDI J	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	4811453
KENNIFF, ALICE M	ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (INVESTMENT ADVISER)	5615714
MAURO, LUKE	HEAD OF OPERATIONS	4188932
MILLIGAN, GERARD THOMAS	PRESIDENT	2907544
SCHAFFNER, CHRISTY E	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER	2710171
SISKOVIC, JULIE MARIE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (BROKER-DEALER, CBOE/C2)	1385048
WEBB, FARON ROSS	GENERAL COUNSEL	2452057

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William J. Schmidt

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

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Primary Firm SEC Registration

INSTINET, LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 2/13/1998

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 55

Date: 1/12/2000

Series 7

Date: 5/30/1997

Current Firm

INSTINET, LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

INSTINET, LLC

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