Christian E. Kraus

IMST DISTRIBUTORS

Portland, ME 04101

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CRD#: 2910851

Professional summary

Christian Edward Kraus is a registered financial professional currently at IMST DISTRIBUTORS, LLC located in Portland, Maine.

Christian is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1997. Christian has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Certified licenses

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Experience

Current

October 7, 2014 - Present

IMST DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

Office #1: 190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

CRD#: 130745

Portland, ME

Past

January 2, 2007 - April 5, 2013

COWEN EXECUTION SERVICES LLC

CRD#: 35693

NEW YORK, NY

Past

May 28, 1999 - January 2, 2007

LYNCH, JONES & RYAN LLC

CRD#: 3198

NEW YORK, NY

Past

June 23, 1997 - April 15, 1998

INTL FCSTONE PARTNERS L.P.

CRD#: 19764

JERSEY CITY, NJ

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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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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Alabama
(1/5/2018)

Arkansas
(1/5/2018)

District of Columbia
(1/3/2023)

Florida
(1/5/2018)

Georgia
(1/5/2018)

Illinois
(1/3/2023)

Kentucky
(1/5/2018)

Louisiana
(1/5/2018)

Maryland
(1/3/2023)

Mississippi
(1/5/2018)

New Jersey
(10/7/2014)

New York
(1/3/2023)

Oklahoma
(1/5/2018)

Tennessee
(1/5/2018)

Texas
(1/5/2021)

Virginia
(1/5/2018)

West Virginia
(1/5/2018)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 7/23/2020

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 6/18/1999

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: 5/27/1999

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 12/20/1999

General Securities Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

IMST DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

FORESIDE DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, LLC | PNC FUND DISTRIBUTOR, LLC | PNC FUND DISTRIBUTOR, INC. | MERCANTILE INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. | IMST DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

CRD#: 130745 / SEC#: , 8-66389

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

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Contact information

Main Address

190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

Mailing Address

190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

Phone number

(866) 251-6920

Established

Delaware since 01/01/2008

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
FORESIDE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC	SOLE MEMBER
COWAN, TERESA MARIA KAZMIERSKI	PRESIDENT/MANAGER/DIRECTOR	1544189
EDELMAN, GABRIEL	SECRETARY	6654419
LA FOND, SUSAN LORENE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / VP / TREASURER	4512785
LANZA, CHRISTOPHER CONTE	VICE PRESIDENT	2184856
MACCHIA, KATE SCHENDEL	VICE PRESIDENT	4863973
SOMMERS, WESTON	CFO/FINOP	5290145

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Christian E. Kraus

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

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Certified licenses

Experience

COWEN EXECUTION SERVICES LLC

LYNCH, JONES & RYAN LLC

INTL FCSTONE PARTNERS L.P.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 7/23/2020

Series 63

Date: 6/18/1999

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 5/27/1999

Series 24

Date: 12/20/1999

FINRA

Current Firm

IMST DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Red Flags

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IMST DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

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