Christopher J. Castano

SEXTANT SECURITIES

New York, NY 10022

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CRD#: 4339002

Professional summary

Christopher John Castano, who also goes by Christopher Castano, is a registered financial professional currently at SEXTANT SECURITIES, LLC located in New York, New York.

Christopher is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2001. Christopher has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 66, SIE, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Aliases

Christopher Castano

Other business activities

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None

Experience

Current

December 5, 2023 - Present

SEXTANT SECURITIES, LLC

Office #1: 600 Madison Avenue 17th Floor, New York, NY, 10022

CRD#: 283937

New York, NY

Past

April 8, 2010 - July 21, 2023

GRV SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 138348

NEW YORK, NY

Past

April 14, 2004 - April 27, 2009

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

RIA

CRD#: 7691

NEW YORK, NY

Past

April 11, 2001 - April 27, 2009

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CRD#: 7691

NEW YORK, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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California
(4/30/2024)

Colorado
(4/18/2024)

Connecticut
(4/30/2024)

Delaware
(5/1/2024)

Georgia
(6/6/2024)

Illinois
(3/14/2025)

Indiana
(7/16/2024)

Kentucky
(5/3/2024)

Louisiana
(4/15/2024)

Maine
(4/30/2024)

Maryland
(5/6/2024)

Massachusetts
(11/4/2024)

Michigan
(4/29/2024)

New Jersey
(11/26/2024)

New York
(12/5/2023)

North Carolina
(4/9/2024)

Ohio
(4/22/2024)

Pennsylvania
(4/10/2024)

Rhode Island
(4/9/2024)

South Dakota
(8/5/2024)

Utah
(4/9/2024)

Washington
(5/8/2024)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 8/23/2001

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 4/10/2001

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 2/22/2011

General Securities Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

SEXTANT SECURITIES, LLC

FING SECURITIES LLC | SEXTANT SECURITIES, LLC | SEXTANT CAPITAL SOLUTIONS

CRD#: 283937 / SEC#: , 8-69772

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

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Contact information

Main Address

600 Madison Avenue 17th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Mailing Address

600 Madison Avenue 17th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Phone number

(917) 715-5500

Established

New York since 02/29/2016

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

June

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
MERCHANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	MEMBER
DALY, PATRICK LEO	CEO	2186449
FOX, GERHARD ROBERT	CCO	2796860
ROCHE, PASCAL	FINOP/PFO/POO	5920968

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Christopher J. Castano

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Aliases

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

Experience

SEXTANT SECURITIES, LLC

GRV SECURITIES LLC

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 8/23/2001

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 4/10/2001

Series 24

Date: 2/22/2011

FINRA

Current Firm

SEXTANT SECURITIES, LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Red Flags

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SEXTANT SECURITIES, LLC

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