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Maria D. Kastanis

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CRD#: 5206285
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Professional summary

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Maria D Kastanis was a registered financial professional .

Maria is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 2006. Maria had worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 63 and Series 7 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

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None

Other business activities

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Experience

Past

April 20, 2010 - September 24, 2012

ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC

BD
CRD#: 28872
NEW YORK, NY
Past

October 14, 2008 - April 16, 2010

ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

BD
CRD#: 21644
NEW YORK, NY
Past

November 3, 2006 - April 18, 2007

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

BD
CRD#: 26091
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: 1/22/2007
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 11/2/2006
General Securities Representative Examination

Current Firm

IF
ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC
ING (U.S.) SECURITIES, FUTURES & OPTIONS INC. | QUANTUM SECURITIES, INC. | ING SECURITIES DERIVATIVES CLEARING | ING SECURITIES & OPTIONS | ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC | ING BARINGS CORP.

CRD#: 28872 / SEC#: , 8-43978

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

Main Address
1133 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10036
Mailing Address
1133 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10036
Phone number
(646) 424-6000
Established
Delaware since 11/06/1995
Firm type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Medium
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

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Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
ING FINANCIAL HOLDINGS CORPORATIONSOLE SHAREHOLDER
BENETREU, LINDA MARIANNEDIRECTOR6448656
CICCHILLO, DARREN THOMASCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER2261428
MAESTAS, ADRIANA EMILIAGENERAL COUNSEL7415275
MCCARTHY, JOHNCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER4117424
MEYER, KATHARYN ARABELA BOYLECHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER3063186
SCHAEFFER, ANDREW DAVIDDIRECTOR1817568
TORNIJ, MARKDIRECTOR7337753
WOLVIUS, JOHANNES DERKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER7053218

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ING FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC

CRD#: 28872

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