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Christopher Bates

MAREX CAPITAL MARKETS
NEW YORK, NY
·CRD# 5648556·11 years experience

Professional Summary

Christopher Bates is a registered financial advisor currently at MAREX CAPITAL MARKETS INC. located in New York, New York and X-CHANGE FINANCIAL ACCESS, LLC located in Chicago, Illinois. Christopher is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2023. Christopher has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 99TO, SIE and Series 27 exams.

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Years of Experience

11 years in the financial services industry

Current & Past Employments

MAREX CAPITAL MARKETS INC.·CRD# 161014
BD
1. 140 East 45th Street 10th Floor, New York, NY 100172. 140 East 45th Street 10th Floor, New York, NY 10017
April 1, 2015 - Present
X-CHANGE FINANCIAL ACCESS, LLC·CRD# 126201
BD
222 W Adams Street Suite 450, Chicago, IL 60606
June 23, 2023 - Present
OTCEX, LLC·CRD# 165046
BD
New York, NY
January 18, 2024 - July 8, 2024
MAREX NORTH AMERICA SECURITIES LLC·CRD# 307508
BD
New York, NY
June 29, 2023 - November 13, 2023

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Current Firm

XF
X-CHANGE FINANCIAL ACCESS, LLC

X-CHANGE FINANCIAL ACCESS, LLC

CRD#: 126201 / SEC#: 8-65860
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Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Chicago district office)

Contact Information

Main Address

222 W Adams Street Suite 450, Chicago, IL 60606

Mailing Address

222 W Adams Street Suite 450, Chicago, IL 60606

Phone Number

(312) 235-0320

Established

Illinois since 04/09/2001

Firm Type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal Year End

December

Firm Size

Small

FINRA licenses (1 States and Territories)

Registered to provide investment advisory services in 0 US states and territories.

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
MAREX NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INCDIRECT PARENT—
BATES, CHRISTOPHERCFO/FINOP5648556
GEYE, ANDREW JCEO-SECURITIES DIVISION6323003
KAPLAN, GARYCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER1603617
MEOLA, ANGELOPRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER4218349

Disclosures

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Exams

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Series 99TO — Operations Professional Examination

Passed Jan 2023About the Series 99TO exam

SIE — Securities Industry Essentials Examination

Passed Jan 2023About the SIE exam

Series 27 — Financial and Operations Principal Examination

Passed Apr 2015About the Series 27 exam
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