Karen Pontious

BOFA SECURITIES

Charlotte, NC 28255

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CRD#: 6006031

Professional summary

Karen Pontious, who also goes by Karen Dee Pontious, is a registered financial professional currently at BOFA SECURITIES, INC. located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Karen is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2019. Karen has worked at 4 firms and has passed the SIE and Series 99 exams.

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Aliases

Karen Dee Pontious

Other business activities

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Current

May 10, 2019 - Present

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

Office #1: 100 N Tryon St Global Operations, Charlotte, NC 28255

RIA

CRD#: 283942

Charlotte, NC

Past

January 23, 2023 - January 16, 2026

BOFA SECURITIES PRIME, INC.

CRD#: 316331

NEW YORK, NY

Past

November 4, 2019 - August 14, 2023

MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP.

CRD#: 16139

NEW YORK, NY

Past

January 18, 2019 - May 10, 2019

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CRD#: 7691

NEW YORK, NY

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | BOFAML SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 283942 / SEC#: 801-112640, 8-69787

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/29/2018 Approved)

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

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 1/19/2019

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 99

Date: 1/18/2019

Operations Professional Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | BOFAML SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 283942 / SEC#: 801-112640, 8-69787

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/29/2018 Approved)

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

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Contact information

Main Address

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036

Mailing Address

150 N College St Nc1-028-29-04, Charlotte, NC 28255

Phone number

(646) 743-2734

Established

Delaware since 09/01/2015

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

317

SEC notice filing (2 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

BOFA SECURITIES, INC. RESEARCH SERVICES (3/24/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
NB HOLDINGS CORPORATION	SOLE STOCKHOLDER
BHATIA, KASHYAP P	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / BROKER DEALER	6110368
CHEPUCAVAGE, LAURA P	DIRECTOR, STATE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL	4672504
GADKARI, SARANG RAJAN	DIRECTOR	2522409
MCQUEEN, MATTHEW C	DIRECTOR	4204052
MOONEY, SARA RATHBONE	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	7616382
RAE, GLEN ALEXANDER	CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER	6300829
SANTANNA, VINCENT C.	CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER & FINOP	5290525
STAGG, JENNIFER C	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER / REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISER	2597167
ZUBERI, SOOFIAN J J	DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, STATE DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL	2372292

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Karen Pontious

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

Click below to view Karen Pontious's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

BOFA SECURITIES PRIME, INC.

MERRILL LYNCH PROFESSIONAL CLEARING CORP.

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Primary Firm SEC Registration

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

SIE

Date: 1/19/2019

Series 99

Date: 1/18/2019

FINRA

Current Firm

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (2 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

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