James Preston Covington

CRD 1302068 · Morgan Stanley · Columbia, SC

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: J. Preston Covington III; Preston Covington

Registration & licensing

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Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (8): Series 65Series 63Series 9Series 10Series 8SIESeries 3Series 7
Registered states (21): California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Minnesota · Missouri · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Vermont · Virginia · Washington
Years in the industry (source record): 42
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

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Current firm

From the firm record

Firm: Morgan Stanley
Firm CRD: 149777
SEC number: 801-70103
Assets under management: $2.0T as of Jun 30, 2026
Website: www.morganstanley.com ↗
Phone: 914-225-5510
Firm location: Purchase, NY, 10577-2530

Employment history (9)

From the source registration record · current first

Morgan StanleyCurrent
Columbia, SC · IA capacity

May 4, 2026 → present
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
BD capacity

Feb 16, 2017 → May 6, 2026
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
IA capacity

Feb 16, 2017 → May 6, 2026
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
BD capacity

Jun 15, 2002 → Feb 21, 2017
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
IA capacity

Jun 15, 2002 → Feb 21, 2017
Wachovia Securities, Inc.
IA capacity

Dec 28, 2001 → Jun 20, 2002
Wachovia Securities, Inc.
BD capacity

Mar 19, 1993 → Jun 15, 2002
Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Incorporated
BD capacity

Jan 31, 1985 → Mar 24, 1993
Brokers Exchange, Inc.
BD capacity

Sep 25, 1984 → Feb 7, 1985

Source & corrections

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