Keith Robert May

CRD 1414436 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · New York, NY

Broker

Also appears in the source record as: May Robert Keith; Keith R May

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Not registered in this capacity
Exams passed (8): Series 57TOSeries 72Series 79TOSeries 99TOSIESeries 55Series 7Series 63
Registered states (1): Florida
Years in the industry (source record): 25
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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Current firm

From the firm record

Firm: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Firm CRD: 7691
SEC number: 801-14235
Assets under management: $1.8T as of Jun 29, 2026
Website: www.merrilledge.com/GUIDED-INVESTING ↗
Phone: 800-637-7455
Firm location: New York, NY, 10036

Employment history (14)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
New York, NY · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Stonex Financial Inc.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 5, 2021 → Jul 20, 2021
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Nov 22, 2017 → May 9, 2020
Brownstone Investment Group, LLC
New York, NY · BC capacity

Aug 21, 2015 → Aug 1, 2017
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
New York, NY · BC capacity

Sep 2, 2014 → Jul 22, 2015
Kgs-Alpha Capital Markets, L.P.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Feb 24, 2014 → Jul 29, 2014
Pierpont Securities LLC
New York, NY · BC capacity

Mar 1, 2013 → Feb 24, 2014
Cortview Capital Securities LLC
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 4, 2011 → Mar 7, 2013
Wall Street Access
New York, NY · BC capacity

Feb 11, 2008 → Dec 14, 2010
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Aug 16, 2005 → Feb 20, 2008
Ftn Financial Securities Corp
Memphis, TN · BC capacity

Jan 7, 2005 → Aug 15, 2005
Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, L.P.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jul 23, 2002 → Jan 7, 2005
Phd Capital
New York, NY · BC capacity

Nov 1, 2000 → Aug 28, 2001
Gkn Securities Corp.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Sep 9, 1997 → Nov 2, 2000

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