Christopher Albert Claps

CRD 1835888 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Leesburg, VA

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Christopher Claps

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (4): Series 65Series 63SIESeries 7
Registered states (6): Delaware · District Of Columbia · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia
Years in the industry (source record): 38
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 (16)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Leesburg, VA · IA capacity

Apr 4, 2017 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Leesburg, VA · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Archer Distributors, LLC
BD capacity

Jun 24, 2014 → Jan 30, 2017
Innovation Partners LLC
BD capacity

Mar 28, 2012 → Oct 23, 2012
Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc.
BD capacity

Aug 3, 2010 → Feb 17, 2011
Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.
IA capacity

Aug 3, 2010 → Feb 17, 2011
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
BD capacity

Apr 2, 2007 → Jun 8, 2010
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
IA capacity

Apr 2, 2007 → Jun 8, 2010
Morgan Stanley
IA capacity

Nov 22, 2002 → Apr 2, 2007
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
BD capacity

Jul 27, 1998 → Apr 2, 2007
Gilmore Securities & Co.
BD capacity

Dec 9, 1996 → Mar 3, 1997
Chatfield Dean & Co., Inc.
BD capacity

Nov 24, 1990 → Dec 7, 1990
The Stuart-James Company, Incorporated
BD capacity

Jun 27, 1990 → Nov 30, 1990
Robert Todd Financial Corp.
BD capacity

May 3, 1990 → Jun 29, 1990
Vanderbilt Securities, Inc.
BD capacity

Jan 25, 1990 → Jun 4, 1990
J. T. Moran & Co., Inc.
BD capacity

Jul 19, 1988 → Feb 15, 1990

Source & corrections

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