Sebastian J Buonato III

CRD 1942977 · Morgan Stanley · Hunt Valley, MD

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Bud Buonato III; Bud Buonato; Buddy Buonato III; Buddy Buonato; Sebastian James Buonato III; Sebastian James Buonato

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (10): Series 65Series 63Series 10Series 9Series 8Series 24SIESeries 31Series 7Series 62
Registered states (53): Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Puerto Rico · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virgin Islands · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Years in the industry (source record): 37
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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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 (11)

From the source registration record · current first

Morgan StanleyCurrent
Hunt Valley, MD · IA capacity

Apr 10, 2025 → present
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
BD capacity

Sep 17, 2014 → Jan 30, 2025
Wells Fargo Advisors
IA capacity

Sep 17, 2014 → Jan 30, 2025
Morgan Stanley
BD capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Sep 23, 2014
Morgan Stanley
IA capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Sep 23, 2014
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
BD capacity

Apr 2, 2007 → Jun 1, 2009
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
IA capacity

Apr 2, 2007 → Jun 1, 2009
Morgan Stanley
IA capacity

Jul 29, 1998 → Apr 2, 2007
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
BD capacity

Jul 10, 1998 → Apr 2, 2007
Prudential Securities Incorporated
BD capacity

Jul 15, 1992 → Jul 27, 1998
J. W. Gant & Associates, Inc.
BD capacity

May 24, 1989 → Jul 7, 1992

Source & corrections

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