Paul D Murray

CRD 2228233 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Northbrook, IL

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Paul Dennis Murray

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (5): Series 65Series 63SIESeries 31Series 7
Registered states (19): Alabama · Arizona · California · Florida · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Michigan · Minnesota · New Jersey · New Mexico · North Carolina · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Wisconsin
Years in the industry (source record): 34
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 (11)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Northbrook, IL · IA capacity

Oct 14, 2016 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Northbrook, IL · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Morgan Stanley
BD capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Oct 28, 2016
Morgan Stanley
IA capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → Oct 28, 2016
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 17, 2001 → Apr 2, 2007
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
BD capacity

Nov 27, 2000 → Apr 2, 2007
Mesirow Financial, Inc.
BD capacity

Dec 15, 1993 → Nov 22, 2000
Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Oct 15, 1999 → Oct 18, 1999
Mesirow Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Nov 23, 1992 → Jan 1, 1994

Source & corrections

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