Mark Ventresco

CRD 2330018 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Henderson, NV

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Mark Angelo Ventresco

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (8): Series 65Series 63Series 10Series 9SIESeries 3Series 31Series 7
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): 33
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
Henderson, NV · IA capacity

Jun 14, 2013 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Henderson, NV · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Crowell, Weedon & Co.
BD capacity

Apr 5, 2007 → Jun 20, 2013
Crowell, Weedon & Co.
IA capacity

Apr 5, 2007 → Jun 20, 2013
Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc.
IA capacity

Jan 9, 2007 → Apr 5, 2007
Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc.
BD capacity

Jan 7, 2005 → Apr 5, 2007
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
BD capacity

May 20, 2003 → Aug 25, 2004
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
IA capacity

May 20, 2003 → Aug 25, 2004
Ubs Painewebber Inc.
IA capacity

Nov 30, 2000 → Feb 14, 2003
Ubs Painewebber Inc.
BD capacity

Aug 19, 1999 → Feb 14, 2003
Prudential Securities Incorporated
BD capacity

Mar 26, 1993 → Aug 24, 1999

Source & corrections

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