Christian Stephen Petro
Also appears in the source record as: Chris Petro
Registration & licensing
As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck
- Broker-dealer registration
- Active
- Investment adviser registration
- Active
- Exams passed (7)
- Series 57TOSIESeries 55Series 7Series 24Series 65Series 63
- Registered states (1)
- New York
- 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 (11)
From the source registration record · current first
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start not retrieved → present
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start not retrieved → present
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.New York, NY · IA capacityNov 22, 2021 → Jul 15, 2025
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.New York, NY · BC capacitySep 2, 2021 → Jul 15, 2025
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Citi Private Alternatives, LLCNew York, NY · BC capacitySep 2, 2021 → Jul 15, 2025
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLCNew York, NY · BC capacityAug 23, 2017 → Aug 8, 2021
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J.P. Morgan Institutional Investments Inc.New York, NY · BC capacityMar 22, 2017 → Aug 2, 2017
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Kaufman Bros., L.P.New York, NY · BC capacityNov 8, 2005 → Jun 30, 2008
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Calyon Securities (USA) IncNew York, NY · BC capacityOct 18, 2005 → Oct 28, 2005
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Sg Cowen & Co., LLCNew York, NY · BC capacityOct 26, 1999 → Apr 19, 2005
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Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.Purchase, NY · BC capacityApr 20, 1999 → Aug 11, 2000
Source & corrections
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