Christopher John Russon

CRD 5108670 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Boca Raton, FL

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Christopher J Russon; Christopher John Russon Mr.; Christopher John Lea Russon; Chris Russon

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 (20): Alabama · California · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
Years in the industry (source record): 20
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 (13)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Boca Raton, FL · IA capacity

Sep 28, 2022 → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Boca Raton, FL · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
BD capacity

Jun 29, 2012 → Sep 20, 2022
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IA capacity

Jun 29, 2012 → Sep 20, 2022
Hsbc Securities (USA) Inc.
BD capacity

Oct 30, 2009 → Jul 10, 2012
Hsbc Securities (USA) Inc.
IA capacity

Oct 30, 2009 → Jul 10, 2012
Chase Investment Services Corp.
BD capacity

Apr 22, 2008 → Oct 9, 2009
Chase Investment Services Corp.
IA capacity

Apr 22, 2008 → Oct 9, 2009
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
BD capacity

Jul 5, 2007 → Apr 17, 2008
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
IA capacity

Jul 5, 2007 → Apr 17, 2008
Maximum Financial Investment Group, Inc.
BD capacity

Jan 25, 2007 → Jun 29, 2007
Great Eastern Securities, Inc.
BD capacity

Jun 20, 2006 → Jan 19, 2007
Commerce One Financial Inc.
BD capacity

Mar 6, 2006 → May 30, 2006

Source & corrections

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