Edward Joseph Laux

CRD 724229 · Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated · Greenwich, CT

IA RegisteredBroker

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 (7): California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina
Years in the industry (source record): 42
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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Current firm

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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 (12)

From the source registration record · current first

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Greenwich, CT · IA capacity

start not retrieved → present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCurrent
Greenwich, CT · BC capacity

start not retrieved → present
Olivetree Financial, LLC
Stamford, CT · BC capacity

Jul 20, 2015 → Mar 16, 2017
Crt Capital Group LLC
Stamford, CT · BC capacity

Jun 27, 2012 → Apr 23, 2015
G-2 Trading,llc
New York, NY · BC capacity

Aug 4, 2011 → Jun 20, 2012
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
New York, NY · BC capacity

Jan 21, 2003 → Mar 1, 2011
Kevin Dann & Partners, LLC
New York, NY · BC capacity

Nov 6, 2001 → Jan 21, 2003
Schonfeld Securities, LLC
Jericho, NY · BC capacity

Feb 27, 2001 → Oct 23, 2001
Abn Amro Incorporated
Stamford, CT · BC capacity

Jan 2, 1997 → Feb 26, 2001
The Chicago Corporation
Chicago, IL · BC capacity

Jan 9, 1995 → Jan 2, 1997
Painewebber Incorporated
Weehawken, NJ · BC capacity

Jan 28, 1995 → Jan 25, 1996
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated
New York, NY · BC capacity

Feb 23, 1981 → Jan 28, 1995

Source & corrections

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