North American wirehouses and regionals ranked by retail reps
North American wirehouses and regionals ranked by retail reps…
| North American wirehouses and regionals | ||
| ranked by retail reps | ||
| Broker-dealer | No. of reps | |
| 1. | Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. | 15,160 |
| Four World Financial Center | ||
| 250 Vesey St., New York, NY 10080, (212) 449-1000 | ||
| E. Stanley O’Neal, chairman, chief executive and president | ||
| 2. | Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. | 11,026 |
| 388 Greenwich St., New York, NY 10013, (212) 816-6000 | ||
| Robert Druskin, president and CEO | ||
| 3. | Wachovia Securities LLC | 10,137 |
| Riverfront Plaza, 901 E. Byrd St., Richmond, VA 23219 | ||
| (804) 627-8625 | ||
| Daniel J. Ludeman, president and CEO | ||
| 4. | Edward Jones | 9,733 |
| 12555 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63131, (314) 515-2000 | ||
| Jim Weddle, managing partner | ||
| 5. | UBS Financial Services Inc. | 7,520 |
| 1200 Harbor Blvd., Fifth Floor | ||
| Weehawken, NJ 07086, (201) 352-3000 | ||
| Martin S. Hoekstra, chairman and CEO | ||
| 6. | A.G. Edwards Inc. | 6,758 |
| One N. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103, (314) 955-3000 | ||
| Robert L. Bagby, chairman, CEO and president | ||
| 7. | Fidelity Brokerage | 4,052 |
| 155 Seaport Blvd., ZWNA, Boston, MA 02210, (617) 563-7000 | ||
| Ellyn A. McColgan, president of Fidelity Brokerage Co. | ||
| 8. | Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. | 3,225 |
| 707 Second Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55402, (612) 671-3131 | ||
| James M. Cracchiolo, chairman and CEO | ||
| 9. | Fifth Third Securities Inc. | 2,000 |
| 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45263, (513) 358-5925 | ||
| Phillip E. Chambers, director and CEO | ||
| 10. | RBC Dain Rauscher Corp. | 1,660 |
| Dain Rauscher Plaza, 60 S. Sixth St., Minneapolis, MN 55402 | ||
| (612) 371-2711 | ||
| Irving Weiser, chairman | ||
| 11. | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | 1,395 |
| 125 Broad St., New York, NY 10004, (212) 668-8000 | ||
| Albert G. Lowenthal, | ||
| chairman and CEO, a Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. | ||
| 12. | Raymond James Financial Inc. | 1,169 |
| 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, (727) 567-1000 | ||
| Dennis W. Zank, president of Raymond James & Associates | ||
| 13. | Wells Fargo Investments LLC | 1,164 |
| 420 Montgomery St., 12th Floor | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94104, (800) 411-4932 | ||
| Charles W. Daggs III, CEO | ||
| 14. | H&R Block Financial Advisors Inc. | 1,087 |
| Dime Building, 719 Griswold St., Suite 1700, Detroit, MI 48226 | ||
| (313) 628-1200 | ||
| Joan K. Cohen, president | ||
| 15. | Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 916 |
| 1801 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 665-6000 | ||
| James W. Wolitarsky, president and CEO | ||
| 16. | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 901 |
| 4211 S. 102nd St., Omaha, NE 68127, (800) 237-8692 | ||
| Joseph H. Moglia, CEO | ||
| 17. | Piper Jaffray & Co. | 842 |
| 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402, (612) 303-6000 | ||
| Andrew S. Duff, chairman and CEO | ||
| 18. | Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. | 840 |
| Morgan Keegan Tower, 50 Front St., Memphis, TN 38103 | ||
| (901) 524-4100/(800) 366-7426 | ||
| G. Douglas Edwards, CEO | ||
| 19. | National Bank Financial Inc. | 828 |
| 1155 Metcalfe St., Fifth Floor, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4S9 | ||
| (514) 879-2222 | ||
| Louis Vachon, chairman, president and CEO | ||
| 20. | T. Rowe Price Investment Services Inc. | 624 |
| 100 E. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21202, (410) 345-2000 | ||
| Edward C. Bernard, president and chairman | ||
| 21. | Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. | 600 |
| 777 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202, (414) 765-3500 | ||
| Paul E. Purcell, chairman, president and CEO | ||
| 22. | SunTrust Investment Services Inc. | 552 |
| 303 Peachtree Center Ave., Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30303 | ||
| (800) 874-4770 | ||
| Peter G. Bielan, president and CEO | ||
| 23. | The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. | 549 |
| 383 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10179, (212) 272-2000 | ||
| James E. Cayne, chairman and CEO | ||
| 24. | Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 517 |
| 60 Wall St., New York, NY 10005, (212) 250-2500 | ||
| Thomas J. Gahan, CEO | ||
| 25. | Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. | 467 |
| One Financial Plaza, 501 N. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102 | ||
| (314) 342-2000 | ||
| Ronald J. Kruszewski, chairman and CEO | ||
| 26. | Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | 461 |
| 745 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10019, (212) 526-7000 | ||
| Richard S. Fuld Jr., chairman and CEO | ||
| 27. | J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons Inc. | 450 |
| Hilliard Lyons Center, 501 S. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40202 | ||
| (502) 588-8400 | ||
| James R. Allen, chairman and CEO | ||
| 28. | Ameritas Investment Corp. | 434 |
| 5900 O St., Lincoln, NE 68510, (402) 467-6920 | ||
| Salene Hitchock-Gear, president and CEO | ||
| 29. | Canaccord Capital Corp. | 433 |
| 2200-609 Granville St. | ||
| Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1H2, Canada | ||
| (604) 643-7300 | ||
| Peter M. Brown, chairman and CEO | ||
| 30. | Ryan Beck & Co. Inc. | 427 |
| 18 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ 07932, (973) 549-4000 | ||
| Ben A. Plotkin, chairman and CEO | ||
| 31. | McDonald Investments Inc. | 424 |
| McDonald Investment Center, 800 Superior Ave. | ||
| Cleveland, OH 44114-2603, (216) 443-2300 | ||
| Douglas W. Preiser, CEO | ||
| 32. | Ferris Baker Watts Inc. | 314 |
| 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Suite 700 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006, (202) 661-9500 | ||
| Roger L. Calvert, president and CEO | ||
| 33. | NatCity Investments Inc. | 309 |
| 1965 E. Sixth St., Suite 800, Cleveland, OH 44114 | ||
| (216) 222-3495 | ||
| Steven C. Power, president and CEO | ||
| 34. | D.A. Davidson & Co. | 257 |
| Davidson Building, 8 Third St. N., Great Falls, MT 59401 | ||
| (406) 727-4200 | ||
| Ronald A. Tschetter, president | ||
| 35. | Scott & Stringfellow Inc. | 247 |
| Mutual Building, 909 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219 | ||
| (804) 643-1811 | ||
| Walter S. Robertson III, president and CEO | ||
| 36. | Wedbush Morgan Securities | 230 |
| 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017, (213) 688-8000 | ||
| Edward W. Wedbush, president and CEO | ||
| 37. | Allstate Financial Services LLC | 199 |
| 2920 S. 84th St. Lincoln, NE 68506, (402) 328-5763 | ||
| Edward A. Biemer, president | ||
| 38. | UBS International Inc. | 194 |
| 101 Park Ave., New York, NY 10178, (800) 371-0835 | ||
| Ricardo A. Gonzalez Jr., chairman, president and CEO | ||
| 39. | Davenport & Co. LLC | 145 |
| 901 E. Cary St., 18th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219 | ||
| (804) 780-2000 | ||
| Coleman Wortham III, president and CEO | ||
| 40. | Crowell Weedon & Co. | 134 |
| One Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017, (213) 620-1850 | ||
| Andrew E. Crowell, managing partner and CEO | ||
| 41. | Anderson & Strudwick Inc. | 111 |
| 707 E. Main St. 20th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219-1459 | ||
| (804) 643-2400 | ||
| George F. Nolde III, CEO, president and director | ||
| 42. | The Ziegler Cos. Inc. | 109 |
| 250 E. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 2000, Milwaukee, WI 53202 | ||
| (414) 978-6400 | ||
| John J. Mulherin, CEO | ||
| 43. | Comerica Securities | 100 |
| 201 W. Fort St., MC3131, Detroit, MI 48226, (313) 222-9955 | ||
| Ross E. Rogers, president and CEO | ||
| 44. | Knight Equity Markets LP | 97 |
| 545 Washington Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07310 | ||
| (800) 544-7508 | ||
| Thomas M. Joyce, chairman and CEO of Knight Capital Group Inc. | ||
| 44. | Southwest Securities Inc. | 97 |
| 1201 Elm St., Suite 3500, Dallas, TX 75270, (214) 859-1800 | ||
| Donald W. Hultgren, CEO | ||
| 46. | Prime Capital Services | 92 |
| 11 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603, (845) 471-8600 | ||
| Michael P. Ryan, president | ||
| 47. | William Blair & Co. LLC | 91 |
| 222 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 236-1600 | ||
| John R. Ettelson, president and CEO | ||
| 48. | Montauk Financial Group | 79 |
| 328 Newman Springs Road, Parkway 109 Office Center | ||
| Red Bank, NJ 07701-5698, (732) 842-4700 | ||
| Victor K. Kurylak, president and CEO | ||
| 49. | Stephens Inc. | 77 |
| 111 Center St., Little Rock, AR 72201,(501) 377-2000 | ||
| Warren A. Stephens, president, chairman and CEO | ||
| 50. | Mesirow Financial Holdings LLC | 72 |
| 350 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60610, (312) 595-6000 | ||
| James C. Tyree, chairman, CEO and director | ||
| Rep totals, provided by the firms, are the most recent available. Several firms declined to | ||
| provide a breakdown showing the number of retail reps. | ||
| Source: Securities Industry Association | ||
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