Clearing firms used by the top independent broker-dealers

DEC 17, 2007
By  MFXFeeder

 

Top clearing and custody firms for financial advisers used by the top independent broker-dealers

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Rank Broker-dealer Clearing firm
1 LPL Financial Services Self-clearing
  lpl.com  
2 AIG Advisor Group Inc.  
  aigadvisorgroup.com  
  Advantage Capital Corp. Pershing LLC
  advantagecap.com  
  AIG Financial Advisors Inc. Pershing LLC
  aigfinancialadvisors.com  
  American General Securities Pershing LLC
  agsecurities.com  
  FSC Securities Corp. Pershing LLC
  joinfsc.com  
  Royal Alliance Associates Inc. Pershing LLC
  royalalliance.com  
3 NFP Securities Inc. National Financial Services LLC/Pershing LLC
  nfp.com  
4 Raymond James Financial Services Inc. Raymond James & Associates Inc.
  raymondjames.com  
5 ING Advisors Network Inc.  
  ingadvisors.com  
  Financial Network Investment Corp. Pershing LLC
  financialnetwork.com  
  ING Financial Partners Pershing LLC
  ingfinancialpartners.com  
  Multi-Financial Securities Corp. Pershing LLC
  multifinancial.com  
  PrimeVest Financial Services Self-clearing
  primevest.com  
6 AXA Advisors LLC Pershing LLC
  axaonline.com  
7 National Planning Holdings Inc.  
  jnl.com  
  Invest Financial Corp. National Financial Services LLC/Pershing LLC
  investfinancial.com  
  Investment Centers of America Inc. Pershing LLC
  investmentcenters.com  
  National Planning Corp. Pershing LLC
  natplan.com  
  SII Investments Inc. Pershing LLC
  siionline.com  
8 Securities America Inc. National Financial Services LLC/Pershing LLC
  securitiesamerica.com  
9 Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC Pershing LLC
  nmfn.com  
10 Commonwealth Financial Network LLP National Financial Services LLC
  commonwealth.com  
11 MML Investors Services Inc. National Financial Services LLC
  mmlisi.com  
12 Princor Financial Services Corp. Pershing LLC
  princor.com  
13 H.D. Vest Financial Services Wells Fargo & Co.
  hdvest.com  
14 Woodbury Financial Services Inc. Pershing LLC
  woodburyfinancialservices.com  
15 Mutual Service Corp. Pershing LLC
  mutualservice.com  
16 Wachovia Securities Financial Network Self-clearing
  wachoviasec.com  
17 Cambridge Investment Research Inc. National Financial Services LLC/
  joincir.com Pershing LLC
18 Advanced Equities Financial Corp.  
  advancedequities.com  
  FFP Securities Inc. Pershing LLC
  ffp1.com  
  First Allied Securities Inc. Bear Stearns Securities Corp./
  firstallied.com Pershing LLC/
    Wells Fargo & Co.
19 MetLife Independent Broker/Dealer Pershing LLC
  metlife.com  
20 John Hancock Financial Network National Financial Services LLC
  johnhancock.com  
21 GunnAllen Financial Inc. Pershing LLC
  gunnallen.com  
22 InterSecurities Inc. Pershing LLC
  intersecurities.com  
23 M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities) Pershing LLC
  mfin.com  
24 Cadaret Grant & Co. Inc. Pershing LLC
  caderetgrant.com  
25 Genworth Financial Securities Corp. Pershing LLC
  genworthfinancialsecurities.com  
26 Ameritas Investment Corp. National Financial Services LLC/
  aicinvest.com Pershing LLC/
    RBC Dain Correspondent Services
27 Securian Financial Services Inc. Pershing LLC
  securian.com  
28 ProEquities Inc. Pershing LLC
  proequities.com  
29 Investors Capital Corp. Pershing LLC
  investorscapital.com  
30 Sigma Financial Corp. First Clearing LLC
  sigmafinancial.com  
31 Associated Securities Corp. Pershing LLC
  associatedsecurities.com  
32 Securities Service Network Inc. National Financial Services LLC/
  ssnetwork.com Pershing LLC
33 J.P. Turner & Co. LLC National Financial Services LLC
  jpturner.com  
34 Capital Analysts Inc. National Financial Services LLC
  capitalanalysts.com  
35 Investacorp Inc. ADP Clearing/
  investacorp.com Bear Stearns Securities Corp./
    National Financial Services LLC
36 Questar Capital Pershing LLC
  questar.com  
37 Waterstone Financial Group Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc./
  waterstonefinancialgroup.com Pershing LLC
38 Lincoln Investment Planning Inc. Pershing LLC
  lincolninvestment.com  
39 Centaurus Financial Inc. Pershing LLC
  centaurusfinancial.com  
40 Capital Financial Group Inc./H. Beck Inc. Bear Stearns Securities Corp./
  capitalfinancialgroup.net Pershing LLC
41 Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. Pershing LLC
  tfatransamerica.com  
42 QA3 Financial Corp. Pershing LLC
  qa3.com  
43 Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services Inc. First Clearing LLC/
  berthel.com National Financial Services Inc.
    Pershing LLC
44 American Portfolios Financial Services Inc. Bear Stearns Securities Corp./
  americanportfolios.com Pershing LLC
45 Geneos Wealth Management Inc. National Financial Services LLC/
  geneoswealth.com Pershing LLC
46 Pacific West Financial Group Pershing LLC/
  pwfinancial.com Wedbush Morgan Securities
47 The O.N. Equity Sales Co. Pershing LLC
  onesco1.com  
48 Sammons Securities Co. LLC First Clearing LLC
  sammonssecurities.com  
49 LaSalle St. Securities LLC National Financial Services LLC
  lasalle-st.com  
50 Triad Advisors Inc. National Financial Services LLC/
  triad-advisors.com Pershing LLC
Firms ranked by gross revenue as of April 2007

[More: 8 best broker dealers ranked by independent advisors: J.D. Power]

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