This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.

Current firm class

broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Aug 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Aug 27, 2021

First registration

Oct 26, 2022

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Erick A Pesantez Santana|ERICK Anthony PESANTEZ|ERICK APESANTEZ SANTANA|Erick Pesantez

IAPD individual key

7400322

• Occurred

  Feb 17, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Erick Pesantez Santana left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Hsbc Securities (Usa) Inc. (registered 2026-02-24)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
• Occurred

  Jun 13, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Erick Pesantez Santana left Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-11-11)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:17e638a9-b172-780f-2bec-930fe0a6101f

First observed

Oct 26, 2022

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.