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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

WILLIAM RICHARD HURT

Advisor at ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS

Houston, TX | NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 19, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS
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: Feb 24, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Feb 24, 1999
First registration: Nov 19, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BILL HURT
IAPD individual key: 3184058

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 19, 2026	n/a	yes	Houston, TX\|NEW YORK, NY	Current employment
U.S. CAPITAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 30, 2021	Jul 21, 2026	no	AUSTIN, TX	Previous registration
USCA RIA LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 7, 2011	Jun 30, 2021	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
SANDERS MORRIS LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 2, 2006	Sep 8, 2011	no	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO\|HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
SMH GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.	n/a	Feb 2, 2006	Dec 6, 2006	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC	Institutional manager	Nov 19, 2002	Dec 31, 2006	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
U.S. CAPITAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	Jul 21, 2026	Jul 19, 2026	-2	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
USCA RIA LLC	U.S. CAPITAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to RIA
SANDERS MORRIS LLC	USCA RIA LLC	Sep 8, 2011	Sep 7, 2011	-1	Firm change	Other
SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC	SMH GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.	Dec 31, 2006	Feb 2, 2006	-332	Firm change after gap	Other
SMH GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.	SANDERS MORRIS LLC	Dec 6, 2006	Jun 2, 2006	-187	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 19, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ U.S. CAPITAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2021 to Jul 21, 2026factForm ADV
→ USCA RIA LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 2011 to Jun 30, 2021factForm ADV
→ SANDERS MORRIS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2006 to Sep 8, 2011factForm ADV
→ SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 19, 2002 to Dec 31, 2006factForm ADV
→ SMH GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 2, 2006 to Dec 6, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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