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

Mar 28, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

18derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

6

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Feb 6, 2012

First registration

Mar 28, 2008

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Eric Lau|Eric Ying Kit Lau

IAPD individual key

5420718

• Occurred

  Aug 20, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Eric Lau left Lpl Financial Llc for Hsbc Securities (Usa) Inc. (registered 2025-08-29)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:2088d669-c423-20bd-28f0-2d07408e74af

First observed

Mar 28, 2008

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.