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

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Current firm class

wirehousederived

Book size

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

Industry start

Apr 15, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

26derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Apr 15, 2000

First registration

Nov 22, 2021

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

CHRIS PETRO

IAPD individual key

3097592

• Occurred

  Jul 15, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Christian Stephen Petro left Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-07-15)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:269908ec-e683-82eb-07fc-80f03b75ec56

First observed

Nov 22, 2021

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 5 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.