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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)20 years in industry

Pelham Staples

Advisor at J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 8, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
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: Nov 10, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S65|S63
First exam: Nov 10, 2005
First registration: Oct 8, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: PELHAM STAPLES|PELL STAPLES|PELHAM PORTER STAPLES|Pelham Porter Staples|Pelham Staples|PELHAM P STAPLES
IAPD individual key: 5041021

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
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	May 19, 2025	n/a	yes	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Current employment
FROST INVESTMENT SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 24, 2025	May 12, 2025	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 25, 2022	Mar 2, 2023	no	Dallas, TX\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 19, 2020	Sep 20, 2022	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2009	Apr 29, 2016	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANY	No RAUM reported	Oct 8, 2007	Dec 31, 2008	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX\|SAN ANTONIO, 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
FROST INVESTMENT SERVICES	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	May 12, 2025	May 19, 2025	7	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	FROST INVESTMENT SERVICES	Mar 2, 2023	Jan 24, 2025	694	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Sep 20, 2022	Sep 25, 2022	5	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Apr 29, 2016	Aug 19, 2020	1,573	Firm change after gap	Other
USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANY	USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES	Dec 31, 2008	Jan 2, 2009	2	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
106352:7691:TX:2016-04-21	Apr 29, 2016	Aug 19, 2020	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 19, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FROST INVESTMENT SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 24, 2025 to May 12, 2025factForm ADV
→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 25, 2022 to Mar 2, 2023factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 19, 2020 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
→ USAA FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2009 to Apr 29, 2016factForm ADV
→ USAA INVESTMENT SERVICES COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 8, 2007 to Dec 31, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 12, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Pelham Staples left Frost Investment Services for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2025-05-19)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 2, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Pelham Staples left Hightower Advisors, Llc for Frost Investment Services (registered 2025-01-24)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Pelham Staples left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-25)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago