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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)43 years in industry

DAVID STEPHEN ELLINGTON

Advisor at STONEX ADVISORS INC.

BIRMINGHAM, AL | Richmond, VA | GLEN ALLEN, VA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 9, 1997 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: STONEX ADVISORS 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: Jun 2, 1983earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 43derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jun 2, 1983
First registration: Apr 9, 1997
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1127045

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
STONEX ADVISORS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 30, 2016	n/a	yes	Richmond, VA\|BIRMINGHAM, AL\|GLEN ALLEN, VA	Current employment
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 9, 2011	Jun 30, 2016	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Previous registration
ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED	Former SEC adviser	Sep 29, 2006	Dec 12, 2011	no	RICHMOND, VA\|RICHMOND, VA\|TAMPA, FL\|ORLANDO, FL\|BETHLEHEM, PA\|FRONT ROYAL, VA\|RICHMOND, VA\|LEXINGTON, VA\|CANONSBURG, PA\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 8, 2006	Oct 4, 2006	no	SOUTHLAKE, TX\|RICHMOND, VA\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
ADVEST, INC.	n/a	Apr 9, 1997	Mar 8, 2006	no	RICHMOND, VA\|KILMARNOCK, VA\|LEXINGTON, VA	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
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	STONEX ADVISORS INC.	Jun 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	0	Bulk transfer	Other
ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED	STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Dec 12, 2011	Dec 9, 2011	-3	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATED	Oct 4, 2006	Sep 29, 2006	-5	Firm change	Other
ADVEST, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Mar 8, 2006	Mar 8, 2006	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ STONEX ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 30, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 9, 2011 to Jun 30, 2016factForm ADV
→ ANDERSON & STRUDWICK, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 29, 2006 to Dec 12, 2011factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 8, 2006 to Oct 4, 2006factForm ADV
→ ADVEST, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 9, 1997 to Mar 8, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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