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 20, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

25derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

4

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66

First exam

Apr 20, 2001

First registration

Nov 1, 2002

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

PETER CHOY|PETER YONG CHOY|PETER CHOY

IAPD individual key

4338582

• Occurred

  Jul 3, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Peter Yong Choy left Ubs Financial Services Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2026-06-25)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:703bb1f7-a0f1-afa0-81ac-bb2ca2e99274

First observed

Nov 1, 2002

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 4 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.