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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)35 years in industry

KRISTYN SPATES BAYLES

Advisor at STONEX ADVISORS INC.

BIRMINGHAM, AL

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 8, 1997 to Sep 14, 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: Aug 7, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 35derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Aug 7, 1991
First registration: Jul 8, 1997
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KRISTYN ANN SPATES|KRISTYN ANN BAYLES
IAPD individual key: 2153044

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	Dec 6, 2019	n/a	yes	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Current employment
QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 17, 2014	Dec 6, 2019	no	CARLSBAD, CA\|LAGUNA HILLS, CA\|LAGUNA HILLS, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 5, 2011	Apr 25, 2012	no	ENCINITAS, CA\|OCEANSIDE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|CARLSBAD, CA\|SOLANA BEACH, CA\|Fountain Valley, CA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|SOLANA BEACH, CA\|Fountain Valley, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 8, 1997	Apr 5, 2005	no	FRESNO, CA	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
QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	STONEX ADVISORS INC.	Dec 6, 2019	Dec 6, 2019	0	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	Apr 25, 2012	Mar 17, 2014	691	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Apr 5, 2005	Jul 5, 2011	2,282	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ STONEX ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 6, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 17, 2014 to Dec 6, 2019factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 5, 2011 to Apr 25, 2012factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 1997 to Apr 5, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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