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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)13 years in industry

Dion Thomidis

Advisor at EDWARD JONES

KINGSPORT, TN

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 3, 2013 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: EDWARD JONES
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 31, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: May 31, 2013
First registration: Jun 3, 2013
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Dion Thomas Thomidis|DION T THOMIDIS|Dion Thomidis
IAPD individual key: 6168917

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
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jul 31, 2023	n/a	yes	KINGSPORT, TN	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 26, 2019	Aug 26, 2022	no	JOHNSON CITY, TN	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2018	Nov 25, 2019	no	DULUTH, GA\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|BLOUNTVILLE, TN\|KINGSPORT, TN\|JOHNSON CITY, TN\|GREENEVILLE, TN\|BRISTOL, TN\|ABINGDON, VA	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 15, 2014	Jan 2, 2018	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|BLOUNTVILLE, TN\|KINGSPORT, TN\|JOHNSON CITY, TN\|GREENEVILLE, TN\|LOUISVILLE, KY\|DULUTH, GA\|BRISTOL, TN\|ABINGDON, VA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 3, 2013	Sep 17, 2014	no	JOHNSON CITY, TN	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EDWARD JONES	Aug 26, 2022	Jul 31, 2023	339	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 25, 2019	Nov 26, 2019	1	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 2, 2018	Jan 2, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Sep 17, 2014	Sep 15, 2014	-2	Firm change	Wirehouse to new firm

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 31, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 26, 2019 to Aug 26, 2022factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2018 to Nov 25, 2019factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 15, 2014 to Jan 2, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 26, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Dion Thomidis left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Edward Jones (registered 2023-07-31)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago