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

BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION

Current firm class

other adviserderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Sep 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

13derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Feb 3, 2025

First registration

Feb 4, 2025

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Ben Chapp Ferguson|Benjamin C Ferguson|Benjamin Chapp Ferguson

IAPD individual key

7977088

• Occurred

  Sep 20, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Benjamin Ferguson left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Bny Mellon Securities Corporation (registered 2025-10-06)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:fb62fc10-5ef0-8d7a-6c8e-a30ed6474eca

First observed

Feb 4, 2025

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.