What is a CRD number?
Every stockbroker (known as “registered representatives”) who is licensed to sell securities in this country has what is a called a “CRD” number. CRD stands for the Central Registration Depository, which is a database that contains the registration records of over 6,800 broker-dealers and 660,000 securities representatives. You can use a broker’s CRD number to confirm whether a broker is registered in your state, learn what licenses they possess, and to find out if there are customer complaints against that representative or his or her brokerage firm. This database also has qualification and employment information for registered representatives. You can visit the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) website to pull up records of any brokers you are considering working with. You should also ask your state securities regulator for a copy of the CRD report, because the reports from the state regulators often provide more information from the CRD than FINRA, especially regardi
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