State BrokerCheck inventory · July 2026

Illinois broker-dealer grades

According to FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026, Illinois ranks #4 of 56 by registered-firm inventory (200) and #5 of 56 by aggregate disclosure load (1,018), then #10 of 33 on disclosures-per-firm and #23 of 33 on Grade-A share among states with at least 10 firms. Inventory rank is not intensity rank: Missouri leads disclosures-per-firm on that 33-state board.

#4
of 56 by firm inventory
200
registered firms
1,018
disclosures on file
5.1
avg disclosures / firm

Illinois at a glance

According to FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026, Illinois ranks #4 of 56 by registered-firm inventory (200) and #5 of 56 by aggregate disclosure load (1,018), then #10 of 33 on disclosures-per-firm and #23 of 33 on Grade-A share among states with at least 10 firms. Inventory rank is not intensity rank: Missouri leads disclosures-per-firm on that 33-state board.

#4 of 56
registered-firm inventory
#5 of 56
aggregate disclosure load
#10 of 33
disclosures per firm (≥10 firms)
#23 of 33
Grade-A share (≥10 firms)

Disclosure-load ordinal matches the /states listing. Missouri leads disclosures-per-firm; Maine leads Grade-A share among states with at least 10 firms. Neither rank is investment advice. See methodology · corpus placement.

Where Illinois sits by disclosures per firm

COUNT-derived placement among 33 states and territories with at least 10 graded firms. Lower intensity is cleaner for residents; large multistate HQs can lift a state's average without describing every local office.

Illinois vs every ≥10-firm state by disclosures per firm

Size-normalized disclosure intensity · FINRA BrokerCheck extract

5 Among the lightest loads a lower disclosures-per-firm load than 70% of 33 floor-qualified states

0–2: 10 floor-qualified states (30%). Below this entry. 2–4: 9 floor-qualified states (27%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8 floor-qualified states (24%). This entry sits in this band. 6–8: 1 floor-qualified states (3%). Above this entry. 8–10: 1 floor-qualified states (3%). Above this entry. 10–12: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 12–14: 2 floor-qualified states (6%). Above this entry. 14–16: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 16–18: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 18–20: 1 floor-qualified states (3%). Above this entry. 20–22: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 22–24: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 24–26: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 26–28: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 28–30: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 30–32: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 32–34: 0 floor-qualified states (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1 floor-qualified states (3%). Above this entry. Illinois 0 36 every state with ≥10 graded firms, bucketed by value

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Source FINRA BrokerCheck · SEC IAPD · July 2026

Firm-size mix among 200 graded firms

FINRA BrokerCheck size classes in Illinois. Segments sum to the graded inventory, a catalog shape, not the A-F grade ChartBar below.

200
Registered Firms
99
Clean Record (Grade A)
1,018
Total Disclosures
5.1
Avg Disclosures / Firm

Grade Distribution

How Illinois's 200 graded broker-dealers split across the size-normalized A-F safety scale.

A, clean (99)99 firmsB, low (63)63 firmsC, typical (18)18 firmsD, elevated (12)12 firmsF, heaviest (8)8 firms
Grade breakdown of 200 graded firms headquartered in Illinois

Firms by Disclosure Count

#FirmDisclosuresOfficesGrade
1ABN Amro Clearing USA LLCChicago833F
2Dash Financial Technologies LLCChicago693F
3Wolverine Trading, LLCChicago633F
4Wolverine Execution Services, LLCChicago432F
5IMC Financial MarketsChicago402F
6G1 Execution Services, LLCChicago353D
7Group ONE Trading LLCChicago333D
8X-Change Financial Access, LLCChicago332F
9William BlairChicago31303C
10Belvedere Trading LLCChicago299D
11FIS Brokerage & Securities Services LLCBolingbrook233D
12Consolidated Trading LLCChicago221F
13Sumo Capital, LLCChicago222D
14Lasalle ST Securities, L.L.C.Elmhurst19118B
15Mesirow Financial, Inc.Chicago1941C
16CTC, LLCChicago183F
17Rothschild Investment LLCChicago176C
18Coda Markets, Inc.Wilmette152D
19Jump Trading, LLCChicago156D
20Regal Securities, Inc.Glenview1511B
21Great Point Capital LLCChicago134C
22Lakeshore Securities, L.P.Chicago132D
23B. C. Ziegler and CompanyChicago1218B
24TJM Investments, LLCChicago127B
25TradingblockChicago126B
26World Equity Group, Inc.Schaumburg1272B
27Optiver US LLCChicago114D
28Nuveen Securities, LLCChicago1015C
29DRW Securities, L.L.C.Chicago93C
30Gelber Securities, LLCChicago92C
31Matrix Executions, LLCChicago93C
32LBMZ Securities, Inc.Chicago83C
33Loop Capital Markets LLCChicago826C
34Northern Trust Securities, Inc.Chicago8140B
35OLD Mission Capital, LLCChicago83D
36Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLCChicago851B
37Akuna Securities LLCChicago71D
38Corporate Investments Group, Inc.Chicago72C
39Insight Securities, Inc.Highland Park718B
40State Farm VP Management Corp.Bloomington72,490B
41Access Financial Group, Inc.Chicago65B
42Archipelago Securities L.L.C.Chicago64B
43Arete Wealth Management, LLCChicago662B
44Dash Prime LLCChicago63B
45DWS Distributors, Inc.Chicago613C
46Hightower Securities, LLCChicago680C
47Horace Mann Investors, Inc.Springfield6287B
48Phillip Capital Inc.Chicago62C
49XR Securities LLCChicago61D
50ZIV Investment CompanyChicago64B

Dense registered-firm inventory

Illinois in the denser-inventory third

Illinois ranks #4 of 56 by BrokerCheck firm count (200 firms) - denser third of the board.

Illinois sits in the denser third by registered-firm inventory (#4 of 56, 200 firms) as of July 2026. Grade-A share is 49.5% (99 of 200 graded) - cloudier third among floor-qualified states; D/F share is 10.0%. Heaviest raw book in-state: ABN Amro Clearing USA LLC (83 disclosures across 3 offices).

Grades are editorial signals from a size-normalized model, not FINRA ratings. Disclosure totals are reported events, not proven violations - large multistate HQs in Illinois can lift statewide totals without describing every local office. This page is informational only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Confirm current records at FINRA BrokerCheck.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Illinois sit among states by BrokerCheck disclosure load?
Illinois is in the heavier third by aggregate disclosure load (#5 of 56, 1,018 events) while inventory ranks #4 of 56. Aggregate load is not a judgment of regulators or any firm.
How many broker-dealer firms are registered in Illinois?
Illinois registers 200 BrokerCheck firms (#4 denser-third inventory). 99 (49.5%) hold a clean Grade-A record.
Which Illinois broker-dealer has the most FINRA disclosures?
ABN Amro Clearing USA LLC leads Illinois's listing with 83 BrokerCheck disclosures across 3 offices (Grade F). Totals are reported events, not proven violations - verify on FINRA BrokerCheck.
How should I read Illinois's safety grades?
On Illinois's heavier-load board, grades stay size-normalized (weighted disclosures ÷ branch footprint within size class). Zero-disclosure firms earn A. Editorial signals only - not FINRA ratings; see methodology.
Is this official Illinois broker data?
Yes. Illinois's firm rows come from FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC IAPD public registries. PlainAdvisorCheck aggregates and size-normalizes them; underlying records are public domain. This is not financial advice.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC EDGAR enforcement records for Illinois. Illinois ranks #4 by firm inventory and #5 by disclosure load in the PlainAdvisorCheck extract as of July 2026.