State BrokerCheck inventory · July 2026

Kansas broker-dealer grades

According to FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026, Kansas ranks #25 of 56 by registered-firm inventory (20) and #31 of 56 by aggregate disclosure load (31), then #28 of 33 on disclosures-per-firm and #30 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.

#25
of 56 by firm inventory
20
registered firms
31
disclosures on file
1.6
avg disclosures / firm

Kansas at a glance

According to FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026, Kansas ranks #25 of 56 by registered-firm inventory (20) and #31 of 56 by aggregate disclosure load (31), then #28 of 33 on disclosures-per-firm and #30 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.

#25 of 56
registered-firm inventory
#31 of 56
aggregate disclosure load
#28 of 33
disclosures per firm (≥10 firms)
#30 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 Kansas 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.

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

Size-normalized disclosure intensity · FINRA BrokerCheck extract

2 a lower disclosures-per-firm load than 15% of 33 floor-qualified states

0–2: 10 floor-qualified states (30%). This entry sits in this band. 2–4: 9 floor-qualified states (27%). Above this entry. 4–6: 8 floor-qualified states (24%). Above this entry. 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. Kansas 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 20 graded firms

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

20
Registered Firms
7
Clean Record (Grade A)
31
Total Disclosures
1.6
Avg Disclosures / Firm

Grade Distribution

How Kansas's 20 graded broker-dealers split across the size-normalized A-F safety scale.

A, clean (7)7 firmsB, low (13)13 firmsC, typical (0)0 firmsD, elevated (0)0 firmsF, heaviest (0)0 firms
Grade breakdown of 20 graded firms headquartered in Kansas

Firms by Disclosure Count

#FirmDisclosuresOfficesGrade
1Central States Capital Markets, LLCPrairie Village66B
2Security DistributorsTopeka55B
3Great American Investors, Inc.Overland Park46B
4Riedl First Securities Company of KansasWichita42B
5Tandem Securities, Inc.Topeka34B
6OFG Financial Services, Inc.Topeka224B
7Cabin Securities, Inc.Overland Park110B
8Cboe Trading, Inc.Overland Park12B
9Creativeone Securities, LLCOverland Park1148B
10CU Investment Solutions LLCOverland Park114B
11First Asset Financial Inc.Salina13B
12Lodas Securities, LLCMission14B
13Msec, LLCOverland Park126B
14AE Financial Services, LLCTopeka014A
15CC Capital Advisors LLCMission Woods01A
16Copper FinancialLenexa055A
17FAS Corp.Leawood04A
18Lockton Investment Securities, LLCOverland Park04A
19Matrix 360 Distributors, LLCFairway02A
20Onedigital Securities LLCOverland Park02A

Lower Grade-A share

Kansas's cooler per-firm intensity

Kansas ranks #30 of 33 on Grade-A share (35.0% clean) - cloudier third among ≥10-firm states.

Kansas averages 1.6 disclosures per firm (#28 of 33 among ≥10-firm states) - cooler intensity band. Grade-A share is 35.0% (7 of 20 graded) - cloudier third among floor-qualified states; D/F share is 0.0%. Largest disclosure count in-state: Central States Capital Markets, LLC (6 events, Grade B).

Grades are editorial signals from a size-normalized model, not FINRA ratings. Disclosure totals are reported events, not proven violations . 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 Kansas sit among states by BrokerCheck disclosure load?
According to FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026, Kansas ranks #25 of 56 by registered-firm inventory (20) and #31 of 56 by aggregate disclosure load (31), then #28 of 33 on disclosures-per-firm and #30 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. Aggregate disclosure load is not a judgment of the state's regulators or of any individual firm.
How many broker-dealer firms are registered in Kansas?
Kansas has 20 actively registered broker-dealer firms on FINRA BrokerCheck, of which 7 (35.0%) hold a clean Grade-A record with no reportable disclosures.
Which Kansas broker-dealer has the most FINRA disclosures?
Central States Capital Markets, LLC leads Kansas's listing with 6 BrokerCheck disclosures across 6 offices (Grade B). Totals are reported events, not proven violations - verify on FINRA BrokerCheck.
How should I read Kansas's safety grades?
On Kansas's lighter-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 Kansas broker data?
Yes. Kansas'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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Data sourced from official FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC EDGAR enforcement records for Kansas. Kansas ranks #25 by firm inventory and #31 by disclosure load in the PlainAdvisorCheck extract as of July 2026.