State BrokerCheck inventory · July 2026

Ohio broker-dealer grades

According to FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026, Ohio ranks #11 of 56 by registered-firm inventory (57) and #14 of 56 by aggregate disclosure load (234), then #13 of 33 on disclosures-per-firm and #26 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.

#11
of 56 by firm inventory
57
registered firms
234
disclosures on file
4.1
avg disclosures / firm

Ohio at a glance

According to FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026, Ohio ranks #11 of 56 by registered-firm inventory (57) and #14 of 56 by aggregate disclosure load (234), then #13 of 33 on disclosures-per-firm and #26 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.

#11 of 56
registered-firm inventory
#14 of 56
aggregate disclosure load
#13 of 33
disclosures per firm (≥10 firms)
#26 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 Ohio 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.

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

Size-normalized disclosure intensity · FINRA BrokerCheck extract

4 Among the lightest loads a lower disclosures-per-firm load than 61% 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. Ohio 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 57 graded firms

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

57
Registered Firms
26
Clean Record (Grade A)
234
Total Disclosures
4.1
Avg Disclosures / Firm

Grade Distribution

How Ohio's 57 graded broker-dealers split across the size-normalized A-F safety scale.

A, clean (26)26 firmsB, low (28)28 firmsC, typical (2)2 firmsD, elevated (1)1 firmF, heaviest (0)0 firms
Grade breakdown of 57 graded firms headquartered in Ohio

Firms by Disclosure Count

# Firm DisclosuresOfficesGrade
1 Fifth Third Securities, Inc. Cincinnati 57 1,391 B
2 Keybanc Capital Markets Inc. Cleveland 55 43 D
3 THE Huntington Investment Company Columbus 25 978 B
4 Nationwide Securities, LLC Columbus 13 15 B
5 THE o.n. Equity Sales Company Cincinnati 9 186 B
6 Conners & Co., Inc. Cincinnati 8 2 C
7 Huntington Securities, Inc. Columbus 8 20 C
8 Mcdonald Partners LLC Cleveland 6 25 B
9 Independence Capital Co., Inc. Parma 5 29 B
10 Nationwide Investment Services Corporation Columbus 5 81 B
11 Capital City Securities, LLC Powell 4 4 B
12 KEY Investment Services LLC Brooklyn 4 782 B
13 MM Ascend Life Investor Services, LLC Cincinnati 4 9 B
14 Valmark Securities, Inc. Akron 4 190 B
15 Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. Beavercreek 4 19 B
16 Investments for YOU, Inc. Marysville 3 2 B
17 Cbiz Financial Solutions, Inc. Cleveland 2 13 B
18 Investment Network, Inc. Canton 2 7 B
19 Navian Capital Securities LLC Cincinnati 2 3 B
20 Rkca, Inc. Cincinnati 2 7 B
21 World Choice Securities, Inc. Columbus 2 9 B
22 Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company Securities, LLC Cleveland 1 7 B
23 Core Financial, LLC Columbus 1 2 B
24 Jpmorgan Distribution Services, Inc. Columbus 1 6 B
25 L.M. Kohn & Company Cincinnati 1 2 B
26 Meeder Distribution Services, Inc. Dublin 1 2 B
27 Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC Columbus 1 2 B
28 Omni Financial Securities, Inc. Columbus 1 2 B
29 Victory Capital Services, Inc. Brooklyn 1 6 B
30 Wesbanco Securities, Inc. St Clairsville 1 110 B
31 Yellow Cardinal Corporate Finance, LLC Hamilton 1 6 B
32 American Heritage Securities, Inc. Akron 0 4 A
33 Arbor Court Capital, LLC Broadview Heights 0 2 A
34 Augustar Distributors, Inc. Cincinnati 0 2 A
35 Cincap Investment Group, LLC Cincinnati 0 2 A
36 Cleveland Research Company LLC Cleveland 0 3 A
37 Edgepoint Capital Advisors LLC Beachwood 0 2 A
38 Glasfunds Securities, LLC Cleveland 0 3 A
39 HBK Sorce Brokerage LLC Canfield 0 3 A
40 J. D. Seibert & Company, Inc. Cincinnati 0 2 A
41 Lazear Capital Securities, LLC Columbus 0 7 A
42 LFT Securities, LLC Cincinnati 0 4 A
43 Lincoln Douglas Investments, LLC Mt. Vernon 0 11 A
44 Lument Securities, LLC Columbus 0 13 A
45 Marshberry Capital, LLC. Woodmere 0 6 A
46 MGO Securities Corp. Beachwood 0 2 A
47 Northcoast Research Partners, LLC Cleveland 0 8 A
48 Oberlin Financial International, LLC Bryan 0 3 A
49 Opoc Broker-Dealer, LLC Worthington 0 1 A
50 SKA Securities, Inc. Fairview Park 0 2 A

Dense registered-firm inventory

Ohio in the denser-inventory third

Ohio ranks #11 of 56 by BrokerCheck firm count (57 firms) - denser third of the board.

Ohio sits in the denser third by registered-firm inventory (#11 of 56, 57 firms) as of July 2026. Grade-A share is 45.6% (26 of 57 graded) - cloudier third among floor-qualified states; D/F share is 1.8%. Heaviest raw book in-state: Fifth Third Securities, Inc. (57 disclosures across 1,391 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 Ohio 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 Ohio sit among states by BrokerCheck disclosure load?
Ohio is in the heavier third by aggregate disclosure load (#14 of 56, 234 events) while inventory ranks #11 of 56. Aggregate load is not a judgment of regulators or any firm.
How many broker-dealer firms are registered in Ohio?
Ohio registers 57 BrokerCheck firms (#11 denser-third inventory). 26 (45.6%) hold a clean Grade-A record.
Which Ohio broker-dealer has the most FINRA disclosures?
Fifth Third Securities, Inc. leads Ohio's listing with 57 BrokerCheck disclosures across 1,391 offices (Grade B). Totals are reported events, not proven violations - verify on FINRA BrokerCheck.
How should I read Ohio's safety grades?
On Ohio'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 Ohio broker data?
Yes. Ohio'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 Ohio. Ohio ranks #11 by firm inventory and #14 by disclosure load in the PlainAdvisorCheck extract as of July 2026.

Every figure on PlainAdvisorCheck is rendered directly from FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC IAPD disciplinary records, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC IAPD data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.