Washington

Broker-dealer firm disciplinary records from FINRA BrokerCheck

Data updated July 2026

Washington at a glance

As of July 2026, Washington registers 29 broker-dealer firms on FINRA BrokerCheck - 17 carry a clean record and 38 disclosures are on file statewide.

29
registered firms
17
with a clean record (Grade A)
38
total disclosures statewide
1.3
disclosures per firm (avg)
29
Registered Firms
17
Clean Record (Grade A)
38
Total Disclosures
1.3
Avg Disclosures / Firm

How Washington ranks

A state's raw firm count and its disciplinary clean-record rate measure two different things, and they do not always move together. A jurisdiction can host a large number of broker-dealer firms simply because it is a major financial hub, while a smaller state with far fewer registered firms can post a cleaner disciplinary record in relative terms, or vice versa. Comparing both rankings side by side, rather than looking at either figure in isolation, gives a fuller picture of what is actually happening on the ground in a given state.

By firm count, Washington is #20 of 56 states and territories. By clean-record rate (Grade A share, among the 33 states with at least 10 registered firms, a floor that keeps a state with only a handful of firms from swinging to an extreme rate on a tiny sample), it ranks #18 of 33. The two ranks are broadly in line with each other, this state's disciplinary profile scales with its firm population about as expected, neither notably better nor worse than its size would suggest.

Grade Distribution

How Washington's 29 graded broker-dealers split across the size-normalized A-F safety scale.

A, clean (17)17 firmsB, low (10)10 firmsC, typical (2)2 firmsD, elevated (0)0 firmsF, heaviest (0)0 firms
Grade breakdown of 29 graded firms headquartered in Washington

Firms by Disclosure Count

# Firm DisclosuresOfficesGrade
1 Selkirk Investments, Inc. Spokane 8 2 C
2 Richards Merrill Wealth Management Spokane 6 3 B
3 Integrity Brokerage, LLC Seattle 4 3 B
4 Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. Seattle 4 3 B
5 Continental Investors Services, Inc. Longview 3 10 B
6 Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC Seattle 3 5 B
7 Symetra Securities, Inc. Bellevue 3 3 C
8 Alliant Securities, Inc. Turner, Nord, Kienbaum Liberty Lake 2 3 B
9 Northwest Investment Advisors, Inc. Spokane 2 9 B
10 Cascadia Capital, LLC Seattle 1 8 B
11 Nelson Securities,Inc. Spokane 1 6 B
12 Saturna Brokerage Services, Inc Bellingham 1 2 B
13 AGA Securities, LLC Bainbridge Island 0 3 A
14 Alphaledger Markets, Inc. Poulsbo 0 2 A
15 Blue Quartz Investments Tacoma 0 4 A
16 BP Securities, LLC Bellevue 0 2 A
17 Columbia Private Markets Spokane 0 1 A
18 Directtrade Securities, LLC Gig Harbor 0 2 A
19 Euro-American Equities, Inc. Leavenworth 0 2 A
20 Evolution Capital Advisors, LLC Seattle 0 2 A
21 Kcoe Capital LLC Camas 0 4 A
22 Reef Resources, LLC Seattle 0 3 A
23 Retokens Capital LLC Spokane Valley 0 2 A
24 Russell Investments Financial Services, LLC Seattle 0 6 A
25 SMI Capital Markets LLC Bellevue 0 3 A
26 Spark Change Securities LLC Seattle 0 2 A
27 Stonebridge Securities LLC Bellevue 0 2 A
28 Thomas Capital Group, Inc. Gig Harbor 0 3 A
29 ZS Securities, LLC Seattle 0 2 A

Inside Washington's Broker-Dealer Landscape

Washington has 29 actively registered broker-dealer firms in FINRA's public register, of which 17 (58.6%) carry a clean Grade-A record with no reportable BrokerCheck disclosures.

The state's aggregate disciplinary footprint totals 38 disclosures on BrokerCheck, averaging 1.3 per firm. Grade distribution across Washington's broker-dealers: 17 graded A, 10 graded B, 2 graded C, 0 graded D, and 0 graded F. That means 58.6% of graded firms hold an A and 0.0% fall into the D or F bands.

Grades reflect our internal model weighing disclosure volume against firm size and scope; they are editorial signals, not FINRA ratings. Disclosure totals on BrokerCheck represent reported events, not proven violations, large multistate firms headquartered in Washington will naturally carry more disclosures than small single-office firms. This page is informational only and is not financial, legal, or investment advice. Before hiring any Washington advisor, confirm the firm's current record at FINRA BrokerCheck and review the specific representative's individual CRD report.

Frequently asked questions

How many broker-dealer firms are registered in Washington?
Washington has 29 actively registered broker-dealer firms on FINRA BrokerCheck, of which 17 (58.6%) hold a clean Grade-A record with no reportable disclosures.
Which Washington broker-dealer has the most FINRA disclosures?
Among firms registered in Washington, Selkirk Investments, Inc. carries the most reported BrokerCheck disclosures (8 across 2 branch offices). Disclosure totals reflect reported events, not proven violations, larger firms naturally carry more. Always review the specific records on FINRA BrokerCheck.
How are PlainAdvisorCheck safety grades calculated?
Grades are size-normalized: a firm's weighted disclosure load is divided by its branch-office footprint, then ranked within its size class. Firms with zero disclosures earn an A regardless of size. Grades are editorial signals, not FINRA ratings. See our methodology for the exact formula.
Is this official Washington broker data?
Yes. All firm records come from FINRA BrokerCheck and the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) - the official public registries for U.S. broker-dealers. PlainAdvisorCheck aggregates and size-normalizes them; the underlying records are public domain.
Data sourced from official FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC EDGAR enforcement records. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainAdvisorCheck Editorial

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 SEC/FINRA regulatory filing 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.