Our Mission…

Broker Dealer Market helps clients achieve their visions, by assisting in every aspect of buying, selling and merging their broker dealers. This can be a complicated process.  Not only are the standard elements of business acquisition involved, but there is a significant regulatory burden as well; a burden that even the most experienced attorneys find cumbersome. Broker Dealer Market endeavors to make the buy sell merge process as transparent as possible, and to help clients achieve their dreams in a straightforward and simple way.

Our Staff…

Over the years, Broker Dealer Market has established a large roster of experts in their respective specializations. Our experts have all demonstrated superior abilities, and stand ready to assist clients with their specific needs.  Mark Harris is the President &  CEO. Industry relationships have allowed the company to significantly expand operations in the small to Mid Market vertical, both in the US and overseas. Currently, Broker Dealer Market has representatives in most FINRA districts in the United States,   and we are developing a limited European and Asian presence.

 

Our Past…Our Future

Dr. John McGrath, Founder of Broker Dealer Market, had spent years building and running his securities industry exam preparatory school. John’s unique program, which dissected, distilled and taught the skill set required by responsible investment reps, claimed it could train anyone to be a broker – in 72 hours. It was a success. With an average exam pass rate of 92%, his school grew, over time, to develop successful operations for students in a dozen countries. After training some 40,000 Brokers, Principals, FinOps, CROP’s, etc., as well as training Bankers and Brokers for the London LIFFE Exchange, John decided to sell the school and retire, which he did… For a while.

In October of 1987, John began to receive calls from some of his former students.  Several asked John if he knew of any clean brokerages for sale. Others were eager to leave the business - asking if he knew of anyone who wanted to purchase a clean, profitable BD. John put them together, and acted as an impartial intermediary. His consummate knowledge of the regulatory process helped create a quick, seamless transition.  From that moment forward, his phone began to ring with similar requests. Word of mouth spread, and eventually he decided he liked the process so much, that he opened Broker Dealer Market. Over the past twenty years, Broker Dealer Market has grown to become the preeminent firm assisting buyers and sellers of small-to-large sized BDs, facilitating thousands of transactions. The business had developed with John’s unique style: keep it simple and straightforward. John dissected and distilled many of the regulatory hurdles that buyers and sellers of broker dealers face, and has created simple, uniquely effective processes for dealing with all aspects of the Buy, Sell and Merge process, in an efficient and straightforward manner. Today, the firm is recognized for it’s ability to assist management to complete transactions in an efficient, prompt, and often seamless fashion; initiating and completing the process in a very short timeframe; done correctly the first time.

Over the years, the firm has grown to service the special needs of the buy, sell, and merge community; the need for various experts, with various licenses, to assist in all aspects of brokerage operations. In the last several years, Dr. McGrath has expanded Broker Dealer Market’s business, assisting in reverse mergers into public companies, private placements, public stock loans, roll-ups, etc. Broker Dealer Market has developed a huge expert talent roster of diverse ability.