Gradient Securities

Name

Gradient Securities

Legal name

Gradient Securities, LLC

Website

https://gradientsecurities.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gradient Securities, LLC is a U.S. independent broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment advisor offering securities products and advisory services (via the d.b.a. Gradient Wealth Management) to financial services professionals and their underlying clients, operating under FINRA/SIPC membership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Gradient Securities, LLC is an independent broker-dealer and SEC Registered Investment Advisor that offers securities products and investment advisory services. Securities are offered through Gradient Securities, LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC), while investment advisory services are provided under the d.b.a. Gradient Wealth Management, delivering tailored investment strategies based on each client's unique objectives. The firm serves financial services professionals and their end clients, and does not render tax, legal, or accounting advice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gradient Securities Broker-Dealer Services Independent broker-dealer offering an innovative approach to the sale of securities products, providing registered representatives and financial services professionals with FINRA/SIPC-member infrastructure to transact securities on behalf of their end clients.
• Gradient Wealth Management (Investment Advisory Services) SEC Registered Investment Advisor services offered under the d.b.a. Gradient Wealth Management, providing tailored investment strategies based on each client's unique objectives. Available to end clients served by financial services professionals contracted with Gradient Securities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• LPL Financial: Largest independent broker-dealer in the U.S. (~22,000 advisors, ~$1.4T AUA) — directly comparable to Gradient as a FINRA-member IBD offering an open-architecture product platform, custodian-agnostic infrastructure, and wealth management support for affiliated advisors.
• Cambridge Investment Research: Large privately held independent broker-dealer/RIA platform (~4,000 advisors) — directly comparable as a dual-registered IBD/RIA serving independent advisors with a flexible, advisor-centric support model similar to Gradient's positioning.
• Commonwealth Financial Network: Privately held independent broker-dealer/RIA with ~2,000 advisors — directly comparable as a hybrid BD/RIA platform serving independent financial professionals with custody-agnostic support and fee-based practice management.
• Cetera Financial Group: Multi-brand independent broker-dealer/RIA platform serving thousands of advisors — directly comparable as a large-scale IBD/RIA offering advisor recruitment, technology, and wealth management infrastructure similar to Gradient's service stack.
• Kestra Financial: Independent wealth management platform (Kestra Holdings) encompassing IBD and RIA entities — directly comparable as a privately held IBD/RIA infrastructure provider serving independent advisors with a multi-brand model.
• Osaic (formerly Advisor Group): Large multi-brand independent broker-dealer platform — directly comparable as a registered IBD serving independent advisors through several brand-level firms, with similar product shelf and back-office infrastructure to Gradient.
• Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments: Privately held independent broker-dealer serving independent advisors — directly comparable as a smaller-scale IBD offering a similar dual BD/RIA platform for financial professionals.
• M Holdings Securities: Independent broker-dealer/RIA platform serving affiliated financial professionals — directly comparable as an IBD/RIA structure providing securities and advisory infrastructure to independent advisors, similar in positioning to Gradient.
• The Investment Center (PlanMember Securities): Independent broker-dealer serving financial professionals and individual investors — directly comparable as a smaller FINRA-member IBD offering securities and advisory services through a registered platform similar to Gradient Securities.

Broad incumbents

• Raymond James Financial Services: Independent-contractor IBD arm of publicly traded Raymond James Financial — broadly comparable as a registered IBD offering advisor recruitment and wealth management infrastructure, though operating within a larger diversified financial services enterprise.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gradient-securities-llc

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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