John Mcdermott

Arax Advisory Partners

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Current Employers

Arax Advisory Partners

10 East 53Rd Street 14Th Floor, New York, NY 10022 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
NY	RA	APPROVED	2026-07-20

NY RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-07-20

Branch Locations

10 East 53Rd Street 14Th Floor, New York, NY 10022 • United States

521 5Th Avenue 12Th Floor, New York, NY 10175 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

Regulatory action No
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint No
Termination No

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated	Upper Montclair	NJ	09/2011	11/2018
Bank Of America, N.A.	Upper Montclair	NJ	03/2012	11/2018
Laidlaw & Company	New York	NY	11/2018	12/2024
Laidlaw Wealth Management	New York	NY	11/2018	12/2024
U. S. Capital Wealth Advisors	Austin	TX	01/2025	06/2026
Usca Securities Llc	Houston	TX	01/2025	Present
Arax Advisory Partners	New York	NY	06/2026	Present

09/2011 → 11/2018

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Upper Montclair, NJ
03/2012 → 11/2018

Bank Of America, N.A.

Upper Montclair, NJ
11/2018 → 12/2024

Laidlaw & Company

New York, NY
11/2018 → 12/2024

Laidlaw Wealth Management

New York, NY
01/2025 → 06/2026

U. S. Capital Wealth Advisors

Austin, TX
01/2025 → Present

Usca Securities Llc

Houston, TX
06/2026 → Present

Arax Advisory Partners

New York, NY

Previous Registrations

2025-01-07 → 2026-07-21

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, Llc

New York, NY
2018-11-14 → 2024-12-31

Laidlaw Wealth Management Llc

New York, NY
2011-12-20 → 2018-11-05

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Upper Montclair, NJ

Ramsey, NJ

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S66	Uniform Combined State Law Examination	2011-12-16

S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination

2011-12-16

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