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Independent Broker Dealer- Prospera Financial Services Now a Dual Clearing Firm

Posted by Prospera Financial on July 11, 2013

Prospera Financial Services announces the new addition to their clearing Platform- Pershing, LLC. Prospera, a privately held company, is a Texas based financial firm founded in 1982 as a full-service broker-dealer and support organization for successful independent Financial Professionals.

Dallas, TX (PR Web) Thursday, July 11, 2013– Prospera Financial Services is pleased to announce a new addition to their clearing platform offering- Pershing, LLC. With this addition, Prospera has the option to bring new advisors joining the firm onto either the Pershing or First Clearing platform. This will be a benefit for those advisors that are already clearing on one of the two platforms and don’t want to make a platform change through a broker-dealer transition.

Pershing and Prospera are committed to supporting the success of their clients. They will provide them with a strong foundation for growth, and deliver industry-leading technology and innovative solutions to help grow their businesses. Pershing is the largest clearing firm in the U.S., offering clearance and order execution in over 60 markets and foreign exchange in over 50 counties. Pershing has over $1 trillion in global client assets.

With Prospera partnering with two of the leading clearing firms they are excited to provide their Advisors with Success Their Way™. “Pershing is a world class clearing firm and we are excited to add additional capabilities to the Prospera offering,” says David Stringer- President of Prospera Financial.

About Pershing, LLC

Pershing and its affiliates provide global financial business solutions to over 1,600 financial organizations, broker-dealers, registered investment advisory firms, advisors, fund managers and asset managers who represent over 5.6 million active accounts. Located in 23 offices worldwide, Pershing delivers dependable operational support, robust trading services, flexible technology, an expansive array of investment solutions, practice management support and service excellence. http://www.pershing.com

About Prospera Financial Services

Founded in 1982, Prospera Financial Services, member FINRA/SIPC and a registered investment advisory, offers the flexibility and resources only found at some of the nation’s largest broker dealers. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Prospera was named Broker Dealer of the Year by Investment Advisor Magazine in 2009, 2010 and 2012. The firm supports Independent Financial Advisors nationwide. For more information about Prospera visit http://www.joinprospera.com/