{
  "crd_number": 143231,
  "slug": "global-autotrading-143231",
  "primary_business_name": "GLOBAL AUTOTRADING",
  "legal_name": "GLOBAL AUTOTRADING INC.",
  "dbas": [
    "GLOBAL AUTOTRADING"
  ],
  "city": null,
  "state": null,
  "country": null,
  "cbsa_code": null,
  "metro": null,
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2007-03-05",
  "years_registered": 19,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-09-22",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 7300903.0,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "under_25m",
  "raum_band_label": "Under $25 million",
  "total_employees": 2,
  "advisory_employees": 1,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
    "individuals": {
      "raum": 6449438.0,
      "count": 105
    },
    "corporations_other_businesses": {
      "raum": 851465.0,
      "count": 8
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "other"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "FL",
    "IL",
    "MA",
    "NY",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://global-autotrading.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/143231",
  "city_as_filed": null,
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/global-autotrading-143231",
  "display_name": "Global Autotrading",
  "summary": "Global Autotrading is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 22, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Global Autotrading (CRD 143231): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Global Autotrading compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Global Autotrading reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Global Autotrading registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Global Autotrading is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 143231."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Global Autotrading manage?",
      "a": "Global Autotrading reports $7,300,903 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 22, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Global Autotrading's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Global Autotrading: Regulatory assets under management: $6,231,492 in the October 2021 data and $7,300,903 in the October 2026 data, up 17%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Global Autotrading serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (105); corporations or other businesses not listed above (8)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Global Autotrading use?",
      "a": "Global Autotrading's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Interactive Brokers LLC and Tradier Brokerage, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Global Autotrading report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/143231"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Global Autotrading's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $15,470,954 to $7,300,903 (-53%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 6231492.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2021-08-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 12144012.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2022-07-12"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 20960001.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2023-01-18"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 19352352.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2024-02-07"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 15470954.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-26"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 7300903.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2026-09-22"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-03-01",
      "period_label": "March 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $15,470,954 to $7,300,903 (-53%)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "No longer registered or notice-filed in AZ, MN, NC, NV, OR, VA, WA."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Interactive Brokers LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Tradier Brokerage, Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "TRADIER BROKERAGE, INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/global-autotrading-143231.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 105,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 6449438.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 8,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 851465.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/143231",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}