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Global Brokerage Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Hunt Valley, MD, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 18, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Global Brokerage Services, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Global Brokerage Services, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other.
Where is Global Brokerage Services, Inc. located?
Global Brokerage Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Hunt Valley, MD, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Global Brokerage Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Global Brokerage Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 37505.
How much does Global Brokerage Services, Inc. manage?
Global Brokerage Services, Inc. reports $162,800,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 18, 2026 (0% discretionary).
How have Global Brokerage Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2025?
In the Form ADV data for Global Brokerage Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $117,800,000 in the October 2025 data and $162,800,000 in the October 2026 data, up 38%. Total employees: 5 in October 2025 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Global Brokerage Services, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (272); high net worth individuals (98).
Which custodians does Global Brokerage Services, Inc. use?
Global Brokerage Services, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Hilltop Securities Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Global Brokerage Services, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/37505
What changed in Global Brokerage Services, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6. Regulatory assets under management went from $137,300,000 to $162,800,000 (+19%).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Other
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated August 18, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$162,800,000 as of October 2026, filing dated August 18, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2024 (1 year)
- Employees
- Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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12 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $162,800,000 | 6 | August 18, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $117,800,000 | 5 | February 13, 2025 |
Regulatory assets under management: $117,800,000 in the October 2025 data and $162,800,000 in the October 2026 data, up 38%.
Total employees: 5 in October 2025 and 6 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- September 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $137,300,000 to $162,800,000 (+19%).
- August 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in DE.
- December 2025
- Regulatory assets under management went from $117,800,000 to $137,300,000 (+17%).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Global Brokerage Services, Inc. (CRD 37505): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/global-brokerage-services-inc-hunt-valley-md-37505