Wedbush Securities

American investment firm

Wedbush Securities

Company type| Private
Industry| Financial services
Founded| 1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Los Angeles, California
Founders|

* Edward W. Wedbush
* Robert Werner

Headquarters| 1000 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Key people

| Gary L. Wedbush (President)
AUM| US$4.5 billion (2024)

Number of employees

| 980 (2024)
Website| wedbush.com
Footnotes / references
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Wedbush Securities Inc. is a privately held investment firm based in Los Angeles.[2] As of January 2024, the firm had $4.5 billion under management with 9,055 clients.[3]

## History

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The firm was founded in 1955 by two high school friends, Edward W. Wedbush, and Robert Werner, in Los Angeles, California. They each contributed $5,000 to capitalize their new company, Wedbush & Company.[4] The company was named after Wedbush because neither partner wanted a possible business failure named after them and Wedbush lost a coin toss.[5]

Wedbush opened its first office in 1957 located in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Three years later, Robert Werner decided to sell his interest in the firm to Ed Wedbush.[6] In 1972, the firm began offering correspondent clearing services, providing trade execution for other brokerage firms.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Wedbush Securities Inc. Form ADV" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 3 May 2022. pp. 22–23.
2. ^ "Our Firm". Wedbush.
3. ^ "Wedbush Securities Inc". Money. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
4. ^ "After More Than 50 Years in the Securities Business, RSF Resident Still Dedicated to the Work He Loves." Rancho Santa Fe Review, February 19, 2009, p. 8
5. ^ Hamilton, Walter. "Edward Wedbush's roof leaks, but his wallet doesn't". LA Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
6. ^ "After More Than 50 Years in the Securities Business, RSF Resident Still Dedicated to the Work He Loves." Rancho Santa Fe Review, February 19, 2009, p. 8.
7. ^ "He’s Still Smiling." Eugene Register-Guard, May 22, 1974, p. 2C.

## External links

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* Official website

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