According to the Investment News, the following are the largest independent broker-dealers (ranked by reps producing over $100,000):
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| Rank | Broker-dealer | No. of reps |
| 1 | LPL Financial* | 5432 |
| • | Associated Securities Corp. | 121 |
| • | Mutual Service Corp. | 547 |
| • | Waterstone Financial Group | 275 |
| 2 | AIG Advisor Group | 2782 |
| • | AIG Financial Advisors Inc. | 997 |
| • | FSC Securities Corp. | 753 |
| • | Royal Alliance | 1032 |
| 3 | ING Advisors Network | 2412 |
| • | Financial Network Investment Corp. | 848 |
| • | ING Financial Partners | 672 |
| • | Multi-Financial Securities Corp. | 398 |
| • | Primevest Financial Services Inc. | 494 |
| 4 | AXA Advisors LLC | 2319 |
| 5 | Raymond James Financial Services Inc. | 2316 |
| 6 | National Planning Holdings Inc. | 1423 |
| • | Invest Financial Corp. | 454 |
| • | Investment Centers of America Inc. | 172 |
| • | National Planning Corp. | 524 |
| • | SII Investments Inc. | 273 |
| 7 | Commonwealth Financial Network | 1053 |
| 8 | Northwestern Mutual | 824 |
| 9 | Advanced Equities Financial Corp. | 806 |
| • | FFP Securities Inc. | 386 |
| • | First Allied Securities Inc. | 420 |
| 10 | Securities America Inc. | 715 |
| 11 | Woodbury Financial Services Inc. | 681 |
| 12 | Cambridge Investment Research Inc. | 606 |
| 13 | Wachovia Securities Financial Network | 600 |
| 14 | H.D. Vest Financial Services | 565 |
| 15 | MML Investors Services Inc. | 557 |
| 16 | J.P. Turner & Co. LLC | 500 |
| 16 | Princor Financial Services Corp. | 500 |
| 18 | NFP Securities Inc. | 497 |
| 19 | MetLife Independent Broker/Dealer(Tower Square, Walnut Street) | 472 |
| 20 | InterSecurities Inc. | 386 |
| 21 | GunnAllen Financial Inc. | 360 |
| 22 | Securian Financial Services Inc. | 347 |
| 23 | Next Financial Group | 344 |
| 24 | Cadaret Grant & Co. Inc. | 331 |
| 25 | John Hancock FinancialNetwork/Signator Investors Inc. | 315 |
| 26 | Park Avenue Securities LLC | 304 |
| 27 | The Investment Center Inc. | 300 |
| 28 | Ameritas Investment Corp. | 276 |
| 29 | Genworth Financial Securities Corp. | 275 |
| 30 | Crown Capital Securities LP | 244 |
| 31 | Centaurus Financial Inc. | 240 |
| 31 | Investors Capital Corp. | 240 |
| 33 | ProEquities Inc. | 230 |
| 34 | QA3 Financial Corp. | 227 |
| 35 | Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 210 |
| 36 | Sigma Financial Corp. | 210 |
| 37 | Capital Financial Group Inc./H. Beck Inc. | 208 |
| 38 | Questar Capital Corp. | 200 |
| 39 | VSR Financial Services Inc. | 192 |
| 40 | 189 | |
| 41 | Triad Advisors Inc. | 186 |
| 42 | M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities) | 184 |
| 43 | Summit Brokerage Services Inc. | 180 |
| 44 | Century Securities Associates Inc. | 176 |
| 45 | Capital Analysts Inc. | 175 |
| 45 | Kovack Securities Inc. | 175 |
| 45 | WRP Investments Inc. | 175 |
| 48 | Securities Service Network Inc. | 153 |
| 49 | Equity Services Inc. | 150 |
| 49 | Wunderlich Securities Inc. | 150 |
| 53 | Synergy Investment Group | 149 |
| 54 | Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc. | 144 |
| 55 | Brecek & Young Advisors Inc. | 144 |
| 56 | Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. | 143 |
| 57 | United Planners’ Financial Services of America | 128 |
| 58 | Pacific West Financial Group | 126 |
| 59 | LaSalle St. Securities LLC | 121 |
| 59 | The O.N. Equity Sales Co. | 121 |
| 62 | Great American Advisors Inc. | 118 |
| 63 | Delta Equity Services Corp. | 100 |
| 63 | Girard Securities Inc. | 100 |
| 65 | Sammons Securities Co. LLC | 100 |
| 66 | Prospera Financial Services Inc. | 91 |
| 67 | Harbour Investments Inc. | 90 |
| 68 | First Midwest Securities Inc. | 88 |
| 69 | PlanMember Securities Corp. | 82 |
| 70 | Southwest Securities Inc. | 80 |
| 71 | Wall Street Financial Group | 77 |
| 72 | cfd Investments Inc. | 55 |
| 73 | GBS Financial Corp. | 45 |
| 74 | Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. | 40 |
| 74 | brokersXpress LLC | 40 |
| 85 | Eagle One Investments LLC | 35 |
| 85 | Ensemble Financial Services | 35 |
| 87 | Coordinated Capital Securities Inc. | 20 |
| 88 | Morgan Peabody & Co. | 17 |
| 89 | Cutter & Co. Inc. | 15 |
| 90 | Signal Securities Inc. | 14 |
| 91 | LifeMark Securities Corp. | 10 |
| 92 | Correll Co. Investment Services Corp. | 4 |
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