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Mr. Don G.
Karas is Senior Vice President-Operations at First Southwest Co. and Senior Vice President-Operations at First Southwest Securities.
He joined First Southwest Company in June 1998 and is a Senior Vice President, managing the firm’s Operations department.
Mr. Karas has been in the securities industry since 1971, having had numerous operations roles and responsibilities during that time at NYSE and FINRA member companies.
These include McCormick & Company, The Illinois Company, Hamilton Investments, Principal Financial Securities, and Everen Securities.
Mr. Karas serves on the Operations Advisory Committee of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Executive Committee of the Regional Municipal Operations Association, the Uniform Practice Committee of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and the Municipal Operations Committee of the Security Industry and Financial Markets Association.
He maintains FINRA series 7, 24, 27, and 63 licenses.
He graduated from Morton College.
Former positions of Don G. Karas
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Financial Securities, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/1998 |
| Everen Securities, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Hamilton Investments, Inc.
 Hamilton Investments, Inc. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Part of Kingsway Financial Services, Inc., Hamilton Investments, Inc. is a holding company that owns insurance companies. The company is based in Miami, FL. Hamilton Investments was acquired by Kingsway Financial Services, Inc. on January 08, 1999. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Illinois.com, Inc.
 Illinois.com, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Illinois.com, Inc. provides a crowdfunding portal dedicated to connecting budding Illinois businesses with in-state investors. The company was founded on January 11, 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
First Southwest Securities LLC
 First Southwest Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1946, First Southwest Securities, a subsidiary of First Southwest Co. is a broker/dealer. They are headquartered in Dallas with additional offices in Austin, Texas, San Antonio, Texas and Woodland Hills, California. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. They are a member of the NASD and the SIPC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Private companies | 6 |
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First Southwest Co. LLC
 First Southwest Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance First Southwest Co. LLC provides investment banking and financial advisory services. Its services include public finance, asset management, capital markets, clearing services, corporate finance, and hospital M&A. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Finance |
| Everen Securities, Inc. | Finance |
Hamilton Investments, Inc.
Hamilton Investments, Inc. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Part of Kingsway Financial Services, Inc., Hamilton Investments, Inc. is a holding company that owns insurance companies. The company is based in Miami, FL. Hamilton Investments was acquired by Kingsway Financial Services, Inc. on January 08, 1999. | Finance |
| Principal Financial Securities, Inc. | Finance |
First Southwest Securities LLC
First Southwest Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1946, First Southwest Securities, a subsidiary of First Southwest Co. is a broker/dealer. They are headquartered in Dallas with additional offices in Austin, Texas, San Antonio, Texas and Woodland Hills, California. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. They are a member of the NASD and the SIPC. | Finance |
Illinois.com, Inc.
Illinois.com, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Illinois.com, Inc. provides a crowdfunding portal dedicated to connecting budding Illinois businesses with in-state investors. The company was founded on January 11, 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
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