Company Description
Siebert Financial Corp (NASDAQ: SIEB) is a diversified financial services company operating in the investment banking and securities brokerage industry. The company traces its roots to membership on the New York Stock Exchange in 1967, when Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the NYSE and the first to head one of its member firms. Today, Siebert operates through multiple subsidiaries to provide brokerage, advisory, capital markets, and related financial services to a range of clients.
Business Model and Core Services
Siebert’s business model centers on providing brokerage and financial advisory services through its subsidiaries Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC, Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, Park Wilshire Companies, Inc., RISE Financial Services, LLC, Siebert Technologies, LLC, StockCross Digital Solutions, Ltd., and Gebbia Media LLC. Across these entities, Siebert offers securities brokerage, investment advisory and insurance offerings, securities lending, and corporate stock plan administration solutions. The company also engages in investment banking and capital markets services, working on origination and execution across public and private markets.
In addition to traditional brokerage and advisory activities, Siebert participates in stock borrow/stock loan activities and principal transactions, and it reports advisory fees as part of its revenue mix. The firm has also invested in new business lines such as investment banking, services for active trader customers, and media-related initiatives, as described in its public communications and SEC filings.
Capital Markets, Investment Banking, and Institutional Focus
Siebert is expanding its Capital Markets and Investment Banking capabilities. The company has opened a Washington, D.C. office to support its capital markets and investment banking team, placing personnel close to policy, regulatory, and industry stakeholders. The D.C. team collaborates with colleagues in New York and Miami across capital markets, investment banking, research, and trading to support issuance, private placements, and structured solutions for corporate and institutional clients.
The firm has appointed a Head of Institutional Sales to lead institutional client coverage and distribution across sector verticals, working closely with investment bankers on origination and execution. This institutional focus includes coordinating with research and trading to support institutional clients in both public and private markets, including structured debt and equity offerings.
Retail, Active Traders, and Digital Platforms
Siebert serves retail investors through online and traditional brokerage channels and has introduced offerings tailored to active, self-directed traders. The launch of Siebert.Pro, a division and trading platform built for active, self-directed investors, reflects the company’s emphasis on tools for equity and options traders and dedicated support from experienced relationship managers. Siebert.Pro offers a customizable interface across devices, flexible tools for equity and option trading, and a risk management framework, with pricing that includes zero commissions on U.S. exchange-listed stocks during regular market hours and specified options and margin pricing for qualifying balances.
Beyond Siebert.Pro, the company has invested in technology initiatives and digital wealth management, including an investment in a cloud‑native digital wealth management platform. Siebert also engages in robo‑advisory technology and prime brokerage activities through its subsidiaries, as indicated in its prior descriptions and public disclosures.
Global Partnerships and Cross-Border Access
Siebert has pursued international partnerships to extend its reach. The company has an ongoing collaboration with Kakao Pay Securities in South Korea, focused on cross‑border brokerage, investor tools, and next‑generation infrastructure. Workstreams include access to U.S. equities, exchange-traded funds, options, and related services for South Korean investors, as well as managed portfolios and capital markets opportunities supported by order routing and clearing.
As part of this relationship, Siebert’s Chief Investment Officer provides daily U.S. market commentary that Kakao Pay Securities translates and publishes for millions of account holders. This content covers U.S. equity markets, interest rate movements, economic trends, and corporate earnings, drawing from Siebert’s research and communication channels. The firms are also exploring AI‑assisted translation and content workflows, as well as next‑generation infrastructure for digital assets, including security token offerings, in line with regulatory requirements.
AI, Technology, and Next-Generation Investor Experiences
Siebert has entered into a strategic agreement with Next Securities, a Korean fintech and broker‑dealer specializing in AI‑driven brokerage services. Under this agreement, Next Securities contributes AI, digital platform, and next‑generation trading expertise, while Siebert provides financial infrastructure, capital markets capabilities, and a U.S. distribution network. The relationship is designed to deliver trading convenience combined with timely financial information and to explore broader technology and global expansion efforts, including integration of digital assets capabilities.
Through these initiatives, Siebert is working on AI‑enabled investor experiences that combine research, insights, and trading assistance. The company emphasizes ease of trading and access to meaningful market insights, with joint working groups across technology, client experience, supervision, and regulatory review supporting these efforts.
Digital Assets Research and Emerging Finance
Within its Capital Markets division, Siebert has launched Digital Assets Research at Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC. This group publishes institutional‑grade research on cryptocurrency, blockchain infrastructure, Web3 applications, and public companies with material exposure to digital assets. The research effort aims to provide thematic work, bottom‑up models, and periodic industry maps across miners, exchanges, wallets, payments, Layer 1 and Layer 2 infrastructure, and diversified financials with crypto exposure.
Digital Assets Research partners with Siebert’s Capital Markets and Investment Banking teams to support clients in navigating digital assets as they intersect with traditional finance. The company’s public statements describe digital assets as reshaping market structure and investor behavior, and this research initiative is positioned to inform product innovation across Siebert’s brokerage, advisory, and capital markets businesses.
Media, Entertainment, and Sports-Related Services
Through its subsidiary Gebbia Media LLC, Siebert participates in entertainment and media productions and provides in‑house marketing and advertising services for the firm. Gebbia Media has expanded into the music industry through the acquisition of Big Machine Rock and has launched a sports division that offers financial, tax, brand, wealth advisory services, and financial literacy support to elite athletes, according to company communications.
Gebbia Media also produces content such as the “Tactical Wealth” podcast, which features military and veteran financial success stories. These initiatives support Siebert’s outreach to specific communities, including the military and veteran community and Generation Z investors, and complement the firm’s financial services with media and educational content.
Veteran-Focused and Thematic Offerings
Siebert has announced a strategic partnership with the Academy Veteran Bond ETF (VETZ), managed by Academy Asset Management, a post‑9/11 veteran‑owned and operated asset manager. As part of this partnership, Siebert includes the Veteran Bond ETF in its Patriot Portfolio and makes targeted allocations across select advisory and investment programs. The firms collaborate on co‑branded financial education, military investor empowerment, and veteran storytelling across Siebert media platforms, including the Tactical Wealth podcast.
The partnership is aimed at expanding veteran‑focused investment solutions, financial literacy initiatives, and media content supporting U.S. service members, veterans, and their families. Siebert has highlighted plans to showcase veteran‑owned companies connected to the ETF in media projects under development with major streaming networks.
Corporate Structure, Governance, and Capital Markets Access
Siebert Financial Corp is incorporated in New York and files periodic reports and current reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company holds an annual meeting of shareholders, as detailed in its definitive proxy statement, where shareholders vote on the election of directors, amendments to equity incentive plans, advisory votes on executive compensation, and ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm.
In an 8‑K filing, Siebert disclosed a Sales Agreement that allows it to offer and sell shares of its common stock through or to designated agents in an at‑the‑market offering under an effective shelf registration statement on Form S‑3. The agreement provides for sales of shares up to a specified aggregate offering amount, with the company paying a commission to the agents and having the ability to instruct them regarding pricing and timing. This structure offers Siebert flexibility in accessing the capital markets.
Another 8‑K filing describes Siebert’s purchase of the remaining membership interests in RISE Financial Services, LLC, making RISE a wholly‑owned subsidiary. The transaction was characterized as a capital restructuring within the consolidated group to support potential strategic opportunities at RISE. The purchase price reflected the carrying value of the interests and was treated as a return of capital to the selling holders.
Index Inclusion and Market Visibility
Siebert has reported its addition to the Russell 2000 Index, which it notes enhances visibility with institutional investors. The company describes itself as a diversified provider of financial services and has communicated that it is investing in technology, digital wealth management, media, sports, and entertainment offerings as part of its long‑term growth strategy.
Long-Term Orientation and Client Focus
Across its public communications, Siebert emphasizes a multi‑decade history in financial services and a focus on clients, shareholders, and employees. For over 55 years, the firm has highlighted its role in brokerage and advisory services, as well as its heritage linked to Muriel Siebert’s pioneering membership on the NYSE. The company’s current initiatives in digital assets, AI‑enabled platforms, cross‑border partnerships, and media content suggest an ongoing effort to adapt its platform to emerging areas of finance while maintaining its core brokerage and advisory functions.
Key Subsidiaries and Activities
- Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC – Securities brokerage, capital markets activities, and Digital Assets Research within the Capital Markets division.
- Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC – Investment advisory activities, including advisory programs referenced in company communications.
- Park Wilshire Companies, Inc. – Part of the group of subsidiaries through which Siebert provides financial services.
- RISE Financial Services, LLC – A subsidiary that became wholly owned following the purchase of remaining membership interests, positioned for potential strategic opportunities.
- Siebert Technologies, LLC – Supports technology‑related initiatives within the Siebert group.
- StockCross Digital Solutions, Ltd. – Participates in Siebert’s brokerage and related services.
- Gebbia Media LLC – Entertainment, media production, sports management, and in‑house marketing and advertising services for Siebert.
According to its public disclosures, Siebert continues to invest in new personnel related to technology, investment banking, and services for active trader customers, with the stated objective of diversifying its customer base and product offering and supporting long‑term growth.