Quote from ratboy88:
a little different: pax bought echo....merrill bought pax...merrill owns echo.. GS owns SLK but Bright only clears thru SLK....therefore Bright is still very independent.
ok, you are right.
but, is Merrill Pro an official name that the firm is called by? Signs in offices, webpage, etc? I have a hard time believing that Merrill would allow it..