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Charles Lyon

Director at Stonex Advisors

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationUpdated

Charles Lyon is Director of Stonex Advisors Inc., a Birmingham investment adviser managing $5.09B. Charles Lyon has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 8 licensing exams.

8
Licensing exams

From the IAPD record, checked 22 October 2026SEC record

Career

Charles Lyon has been Director of Stonex Advisors since August 2016, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.

Stonex Advisors Inc. is a Birmingham, AL firm with $5.09B under management, 9,843 clients and 220 advisers across 156 offices, as of its June 2026 filing.

Charles Lyon is Group President of StoneX Group Inc. He was appointed in December 2024. Before this role, he served as Chief Executive Officer of StoneX Financial Inc. from March 2022, overseeing the institutional business operations of the company. Lyon has over twenty years of experience with the company in the securities and institutional business marketplace.

No adviser firm registrations are on Charles Lyon’s record.

Credentials and registrations

Examinations

Series 57TO2 January 2023
Name
Securities Trader Exam
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
Series 328 February 2022
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 2415 April 2004
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 5529 May 2001
Name
Limited Representative-Equity Trader Exam
Series 653 March 2000
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 6329 September 1999
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 73 September 1999
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Key facts

Full name
Charles Martin Lyon
CRD
4000852
Firm
Stonex Advisors · CRD 174182
Role
Director
Registration
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record · BrokerCheck
Firm bio
stonex.com

Common questions

Where does Charles Lyon work?

Charles Lyon has been Director of Stonex Advisors Inc. since August 2016, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 17 June 2026

Does Charles Lyon have a current investment-adviser registration?

Charles Lyon has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

What exams has Charles Lyon passed?

Charles Lyon has passed 8 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 65, Series 55, Series 24, Series 3, Series 57TO and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in September 1999. FINRA credited Charles Lyon with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Is Charles Lyon registered with FINRA?

Yes. Charles Lyon has a current broker registration, under CRD 4000852.

Source: FINRA BrokerCheck

How can I verify Charles Lyon’s record?

Search CRD 4000852 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) and FINRA’s broker search (brokercheck.finra.org), which publish Charles Lyon’s full registration record.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Leadership at Stonex Advisors

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 4000852, checked 22 October 2026. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Stonex Advisors Inc., filed 17 June 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Stonex Advisors team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.