Role at First Trust Advisors
- Title on Schedule A
- Managing Director
- Control
- Robert Hall is a control person of First Trust Advisors.
- Ownership
- An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
- Tenure
- Robert Hall has held the filed role since January 2002.
The firm
Form ADV filed 30 April 2026
Career on record
- Passed SIE · 2018
- Passed Series 24 · 1996
- Passed Series 7 and Series 63 · 1981
Registrations and exams
Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Robert Hall has passed 4 qualifying exams.
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 2 March 1981 |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 19 August 1996 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | 1 October 2018 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 17 January 1981 |
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- General Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Robert Scott Hall
- CRD
- 722085
- Registration status
- Broker registration; no current adviser registration
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Common questions
Where does Robert Hall work?
Robert Hall has been Managing Director of First Trust Advisors LP since January 2002, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Robert Hall have a current investment-adviser registration?
Robert Hall has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.
What exams has Robert Hall passed?
Robert Hall has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 24 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in January 1981.
Leadership at First Trust Advisors
- James BowenChief Executive Officer
- Andrew RoggensackPresident
- James DykasChief Financial Officer / Managing Director
- David McGarelChief Operating Officer
- Kelly DehlerChief Compliance Officer
- William JardineGeneral Counsel
- Daniel LindquistManaging Director
- David McGarelManaging Director/Chief Investment Officer