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Organization and Description of the Company | 12 Months Ended
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Organization and Description of the Company | ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (“LPLFH”), a Delaware holding corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at institutions (collectively, “advisors”) in the United States. Through its custody and clearing platform, using both proprietary and third-party technology, the Company provides access to diversified financial products and services, enabling its advisors to offer personalized financial advice and brokerage services to retail investors (their “clients”). The Company’s most significant, wholly owned subsidiaries are described below: •LPL Holdings, Inc. (“LPLH” or “Parent”) is an intermediate holding company and directly or indirectly owns 100% of the issued and outstanding common equity interests of all of LPLFH’s indirect subsidiaries, including a captive insurance subsidiary that underwrites insurance for various legal and regulatory risks of the Company. •LPL Financial LLC (“LPL Financial”), with primary offices in San Diego, California; Fort Mill, South Carolina; Tempe, Arizona; Boston, Massachusetts; Austin, Texas; and New York, New York, is a clearing broker-dealer and an investment adviser that principally transacts business for its advisors and institutions on behalf of their clients in a broad array of financial products and services. LPL Financial is licensed to operate in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. •LPL Enterprise, LLC (“LPL Enterprise”) is a limited product shelf introducing broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that supports a portion of the Company’s institutional services’ clients, providing brokerage and investment advisory services to the clients of those institutional businesses. •LPL Insurance Associates, Inc. operates as an insurance brokerage general agency that offers life and disability insurance products and services for LPL Financial advisors. •Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. (“Atria”) is a holding company for the previously registered broker-dealers and investment advisers that the Company acquired in connection with the acquisition of Atria. Atria had seven introducing broker-dealer subsidiaries, which cleared transactions through third-party clearing and carrying firms. The Company completed the conversion of assets from these acquired broker-dealers and investment advisers to the Company’s platform and completed the withdrawal of the related registrations of these entities during the fourth quarter of 2025. •AW Subsidiary, Inc. is a holding company for Blaze Portfolio Systems LLC (“Blaze”), which provides an advisor-facing trading and portfolio rebalancing platform. •PTC Holdings, Inc. (“PTCH”) is a holding company for The Private Trust Company, N.A. (“PTC”). PTC is chartered as a non-depository limited purpose national bank, providing a wide range of trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services for estates and families. PTC also provides Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) custodial services for LPL Financial. •LPL Employee Services, LLC and its subsidiary, Allen & Company of Florida, LLC, provide primary support for the Company’s employee advisor affiliation model. •CFN Holding Company, LLC (“CFN”) is a holding company for Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC (“CES”), which is a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser that does business as Commonwealth Financial Network (“Commonwealth”). CES is an introducing broker-dealer that clears transactions through a third-party clearing and carrying firm. The Company expects to complete the conversion of assets from CES in the fourth quarter of 2026 and withdraw the related registrations of that entity thereafter.

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