# SMITH CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC. X-17A-5 (2023-03-23) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: SMITH CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC. - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2023-03-23 - Period: 2022-12-31 - Accession: 0001175643-23-000002 - CIK: 1175643 - File #: 8-65408 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Spicer Jeffries LLP - Auditor location: Denver, CO - Contact: Don Sterling - Phone: 214-226-7507 - Email: d.sterling@sbeglobal.net - Website: sbeglobal.net - Signed by: Stephen B. Smith (President) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1175643/000117564323000002/scmpublic.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ SMITH CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 17a-5(d) YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 The report is deemed CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with Rule 17a-5(e)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A statement of financial condition has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission simultaneously herewith as a PUBLIC DOCUMENT. {1}------------------------------------------------ # FORM X-17A-5 8-65408 PART Ill | UNITED STATES
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FORM X-17A-5 | | | SEC FILE NUMBER | | PART Ill | | | 8-65408 | | FACING PAGE | | | | | Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | | | | | FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING 01 /01/2022
MM/DD/YY | AND ENDING
1 | 2/31 [22 | MM/DD/YY | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | mith
LLC
Markets,
Capital
ame or cirm: | | | | | TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):
CI Security-based swap dealer
[=] Broker-dealer
CJ Major security-based swap participant
©) Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer | | | | | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | | | | | Douglas Ave.
8333
1365
Suite | | | | | (No. and Street)
TX
Dallas | | | 75225 | | (State)
(City) | | | (Zip Code) | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | 214-226-7507
Sterling
Don | | d.sterling@sbeglobal.net | | | (Area Code — Telephone Number)
(Name) | | (Email Address) | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing* | | | | | LLP
Spicer Jeffries
(Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | Denver | CO | | 80237 | | DTC Blvd, Suite 700
4601 | | | (Zip Code) | | (Address)
(City) | (State) | | | | (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable)
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | (PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) | \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(1)(ii), if applicable. Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. {2}------------------------------------------------ #### OATH OR AFFIRMATION IStephen B. Smith , swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of Smith Capital Markets, LLC as of Pecewkey 3) ,2022 \_, is true and correct. | further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer. ![](_page_2_Picture_5.jpeg) jAALAINA MARTINEZ et My Notary tD # 132302122 Title: © "—~ President Notary Public #### This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes): - mm (a) Statement of financial condition. - mm (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - C (c) Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). Expires January 6, 2024 - (J (d) Statement of cash flows. - OO (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - (1 (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. - 1 (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - LC) (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - 1 (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - 1 (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - OO (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit Ato 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - O (lI) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. - 1 (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - (J (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - (0) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-1, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. Other: - OO (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - fj (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12, or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - (1 (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - () (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - i (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - (1 (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial report or financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - CO (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - C1 (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - C(x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.15c3-1e or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - OO (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). OO (z) \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e)(3) or 17 CFR 240.18a-7(d)(2), as applicable. {3}------------------------------------------------ # TABLE OF CONTENTS | | Page (s) | |---------------------------------------------------------|----------| | Report of Independent Registered public Accounting Firm | | | Statement of Financial Condition | | | Notes to Financial Statements | 5-8 | {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) 4601 DTC BOULEVARD « SUITE 700 DENVER, COLORADO 80237 TELEPHONE: (303) 753-1959 FAX: (303) 753-0338 www.spicerjeffries.com # REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Smith Capital Markets, LLC #### Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Smith Capital Markets, LLC (the "Company") as of December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. #### Basis for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. ra LLP We have served as Smith Capital Markets, LLC's auditor since 2018. Denver, Colorado February 28, 2023 ![](_page_4_Picture_12.jpeg) {5}------------------------------------------------ #### STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 2022 ### ASSETS | Cash and cash equivalents (Note 1)
Due from clearing brokers and others | \$
51,738
15,072 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| | Equipment and leasehold improvements at cost, | | | net of accumulated depreciation of \$18,600 | 855 | | Other assets | 950 | | Total assets | | | LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY | | | LIABILITIES: | | | Accounts payable | | | Total liabilities | | | | | | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 4 and 5) | | | MEMBER'S EQUITY (Note 2) | | | Retained Earnings | | | Total member's equity | | | Total liabilities and member's equity | | The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. {6}------------------------------------------------ ### NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS # NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES #### Organization and Business Smith Capital Markets, LLC (the "Company") is a corporation incorporated on June 8, 2001 as Greenwich Prime Trading Group, LLC in the State of Connecticut and converted to a Texas LLC on November 5, 2018. The Company is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). The Company operates as a broker-dealer in securities. All customers' securities, funds and accounts are processed and carried by correspondent broker-dealers. #### Clearing Agreements The Company, under Rule 15c3-3(k)(2)(ii), is exempt from the reserve and possession or control requirements of Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not carry or clear customer accounts. Accordingly, all customer transactions are executed and cleared on behalf of the Company by its clearing broker on a fully disclosed basis. The Company's agreement with its clearing broker provide that as a clearing broker, that firm will make and keep such records of the transactions effected and cleared in the customer accounts as are customarily made and kept by a clearing broker pursuant to the requirements of Rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"). It also performs all services customarily incident thereto, including the preparation and distribution of customers' confirmations and statements and maintenance margin requirements under the Act and the rules of the Self-Regulatory Organizations of which the Company is a member. #### Cash and Cash Equivalents For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. #### Equipment and Leasehold Improvements Equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. The Company provides for depreciation on these assets on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives. #### Revenue Recognition The Company records commission revenue and related expenses on a trade date basis. In connection with the Company's accounts receivable, amounts considered uncollectable or doubtful of collection are written off and charged against income when such determinations are made. {7}------------------------------------------------ ### NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) ### NOTE I - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES ### Basis of Accounting, Trading and Valuation of Securities The Company values its securities in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 820 - Fair Value Measurements ("ASC 820"). Under ASC 820, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the "exit price") in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Company uses various valuation approaches. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company's assumption about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows: Level 1 - Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 securities. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment. Level 2 - Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The availability of valuation techniques and observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Those estimated values do not necessarily represent the amounts that may be ultimately realized due to the occurrence of future circumstances that cannot be reasonably determined. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may be materially higher or lower than the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for securities categorized in Level 3. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. {8}------------------------------------------------ ### NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) # NOTE I - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES ### Basis of Accounting, Trading and Valuation of Securities (concluded) Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, the Company's own assumptions are set to reflect those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Company uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market dislocation. In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many securities. This condition could cause a security to be reclassified to a lower level within the fair value hierarchy. The Company does not hold any securities as of December 31, 2022. #### Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. # NOTE 2 - NET CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS Pursuant to the net capital provisions of Rule 15c3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company is required to maintain a minimum net capital, as defined under such provisions. At December 31, 2022, the Company had net capital and net capital requirements of \$61,996 and \$5,000, respectively. The Company's net capital ratio (aggregate indebtedness to net capital) was .08 to 1. According to Rule 15c3- 1, the Company's net capital ratio shall not exceed 15 to 1. # NOTE 3 - INCOME TAXES Smith Capital Markets, LLC is wholly owned by Quahadi Holdings, LLC which is wholly owned by Stephen Smith. Earnings of both entities flow thru to Stephen Smith where the tax will be paid. {9}------------------------------------------------ ### NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS # NOTE 4- COMMITMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company leases office space from a related third party on a month to month basis. During the year ended December 31, 2022, rental payments were \$33,812. ### NOTE 5 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OF F-BALANCE SHEET RISKS AND CONTINGENCIES In the normal course of business, the Company's activities through its clearing broker involve the execution, settlement and financing of various customer securities transactions. These activities may expose the Company to off-balance sheet risk. In the event a customer fails to satisfy its obligations, the Company may be required to purchase or sell financial instruments at prevailing market prices in order to fulfill the customer's obligations. In addition, the Company bears the risk of financial failure by its clearing broker. If the clearing broker should cease doing business, the Company's receivable and deposit from this clearing broker could be subject to forfeiture. The Company also maintains its cash balance in a financial institution, which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk. The Company's financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, due from clearing brokers and others, other assets, and accounts payable are carried at amounts which approximate fair value. Securities owned are valued as described in Note 1. # NOTE 6 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation and amortization at December 31, 2022 consisted of the following: | Furniture and Fixtures | 5,915
\$ | |-------------------------------|-----------------| | Leasehold Improvements | 13,540
\$ | | | 19,455_
\$ | | Less Accumulated Depreciation | 18,600)
(\$_ | | | 855
\$ | | | | Depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2022 was \$965.13 included in occupancy and equipment expense on the statement of operations. # NOTE 7 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. The evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that required disclosures and/or adjustments. Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.