Complex sentence: Based on its number of registered representatives, World Group Securities, Inc. was ranked among the top 1 percent of broker-dealers in the United States in 2004 and had more than 1.5 million client accounts by October 15,2002.
Split into simpler sentences: Based on its number of registered representatives, World Group Securities, Inc. was ranked among the top 1 percent of broker-dealers in the United States in 2004. The firm had more than 1.5 million client accounts by October 15,2002.