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John F. Bensted

HUNTINGTON SECURITIES
Chicago, IL 60601
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CRD#: 2683140
JB

Professional summary

John Fredric Bensted is a registered financial professional currently at HUNTINGTON SECURITIES, INC. located in Chicago, Illinois.

John is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1995. John has worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 7, Series 52 and Series 6 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

Aliases

None

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

January 31, 2019 - Present

HUNTINGTON SECURITIES, INC.

Office #1: 222 North Lasalle Street Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60601
BD
CRD#: 2261
Chicago, IL
Past

January 4, 2012 - January 31, 2019

THE HUNTINGTON INVESTMENT COMPANY

BD
CRD#: 16986
PITTSBURGH, PA
Past

October 2, 2009 - November 11, 2011

JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC

BD
CRD#: 463
PITTSBURGH, PA
Past

December 22, 1998 - February 19, 2009

NATCITY INVESTMENTS, INC.

BD
CRD#: 17490
PITTSBURGH, PA
Past

November 22, 1995 - March 12, 1996

PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC.

BD
CRD#: 5685
NEWARK, NJ

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

Visual representation of state registrations

RR
Illinois
(1/31/2019)
RR
Michigan
(1/31/2019)
RR
Ohio
(2/1/2019)
RR
Pennsylvania
(1/31/2019)
RR
Wisconsin
(1/31/2019)

Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 3/19/1999
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 10/1/2018
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 11/6/2000
General Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 52
Date: 12/18/1998
Municipal Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 6
Date: 11/18/1995
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

HS
HUNTINGTON SECURITIES, INC.
HUNTINGTON CAPITAL MARKETS | HUTCHINSON, SHOCKEY, ERLEY & CO. | HUTCHINSON SHOCKEY ERLEY | HUNTINGTON SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 2261 / SEC#: , 8-5761

BD
Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Chicago district office)
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Contact information

Main Address
41 South High St, Columbus, OH 43287
Mailing Address
41 South High St, Columbus, OH 43287
Phone number
(312) 443-1560
Established
Delaware since 02/08/1957
Firm type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Medium
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (29 States and Territories)

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Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATEDDIRECT OWNER
BEEKMAN, TODD ANDREWDIRECTOR6291198
BORRELLI, MARK ROBERTGENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY6803711
COSTANZO, SAMANTHA ANNDIRECTOR4133695
DIBOWSKI, TERRAHEAD OF BROKERAGE OPERATIONS5468840
FITZSIMMONS, DAVID RAYMONDHEAD OF INSTITUTIONAL SALES & TRADING, DIRECTOR4245434
HERBERT, KATHERINE ELEANORCONTROLLER/FINOP6412263
KLEINMAN, SCOTT DAVIDDIRECTOR2357636
MILCETICH, MATTHEW LOUISPRESIDENT6419334
SZWAGULAK, JOHN W IIICHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER4033023
WALTHER, KATHLEENDIRECTOR7858303

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Company Information

HUNTINGTON SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 2261Chicago, IL 60601

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