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John W. Butler

BIRCH LAKE PARTNERS, LP
Chicago, IL 60606
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CRD#: 6714787
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Professional summary

John W. Butler JR, who also goes by John W. Butler, Jr., is a registered financial professional currently at BIRCH LAKE PARTNERS, LP located in Chicago, Illinois.

John is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2017. John has worked at 1 firm and has passed the Series 63, Series 99TO, SIE, Series 79, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

Aliases

John W. Butler, Jr.

Other business activities

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The advisor shows no other business activity.

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Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

March 9, 2017 - Present

BIRCH LAKE PARTNERS, LP

Office #1: 71 South Wacker Drive Suite 2425, Chicago, IL 60606Office #2: 71 South Wacker Drive Suite 2425, Chicago, IL 60606
BD
CRD#: 285558
Chicago, IL

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
California
(4/5/2017)
RR
Illinois
(3/23/2017)
RR
Montana
(7/2/2020)
RR
New Jersey
(7/14/2020)
RR
New York
(3/24/2017)
RR
Pennsylvania
(7/2/2020)

Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 1/12/2017
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 99TO
Date: 1/2/2023
Operations Professional Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 10/1/2018
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 79
Date: 12/6/2016
Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 10/11/2016
General Securities Representative Examination
Principal/Supervisory Exam
RR
Series 24
Date: 11/8/2016
General Securities Principal Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

BL
BIRCH LAKE PARTNERS, LP
BIRCH LAKE PARTNERS, LP

CRD#: 285558 / SEC#: , 8-69853

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

Main Address
71 South Wacker Drive Suite 2425, Chicago, IL 60606
Mailing Address
71 South Wacker Drive Suite 2425, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone number
(312) 973-1800
Established
Delaware since 04/11/2016
Firm type
Partnership
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Small
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (6 States and Territories)

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Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
BUTLER, JOHN W. JRCEO6714787
BUTLER, JOHN W. JRLIMITED PARTNER6714787
BIRCH LAKE PARTNERS GP, LLCGENERAL PARTNER
CHOW, PAULINE POLINGMANAGING DIRECTOR, CCO, AMLCO6782996
KIRSCHENBLATT, CHAD ETHANFINOP2503352

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Company Information

BIRCH LAKE PARTNERS, LP

CRD#: 285558Chicago, IL 60606

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