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Questions 1

An investor owns $10,000 par value of a municipal bond with the following rates:

    4.0% coupon rate

    5.0% current yield

    4.5% yield to maturity (YTM)

    6.5% tax-equivalent yield

What amount of interest should the investor expect to receive each year?

Options:

A.  

$400

B.  

$450

C.  

$500

D.  

$650

Discussion 0
Questions 2

A customer and his two brothers want to Invest $30,000 to start an equity portfolio. Two of the brothers will Invest $7,500 each, and the other brother will invest S15,000 to start the account. In the event of death, each of them agrees that the assets should be passed on to their heirs proportionately. Which of the following types of accounts should the registered representative recommend to the customers?

Options:

A.  

Tenants by the entirety

B.  

Transfer-on-death (TOD)

C.  

Joint tenants in common

D.  

Joint tenants with right of survivorship (JTWROS)

Discussion 0
Questions 3

An associated person at a member firm receives a complaint from a customer involving allegations of forgery. Once the complaint is received, which of the following actions is required?

Options:

A.  

The member firm must report the event promptly to FINR

A.  

B.  

The member firm is not required to report the event to FINRA but must maintain a file of the complaint for four years.

C.  

The member firm must complete arbitration to resolve the complaint with the customer before filing a report with FINRA.

D.  

The member firm must have a principal review the complaint and determine if the forgery occurred before filing a report with FINRA.

Discussion 0
Questions 4

According to FINRA rules, under which of the following circumstances, if any, is a member firm permitted to send gifts to a registered representative of another member firm?

Options:

A.  

Under no circumstances

B.  

When the value of all gifts during a period of one year does not exceed $100

C.  

When no single gift exceeds $100 and there is no limit on the number of gifts

D.  

When no single gift exceeds $100 in value and the maximum value of all gifts per year equals $250

Discussion 0
Questions 5

A customer purchases 100 shares of stock. The customer fears a decline in the share price and would like to protect his investment and minimize loss. Which of the following strategies should the customer employ to lock in his profit?

Options:

A.  

Sell a put

B.  

Sell a call

C.  

Purchase a put

D.  

Purchase a call

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Corporate bonds unsecured by any pledge of property are called:

Options:

A.  

Debentures

B.  

Trust certificates

C.  

Collateral trust bonds

D.  

General obligation (GO) bonds

Discussion 0
Questions 7

An investor generally purchases an open-end mutual fund from which of the following parties?

Options:

A.  

The NYSE

B.  

The fund's custodian

C.  

The fund's underwriter

D.  

An existing shareholder

Discussion 0
Questions 8

A customer wants to open an account to trade covered calls and puts. Which of the following communications must be provided to the customer prior to approving the account for trading?

Options:

A.  

Prospectus

B.  

MSRB Investor Brochure

C.  

Margin disclosure statement

D.  

Options disclosure document (ODD)

Discussion 0
Questions 9

Trades that settle within the period preset by regulators of the particular market are considered to have which of the following types of settlement?

Options:

A.  

Cash

B.  

Rolling

C.  

Next day

D.  

Regular way

Discussion 0
Questions 10

An individual investor has $300,000 in cash and $400,000 in securities held with a financially troubled SIPC member firm for which liquidation has begun. The individual investor’s cash is protected for what amount?

Options:

A.  

$150,000

B.  

$250,000

C.  

$300,000

D.  

$700,000

Discussion 0
Questions 11

Assume that the economy is operating at nearly full capacity. The initial results of an oversupply of money are most likely to have the greatest impact on which of the following macroeconomic factors?

Options:

A.  

Real output

B.  

Inflation rate

C.  

Velocity of money

D.  

Unemployment rate

Discussion 0
Questions 12

Which of the following account registration types is subject to probate upon the death of the account owner?

Options:

A.  

Individual

B.  

Irrevocable trust

C.  

Transfer-on-death (TOD)

D.  

Joint tenants with right of survivorship (JTWROS)

Discussion 0
Questions 13

Which of the following characteristics is true of open-end mutual fund shares?

Options:

A.  

They terminate and dissolve on an established date.

B.  

Their price is calculated intra-day based on the changing market value of the fund.

C.  

They are purchased by investors in the secondary market.

D.  

They are purchased by investors directly from the fund or through a broker-dealer offering the fund.

Discussion 0
Questions 14

Which of the following entitles is primarily responsible for providing Internal settlement, accounting and tax support services for securities owned by an investment company?

Options:

A.  

Custodian

B.  

Market maker

C.  

Broker-dealer

D.  

Fund manager

Discussion 0
Questions 15

A registered representative constructs a portfolio of stocks that replicates the S&P 500 Index (SPX). He then regularly buys and sells SPX options to profit off changes in implied volatility. This is an example of:

Options:

A.  

day trading.

B.  

Index rebalancing.

C.  

active management.

D.  

passive management.

Discussion 0
Questions 16

Which of the following terms describes failure to honor a firm quote?

Options:

A.  

Freeriding

B.  

Backing away

C.  

Interpositioning

D.  

Market manipulation

Discussion 0
Questions 17

Which of the following security types is frequently offered to the public as part of a package or unit that also includes a fixed income obligation?

Options:

A.  

Options

B.  

Warrants

C.  

Common stock

D.  

Preferred stock

Discussion 0
Questions 18

Under FINRA rules, If a customer sells shares In an Investment company that Includes a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on redemptions, in which of the following ways must the deferred sales charge be reported to the customer?

Options:

A.  

In writing, at the time of redemption

B.  

On the trade confirmation

C.  

On the broker-dealer's website

D.  

On the customer's account statement

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Under FINRA rules, which of the following activities is not considered an outside business activity (OBA)?

Options:

A.  

Selling real estate

B.  

Selling health insurance

C.  

Professionally refereeing athletic events

D.  

Passively investing in a multifamily house for rental purposes

Discussion 0
Questions 20

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of a government bond fund?

Options:

A.  

Government bond funds are diversified.

B.  

Dividend/interest payments will be the same each month.

C.  

If interest rates fall, the net asset value (NAV) of the fund will likely drop as well.

D.  

The value of the fund is not guaranteed by the government or any federal agency.

Discussion 0
Questions 21

Which of the following responses describes a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) tranche?

Options:

A.  

The yield a customer should expect if the CMO is held to maturity

B.  

The estimated average life of the CMO expressed in years and months

C.  

A slice of the investment representing a coupon rate, maturity date, and credit rating

D.  

The method of underwriting used by the issuer to securitize the loans in the portfolio

Discussion 0
Questions 22

An investor buys 100 shares of a stock at $50.00 per share. The company declares a 10% stock dividend. What will the investor's cost basis per share be following the payment of the dividend?

Options:

A.  

$45.00

B.  

$45.45

C.  

$50.00

D.  

$50.50

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Which of the following statements best describes a characteristic of 529 savings plan accounts?

Options:

A.  

There are no contribution limits to the account.

B.  

The number of contributors to the account is limited.

C.  

Using funds for undergraduate or graduate studies is permissible.

D.  

Earnings are taxed to the donor at the time of a qualified withdrawal.

Discussion 0
Questions 24

A customer purchases 100 shares of stock on Thursday, August 2. This transaction must settle regular way no later than:

Options:

A.  

Friday, August 3

B.  

Monday, August 6

C.  

Tuesday, August 7

D.  

Wednesday, August 8

Discussion 0
Questions 25

The primary market is regulated by the SEC under which of the following acts?

Options:

A.  

The Securities Act of 1933

B.  

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

C.  

The Investment Advisers Act of 1940

D.  

The Investment Company Act of 1940

Discussion 0
Questions 26

Which of the following transactions is most profitable if executed prior to a significant rise in a company's stock price?

Options:

A.  

Buying a put option

B.  

Buying a call option

C.  

Selling a put option

D.  

Selling a call option

Discussion 0
Questions 27

Which of the following products is the most appropriate class of investments for a customer looking for income and capital gains?

Options:

A.  

A growth stock

B.  

A money market account

C.  

A blue-chip stock mutual fund

D.  

Treasury Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS)

Discussion 0
Questions 28

Which of the following is not a pass-through entity for tax purposes?

Options:

A.  

A C corporation

B.  

An S corporation

C.  

A limited liability company (LLC)

D.  

A real estate investment trust (REIT)

Discussion 0
Questions 29

At a prospecting event, a registered representative (RR) provides cards for attendees to write down their contact information if they want to have a follow-up meeting with her. Which of the following actions should the RR take in this situation to comply with telemarketing rules?

Options:

A.  

Obtain the broker-dealer's approval before making a call

B.  

Limit contact with prospects to between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.

C.  

Contact the prospects at will since they provided express written consent

D.  

Prior to contacting the prospects, check all of the names on the cards to make sure they are not on the National Do Not Call Registry

Discussion 0
Questions 30

A broker-dealer (BD) is underwriting an initial public offering (IPO). According to industry rules, which of the following customers is eligible to participate in the IPO?

Options:

A.  

An unregistered sales assistant employed by the BD

B.  

The BD's branch office manager's unemployed spouse

C.  

A customer of the BD who is the president of a local bank

D.  

The chief financial officer of a fast-food chain, whose brother is a registered representative employed by the BD

Discussion 0
Questions 31

The civil penalty for an individual who is convicted of an insider trading violation is permitted to be an amount up to how many times the profit gained or loss avoided?

Options:

A.  

1 time

B.  

3 times

C.  

6 times

D.  

10 times

Discussion 0
Questions 32

Which of the following rates is the interest rate at which banks borrow and lend to each other on an overnight basis?

Options:

A.  

Prime rate

B.  

Discount rate

C.  

Federal funds rate

D.  

LIBOR

Discussion 0
Questions 33

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is required to invest what percentage of total assets in real-estate-related assets to maintain favorable tax treatment?

Options:

A.  

At least 50% of total assets

B.  

At least 75% of total assets

C.  

At least 90% of total assets

D.  

100% of assets

Discussion 0
Questions 34

Which of the following strategies is an investor most likely to employ using options contracts?

Options:

A.  

Buying put options to set a definitive floor for potential losses

B.  

Buying put options when the market shows upward momentum

C.  

Selling call options to set a definitive ceiling for potential losses

D.  

Buying call options when the market shows downward momentum

Discussion 0
Questions 35

Which of the following customers Is eligible to open an institutional account at a broker-dealer?

Options:

A.  

An investment club with pooled assets totaling $1 million

B.  

limited liability partnership with assets of $20 million

C.  

corporation with assets totaling $25 million

D.  

An Insurance company with assets of $45 million

Discussion 0
Questions 36

Company ABC stock currently trades on an exchange. An ABC insider wants to sell a large number of shares of her privately held ABC stock. ABC files the necessary paperwork to register the shares, but the insider decides to wait and sell the stock at a later date. Which of the following terms best describes the type of offering that is occurring in this situation?

Options:

A.  

A rights offering

B.  

A private offering

C.  

An exempt offering

D.  

A secondary offering

Discussion 0
Questions 37

Which of the following agencies publishes the list used by broker-dealers to verify that customers are not known money launderers, terrorists or others deemed ineligible to open an account at a financial institution?

Options:

A.  

The SEC

B.  

The IRS

C.  

The FBI

D.  

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Discussion 0
Questions 38

An investor wants to purchase additional mutual fund shares with income distributed by the fund. Which of the following fund options permits this?

Options:

A.  

Asset reallocation

B.  

Dollar cost averaging

C.  

Dividend reinvestment

D.  

Capital gains reinvestment

Discussion 0
Questions 39

Company XYZ is a U.S.-based provider of domestic utility services. XYZ's noncallable bonds pay a coupon rate of 5% and are currently yielding 9%. Market interest rates are currently 5.5%. An investor who purchases XYZ bonds is most exposed to which of the following risks?

Options:

A.  

Credit risk

B.  

Political risk

C.  

Currency risk

D.  

Prepayment risk

Discussion 0
Questions 40

Which of the following statements is true of the comparison between penny stocks and blue-chip stocks?

Options:

A.  

Penny stocks are generally less liquid than blue-chip stocks.

B.  

Penny stocks are more likely to pay dividends than blue-chip stocks.

C.  

Penny stock prices are generally more stable than blue-chip stock prices.

D.  

Penny stock issuers are generally better capitalized than issuers of blue-chip stocks.

Discussion 0
Questions 41

An investor owns 100 shares of a company's stock and is very interested in electing a particular individual to the board of directors of the corporation. There are 20 individuals running to fill 10 board seats. If the corporation uses the cumulative voting method, what is the maximum number of votes the investor is permitted to cast for this particular director?

Options:

A.  

50 votes

B.  

100 votes

C.  

1,000 votes

D.  

2,000 votes

Discussion 0
Questions 42

Which of the following statements best describes an American Depositary Receipt (ADR)?

Options:

A.  

ADRs trade like U.S. issues and are quoted in U.S. dollars.

B.  

ADRs trade like U.S. issues and are quoted in foreign currency.

C.  

ADRs represent shares of a U.S. security held in foreign commercial banks.

D.  

ADRs represent shares of a foreign security held in foreign commercial banks.

Discussion 0
Questions 43

A broker-dealer (BD) is required to ensure a hyperlink to BrokerCheck is Included on which of the following communications?

Options:

A.  

The BD's homepage intended for retail customers

B.  

A registered representative's (RR's) outgoing email

C.  

An email response to a complaint from a retail customer

D.  

An RR's social media site that Identifies his BD employment

Discussion 0
Questions 44

A hypothecation agreement gives the broker-dealer the right to engage in which of the following activities?

Options:

A.  

Sharing customers' nonpublic personal information with nonaffiliated third parties

B.  

Entering trades in a customer's account without prior authorization from the customer

C.  

Selling a customer's securities when the customer has failed to pay for trades in a cash account

D.  

Using securities that a customer has bought on margin as collateral to obtain a loan from a bank

Discussion 0
Questions 45

For a customer thinking about purchasing a high-income bond mutual fund, which of the following is considered the primary risk of the underlying securities in the portfolio?

Options:

A.  

Credit risk

B.  

Political risk

C.  

Taxability risk

D.  

Purchasing power risk

Discussion 0
Questions 46

Which of the following rates is subject to the most frequent changes?

Options:

A.  

Prime

B.  

Call loan

C.  

Discount

D.  

Federal funds

Discussion 0
Questions 47

Under which of the following circumstances, if any, is a registered representative (RR) permitted to share in the profits and losses of security interests that the RR has purchased jointly with a customer?

Options:

A.  

Only when the customer is an accredited investor

B.  

Only if the RR’s firm is also a participant in the sharing arrangement

C.  

When the profits and losses are proportionate to the amount contributed by the RR

D.  

Under no circumstances

Discussion 0
Questions 48

A market maker quotes the market on an NMS equity security as 39.05 - 39.15 [5x10]. Which of the following orders is the market maker required to fill?

Options:

A.  

A sell stop order for 500 shares at $39.00

B.  

A sell order for 300 shares at $39.05

C.  

A buy order for 1,000 shares at $39.10

D.  

A buy order for 2,000 shares at $39.15

Discussion 0
Questions 49

A bullish Investor Is most likely to participate in the market using which of the following trading strategies?

Options:

A.  

Buying a put option

B.  

Buying a call option

C.  

Buying Treasury bonds

D.  

Selling equities short

Discussion 0
Questions 50

If an investor is bullish on ABC, which of the following actions will he most likely take?

Options:

A.  

Buy ABC puts

B.  

Buy ABC stock

C.  

Sell ABC calls

D.  

Sell ABC stock short

Discussion 0
Questions 51

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is a registered clearing agency for which of the following products?

Options:

A.  

Listed stocks

B.  

Over-the-counter bonds

C.  

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

D.  

Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS)

Discussion 0
Questions 52

ON NO: 37

Which of the following statements is true regarding the SEC's characterization of a registration statement that has just been made effective?

Options:

A.  

The SEC has approved the security being offered for sale.

B.  

The SEC has found the information presented to be true and accurate.

C.  

The SEC has determined that no material information has been omitted.

D.  

The SEC has not passed judgment on the merits of the security being offered for sale.

Discussion 0
Questions 53

Assuming yields are held constant, which of the following statements describes what will occur as a discount bond reaches maturity?

Options:

A.  

Its price increases.

B.  

Its price decreases.

C.  

Its par value increases.

D.  

Its par value decreases.

Discussion 0
Questions 54

A summary prospectus for a mutual fund must contain which of the following information?

Options:

A.  

Projected return

B.  

Investment objectives

C.  

Fund's portfolio holdings

D.  

Control persons and principal owners of the fund

Discussion 0
Questions 55

For up to how many business days is a firm initially permitted to place a temporary hold on disbursements for a specified adult account in which the firm reasonably believes financial exploitation has occurred?

Options:

A.  

3 business days

B.  

5 business days

C.  

10 business days

D.  

15 business days

Discussion 0
Questions 56

Which of the following products is redeemable at net asset value (NAV)?

Options:

A.  

Corporate stock

B.  

Municipal bonds

C.  

Options contracts

D.  

Open-end mutual funds

Discussion 0