Free FINRA Series-63 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 4

None of the statements is true because securities issued by highly regulated industries, such as the railroad industry are exempt from registration with both the SEC and the states.

Both statements A and B are true. As an agent for broker-dealer CanDo, Mr. Teche is required to inform CanDo in writing before accepting any outside position that will provide him with additional compensation, and CanDo has the right to deny Mr. Teche the permission to accept this position.

An investment adviser may not recommend a stock to the client that the adviser holds without disclosing to the client that it owns the stock. They are permitted to also be registered as a broker-dealer in the state and to accept certain types of soft dollars as compensation from brokers. And they can have positions in securities that their clients have positions in-just as long as this is disclosed.

A-2-Z can charge a client it advises an advisory fee for its advice and a commission for the execution of a trade based on that advice, but it must inform the client of the potential conflict of interest and get the client’s written consent. It must also provide an itemized statement of all such agency cross transactions performed for the client at least annually.

An issue of commercial paper with a $100,000 denomination and a maturity of five months with an AA rating from Standard and Poors meets the requirements for an “exempt security.” A short-term security, with no more than 270 days to maturity, that has a denomination of at least $50,000, and has a rating of AAA, AA, or A from a recognized rating agency is exempt from registration with the state Administrator.

Investment advisers are required to maintain their records for at least five years.

It is not prohibited for LaGree to receive the software from SecureMoney in return for executing trades through that broker-dealer since LaGree has disclosed this to his clients. An investment adviser is permitted to receive soft dollars from broker-dealers in return for executing trades through them, as long as the client is informed of the arrangement and the soft dollars will benefit both the client and the adviser, which is the case in this instance since the software gives LaGree the ability to do research in order to better advise his client. Choice A is clearly prohibited since it constitutes an “unreasonable advisory fee.” In Choice B, LaGree is making unsuitable recommendations to his client. A 72-year-old retired social worker is likely to have a greater-than-average need for liquidity to pay for unexpected items, such as medical bills. Variable annuities are designed to be long-term investments, not short-term investments, so they would not meet this need. They typically have high surrender penalties that the client would be subject to if she needed to make withdrawals within, say, the next 10 years. Likewise, international growth funds are not liquid investments. International growth mutual funds are invested in foreign stocks and are riskier than average, and are, thus, not suitable investment vehicles for the typical 72-year-old retired social worker.

Small and Associates must provide the client a written response to the complaint about Mr. Ari Gaunt. The broker-dealer does not need to forward the complaint immediately to the state Administrator, nor is it required to keep the complaint in Mr. Gaunt’s employee file indefinitely.

The Administrator can issue an order to cease and desist without providing the party concerned with prior notice. In the cases involving the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, the Administrator will provide prior notice, along with the opportunity for a hearing, and a written statement of the facts and the legal consequences involved.

When a bond issue has been effectively registered with the state Administrator, it can be offered for sale in the state. The bond’s acceptance by the Administrator simply means that the issuer has supplied enough information in order for an investor to judge the quality of the bond for himself; it in no way implies that the bond is of sound quality. It could, in fact, be a very risky security and still have met the registration requirements.