2 Flashcards

1
Q

Under the provisions of Rule 144, what is the minimum holding period for the sale of control stock acquired through an open-market purchase?

A

No holding period required. Only subject to colume restrictions

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An Amedment to Form SB-1 filed wiht the SEC is effective when?

A

Immediately

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3
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The use of marketing material in a regulation A offering must be accompanied by what?

A

an offering circular

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4
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Regulation FD covers what?

A

the selective disclosure of material nonpublic information by issuers

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5
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Under NMS Rule 606, how often must customers be notified in writing of their right to request order routing information?

A

Annually

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6
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trading has been halted on the floor of the NYSE for the remainder of the day due to triggering the circuit breaker rules. Your firm receives a custome order to buy 1,000 shares of XYZ at the close. Your firm should?

A

decline the order

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7
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Quotes placed by market participants in unlinked ECNs can be accessed through which system?

A

ADF - Alternative Display facility

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8
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Limit order entered as GTC orders on Nasdaq are protected until what time?

A

4:00 PM EST

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9
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Nasdaq trades are reported to the consolidated tape…true or false

A

False - the consolidated tape reports trades of listed equity securities. Nasdaq trades are reported to the Nadaq tape

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10
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Which two of the following debt transactions are NOT reported to TRACE?

  1. municipal bonds
  2. Rule 144A trades
  3. CDOs
  4. Money Market instruments
A

municipal bonds and money market instruments

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On Tuesday, March 15, FINRA notifies a b/d that its registration to make a market in an existing Nasdaq security has been approved. The firm must enter a quotations in the security no later than when?

A

opening on Tuesday, March 22

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12
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According to Regulation M, a syndicate manager may reserve the right to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing bid transaction. This is know as what?

A

a penalty bid

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13
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out of directed orders, nondirected orders, preferenced orders and unpreferenced orders, which may NOT be entered into Nasdaq

A

unpreferenced orders

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14
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The maximum public offering permissible under regulation A is what?

A

$5 million per issue and $1.5 million per affiliate

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15
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if an unaffiliated entity aquires a 5% or more interest in an issuer, form 13D must be filed within how many days?

A

10 days

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16
Q

how long is the seasoning period for Nasdaq

A

90 days

17
Q

The OTC reporting facility (ORF) is used to report trades in what type of securities?

A

Restriced equity securities effected under Rule 144A

18
Q

if an issuer wants to voluntarily delist form the NYSE, what is required?

A

Approval of the issuer’s board of diretors and the filing of the Form 25 with the SEC

19
Q

Under FINRA rules, employees of member firms are prohibited from purchasing what type of new issues?

A

IPOs of equity securities

20
Q

Rule 502 requires that issuers of unregistered securities file form D withthe SEC within how many days of the first sale?

A

15 days

21
Q

All fines are payable to what entity?

A

US Treasury department

22
Q

The SEC rule that addresses market maker activities during syndication of a new issue is?

A

Regulation M

23
Q

A nasdaq market maker wishes to register as a market maker in another issue. The registration request is effective immediately provided what?

A

the request is made within 5 business days of the other issue’s inclusion in Nasdaq

24
Q

A deficiency letter issued by the SEC indicates what?

A

a preliminary prospectus needs to be modified

25
Q

FINRA rules require that the reporting of trades in non-Nasdaq securites be made …

A

Through ACT