3rd Set Flashcards
If assigned on a covered call, what is true sales proceeds fro the stock?
Strike price (cuz u sold at that price) + premium received from selling the call
If you get assigned on a covered call, is the cost basis for the stock adjusted?
No,
But premium form the option would be added to sales proceeds of the stock
How much total capital losses can you deduct from income?
Up to $3k against income
Remember, you first have to offset losses against capital gains
Accrued interest for U.S. government bonds (not muni’s) is computed on the basis of ______ (days)
Actually days elapsed
Are mutual funds and etfs open end funds?
Yes
Closed end fund
Raises money once through IPO then no more shares issued, shares still trade which can be at a premium/discount to NAV which is calculated regularly
Example: Muni bond funds
Are municipal bond funds closed end funds?
Yes, they’re the largest kind of closed end fund
Under FINRA rules, if a member wants to have the terms of a clearly erroneous trade adjusted, it must notify Nasdaq Market Operations within _______ of the execution
30 mins
If a couple buying mutual fund shares both have individual accounts and they also share a JTWROS and hey what to get rights of accumulation on their next purchase, can they combine their past purchases in all their separate account to reach the rights of accumulation number?
Yes
If a fundamental analyst is looking at a company’s income statement, cash flow from operations is net income plus ______
Cash flow from operations is the net income plus the depreciation.
To meet a margin call with STOCK, an investor must deposit ____ the value of the call.
Deposit stock worth twice the value of the call
So the value of the transaction
Are special tax bonds considered self supporting bonds?
No
A special tax bond is backed by one or more designated taxes (sales, cigarette, fuel, alcohol, etc.)
The ______ (PSA) is the source of historical data for prepayment projections on CMOs.
Public Securities Association
Can rulings made under the arbitration procedure be appealed?
No
Neither party can appeal the ruling if handled under arbitration
Can decisions under the Code of Procedure (disciplinary actions) be appealed?
Yes
But rulings under arbitration can’t be appealed
Are money market securities recorded in the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)?
No
Money market securities are one of the specific exclusions from the trade reporting system.
Dated date of a new issue of bonds
Date when interest starts to accrue
Can stop orders be used to establish positions?
Yes
Is accretion from an original issue discount muni bond taxed?
No
A BD has to keep the minutes of board of director meetings for how long?
The life of the firm
The minutes of board of directors meetings has to be kept on file for the life of the firm
How long does a BD have to keep customer complaints
4 years
another term for yield to maturity is _____
Basis
If a company has negative working capital, what does that mean?
It might not be able to pay off its short term debts (without selling bonds or equity)
Formula for working capital
Current assets - current liabilities
(If number is positive, company can repay it’s sort term debts. If negative, it probably can’t without raising more capital)
Can correspondence be reviewed by the principal afterwards?
Yes
Is communication with the public that’s classified as “correspondence” required to be filed with FINRA ?
No
Filing with FINRA is not required
If an institution wants to put on a large bond position while staying anonymous, it’s would use ______
A municipal securities broker’s broker
Consolidation market
Market stayed within a narrow range
Trend line goes sideways
Is true aunt of an employee of a member firm considered a restricted person?
No
Unless they live in the same house
How would a syndicate member allocate orders if a new muni issue. Lost from first to last (4 orders)
1) Presale orders
2) group net orders
3) designated orders
4) member orders
Can a customer sign the options agreement after the initial order is placed?
Yes
Must sign options agreement within 15 days of initial order being placed
GO bonds are mainly supported by _____
Taxes
T/F: If a muni bond has been advance refunded (meaning it’s going to be called forsure), the confirmation must state the lower of yield to call or yield to maturity
False
If going to be called forsure, must show the yield to call (not YTM)
Are yield based options European style or American style?
European style
Also they’re settled in cash
Are yield based options settled in cash?
Yes
Also they’re European style
In basic option spreads (call spreads, put spreads) how do you know if it’s bearish or not?
If buying higher strike option, it’s bearish
For regular put and cal spreads, if buying higher strike option, is it bearish or bullish?
If buying higher strike option, the spread is bearish
Is there a requirement for min number of shareholders to be listed on NYSE?
Yes, this is a requirement if a company wants to list in NYSE
In order to be listed in NYSE, is there a requirement for minimum number of publicly held shares?
Yes
There is a minimum public held shares requirement
Can passive loses from a LP be offset against portfolio (investment) income?
No, cannot offset against portfolio income
things like dividends or capital gains
Are covered calls written more in stable markets or rising markets?
Stable market
If rising market, would limit upside potential
T/F: Call protection in bonds lasts for a certain amount of time
True
Maximum call protection would just be an noncallable bond
If a company is the target of a tender offer, how long does it have to tell shareholders weather it accepted or rejected the offer?
Within 10 days of the announcement that there is a tender offer, the company must provide shareholders a statement saying if it accepted or rejected the offer
75, 5, 10 rule for managed investment company
A 75-5-10 diversified management investment company will have 75% of its assets in other issuers and cash, no more than 5% of assets in any one company, and no more than 10% ownership of any company’s outstanding voting stock.
If customer calls a rep to complain, does the complaint have to be filed with FINRA
No
Only written complaints
Is a buy stop order placed above or below the current market price?
Above
Dollar cost averaging
Equal amount is invested periodically
T/F: If someone dies in TIC account, property goes to estate. If someone dies in joint tenancy, property goes to surviving account holder
True
TIC agreements allow the passing of property as a portion of the owner’s estate. However, in a joint tenancy agreement, the title of the property passes to the surviving owner.
T/f: If someone dies in joint tenancy account, property goes to their estate. If someone dies in TIC account, property goes to surviving owner
False
TIC agreements allow the passing of property as a portion of the owner’s estate. However, in a joint tenancy agreement, the title of the property passes to the surviving owner.
Customer account information must be updated at least every ____ months.
36 months
Customer account information must be updated at least every ____ months.
36 months
Customer account information must be updated at least every 36 months.
T/F: If customer of a BD dies, you always need certificate of death before you can release assets
True
A certified copy of the death certificate is always required.
T/F: GNMA securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, are considered to be the riskiest of the agency issues.
False
They’re the safest
T/F: GNMA securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, are considered to be the riskiest of the agency issues.
False
They’re the safest
Minimum denomination for most agency securities
$1k
GNMA securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, are considered to be the safest of the agency issues.
T/F: Passive losses can be used only to offset passive income, which is earned from direct participation programs and rental real estate.
True
Two ways passive income (only income u can offset passive losses to) is earning
earned from direct participation programs and rental real estate.
What can you offset passive losses against
Only passive income
which is earned from direct participation programs and rental real estate.
How is the placement ratio (measure of interest in muni bonds) computed?
placed (sold) each week by the dollar amount offered that wee
How is the placement ratio (measure of interest in muni bonds) computed?
placed (sold) each week by the dollar amount offered that wee
What is an intangible drilling cost
one that, after expenditure, has no salvage value.
Labor, fuel, or drilling rig rental
Common stock that has no voting power, no rights to receive dividends, that has been authorized and issued but is not outstanding is known as
Treasury stock
Cash dividends from REITs are taxed as _____
Ordinary income tax
Can companies guarantee the principal value in an investment?
No
Companies cannot guarantee returns or even principal values in investments.
What does takedown mean in “total takedown of bonds”
Initial price of the security
The takedown is jargon for the initial price of a stock, bond or other security offered on the open market.
When a corporation receives dividends from an investment in another corporation, how much of those dividends is taxable?
50%
When a U.S. corporation receives dividends from another U.S. corporation it has invested in, 50% of the dividends received are excluded from taxation (tax free).
For muni revenue bonds, what does debt service ratio show?
How much money it making from revenues compared to how much it has to pay the bond holders
For bonds, what does the term “debt services mean?
It just means the interest plus the principal
What’s the difference between a tax credit and things like deductions or depreciation?
A tax credit reduces a person’s tax liability dollar for dollar. Deductions, depreciation, and depletion reduce taxable income.
What is the TIF form?
transfer initiation form (TIF)
Stats the process of transferring customers assets from one member firm to another
Customer account info must be updated at least once every ____ months
36 months
Can losses from a DPP be used to offset earned income from salary or commissions.
No
Passive losses can only offset passive income like income from a limited partnership
If in a cash account, you buy stock and then sell calls, can u subtract the premium from the calls from the stock purchase price to deposit that amount (stock price -premium)
Yes
What is general considered a good debt service ratio for muni revenue bonds
2:1
Generally, a sound debt service (interest and principal) coverage ratio for municipal revenue bonds is 2:1. In other words, $2 of revenue is collected for every $1 of debt service.
Do treasure bills trade with accrued interest?
No
To trade with accrued interest, the security must pay interest.
Do bankers acceptance trade with accrued interest
No
To trade with accrued interest, the security must pay interest.
Do zero coupon issued trade with accrued interest?
No
There is no accrued interest on zero coupon issues
To trade with accrued interest, the security must pay interest
Do negotiable (jumbo) CDs trade with accrued interest?
Yes
When selling stock short in a new account, what is the minimum requirement of the short sale is 4K or less?
When selling short less than $4k, the min requirement is $2k
Above $4,000, the deposit is 50% of the short market value.
Why are muni bonds usually not sold short?
Because the market is illiquid
Basic equation for combined equity
LMV + CR – DR – SMV = EQ
T/F: Dividends in a margin account that are not withdrawn within 30 days become a permanent reduction to the debit balance
True
If a customer wishes to withdraw cash dividends, the customer must do so within 30 days of receipt. Otherwise, they become a permanent reduction of the debit balance. The customer does not lose the dividend; rather, the dividend amount is now reflected as increased equity in the account. As the debit balance falls, equity in the account goes up dollar for dollar.
In a margin account, $2,000 in an SMA will let u purchase _____ of stock
$4,000
The SMA has buying power of 2:1 when Regulation T is 50%, so $2,000 of SMA will purchase $4,000 of stock.
Is the wtoree of a LEAP’s gains taxed as short term or long term
Short term gains
The writer gets paid short term
If a buyer of a 12 month leap takes gains are they taxed as short term or long term gains
Long term gains
When interest rates fluctuate, do the prices of long term bonds or short term bonds fluctuate more?
The prices of long term bonds fluctuate more
Long term debt fluctuated more when interest rates fluctuate
T/F: STRIPS are subject to annual
taxation on the per year accredited amount
True
T/F: Interest in direct debt issues by the us gov (T bills, t notes, t bonds, and strips) is taxable at federal level and state, but not local
FALSO
Interest on US debt is taxable only at the federal level, not state or local!
If either side of a code of procedure hearing is displeased within the ruling, they have ____ days from the decision date to appeal
25 days from the decision date
A buy stop is typically used to ____
Protect a short stock position
Maid ends requirement of short position
30%
Declining inflation means interest rates go ____
Down
Declining inflation means declining interest rates
If an investoror buys a muni bond at 5.5% YTM, then sells the bond at 5% YT’, did he incur a capital gain or loss?
Capital gain
Since the bond had a lower yield she she sold it, the bond must have been sold for a higher price
What is accretion
accretion is the capital gain expected when a bond is bought at a discount to its par value,
When an investor of a muni bond buys it at a discount in the secondary market, will it be taxed as ordinary income upon redemption?
No it will be taxed as capital gains
For long margin accounts, anytime the equity drops below ___% market value, the account is designated restricted
Drops below 50% market value
Are EARNINGS in a variable annuity tax deferred? I
Yes earnings are deferred
Would a variable annuity buy muni bonds in the separate account?
No
Since the tax free interest would be a waste
What is the lowest ranking tranche of a CMO
The z tranche
Z tranche is the lowest-ranked tranche of a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) in terms of seniority. Its owners are not entitled to any coupon payments, receiving no cash flow from underlying mortgages until the more senior tranches are retired, or paid off.
T/F: The z tranche of a CMO is the most volatile
True
For the 5% markup policy, are proceeds transactions counted as a single transaction?
Yes
T/F: When there’s a cash dividend, only orders in the order book that are placed below the market price are reduced by the price did the dividend
True
For every dollar the debit balance falls, equity goes up by $____
$1
As the debit balance falls, equity in the account goes up dollar for dollar.
When selling stock short, if he sale is less than $4k, must deposit the minimum of $___.
Must deposit min of $2k for short sales of $4k or less
Above $4k, deposit is 50% SMV
When selling stock short, if he sale is less than $4k, must deposit the minimum of $___.
Must deposit min of $2k for short sales of $4k or less
Above $4k, deposit is 50% SMV
If an investor opens a margin account and wants to short 100 shares at $32.50, what is the required deposit?
$2,000
Because transaction is less than $4k, min depot is $2,000, not just 50% SMV
Naked short selling
Shorting shares without knowing there’s shares available to short
If customer buys securities in a cash account, what’s the latest the BD can get payment from customer
Four days after trade
Regular war settlement + 2 days
Do municipal labor brokers broker generally maintain an inventory?
No
They are not in the business of making a market; therefore, they maintain no inventory.
Do municipal labor brokers broker generally maintain an inventory?
No
They are not in the business of making a market; therefore, they maintain no inventory.
T/F: For stock trading under $5 per share, a customer must maintain 100% of SMV or $2.50 per share, whichever is greater.
True
Are investment banks, pensions, or mutual funds considers accredited investors?
Yes
Assuming they meet the requirement
T/F: Passive loses can be offset against earned income
False
Passive losses can only be offset against earned income
If company wants to protect itself from foreign currency fluctuations, what acronym do you use to remember what options they buy?
EPIC: Exporters buy Puts and Importers buy Calls.
T/F: both traditional and Roth IRAs are taxed upon withdrawal
True
Both taxed
Do bankers acceptance pay accrued interest? The
No
No accrued interest
Do t bills have accrued interest ?
No
Don’t even pay interest
