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Account Basics Flashcards

1
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What 4 basic pieces of information do you need to open a customer account?

A

Name
Address
SSN or Tax ID
DOB

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If a firm requires it, what separate document must customers sign within 30 days of opening an account?

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Arbitration Agreement

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3
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How often must a customer be sent their account profile for review?

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Every 36 months

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4
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Are the customer or the registered representative required to sign the new account form?

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Representative - Yes

Customer - No

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5
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How many days does a new customer have to verify their new account profile?

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30

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What are the 3 components of suitability according to FINRA?

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Reasonable-Basis Suitability
Customer-Specific Suitability
Quantitative Suitability

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Reasonable-Basis Suitability

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Requires the registered representative to fully understand the various benefits, risks, and features of every product they offer so that they can accurately assess their value to a customer.

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Customer-Specific Suitability

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Analyzing how a specific investment product’s might work for an individual customer’s investment profile

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Quantitative Suitability

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Analyzing the investment product and all other investment activity of the customer to ensure that the account is not being overextended

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Customer’s Personal Balance Sheet

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Part of the suitability determination must include a personal balance sheet of the customer in order to determine liquid net worth

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Liquid net worth

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maximum amount of immediate funds a customer can commit to an investment

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12
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What three categories do suitability rules not apply to?

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Institutional Investors
Unsolicited (customer requested) Trades
Investment Analysis Tools (ie Retirement Calculator)

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13
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What two stages are there to determining if a customer is suitable for a structured product investment?

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Reasonable Basis - analyze product

Customer Specific Basis - analyze how product would work for customer

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14
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Pattern Day Trader Definition

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4 or more trades in 5 business days or less

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15
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How long does a customer have to returned a signed options agreement after opening an options account?

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15 days

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16
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Under MSRP rules, if a customer refuses to disclose financial information, can a recommendation still be made?

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No

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17
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What does a loan consent form allow a brokerage firm to do with the securities in a customers margin account?

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Lend them out to other customers to cover short sales

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18
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What happens to a joint account owned under joint tenancy with rights of survivorship when one of the parties dies?

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The other party is the sole owner of the accont

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19
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How does tenancy in common work if one of the parties dies?

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Each party originally specified a percentage of interest in the account. If they die that percentage goes into their estate and can be passed on to anyone

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20
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Who is most likely to use Transfer on Death as a form of account registration?

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Elderly people. Allows them to specify a beneficiary to inherit the account if they die. Also used in second marriages to provide for children from a first marriage

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21
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What is the benefit of a prime brokerage account for an institutional investor?

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Allows all their assets to be consolidated into one main account that then names several different brokerage firms as being allowed to execute trades

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22
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Who usually uses prime brokerage accounts?

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Hedge funds

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23
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What is the difference between durable and non-durable power of attorney

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Durable power of attorney persists of the grantor becomes mentally incompetent, non-durable ceases

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24
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What is a fiduciary account?

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An account where a third party is acting for and in the best interest of the owner of the account. Example would be a trust account

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25
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What is the legal list?

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A list of securities that a state allows fiduciary accounts to purchase. Usually only debt rated in the top 4 categories

26
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For a discretionary account, when must a customer sign the trading authorization form?

A

before any trades take place

27
Q

What can be done with a limited trading authorization?

A

Orders to buy and sell, but funds cannot be withdrawn

28
Q

When is a trade considered discretionary?

A

When the broker chooses more than the price and the time of the execution

29
Q

What 4 items need to be known when performing a trade for a customer

A

Size of Trade
Security
Price of Execution
Time of Execution

30
Q

When must Market-Not Held orders be executed?

A

Same day

31
Q

Who must approve all trades at end of day on a discretionary account?

A

Principal

32
Q

UGMA

A

Uniform Gift to Minors Act - allows custodian accounts to be opened for minors

33
Q

How many minors can be on a UGMA account?

A

1

34
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Are UGMA accounts cash, margin, or both?

A

Only cash

35
Q

What is generally the only option strategy that is appropriate for custodian accounts?

A

Covered call writing

36
Q

UTMA

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Uniform Transfer to Minors Act - newer version of UGMA

37
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Difference between UGMA and UTMA

A

UTMA allows any type of gift such as real estate, art, patents

UGMA sets transfer age at 18, UTMA allows customer to set a transfer age, up to maximum set by state

38
Q

Who would use an omnibus account?

A

Investment adviser - used to create a master account that will manage several clients

39
Q

How quickly must customers receive written confirmation of transactions on their account?

A

1 day after trade

40
Q

When would a customer receive a monthly statement as opposed to a quarterly statement?

A

Monthly statements if there is any trading activity, quarterly if there is not

41
Q

What 3 records must be kept on hand for all customers?

A

New Account Form information
Chronological record of trades
Current account statement

42
Q

what happens if there is an error in how a firm executed a customer’s order?

A

The firm is required to provide the customer with the order at the price it could have been executed at

43
Q

How long does a firm have to deliver any customer positions that are not physically at the firm if the customer transfers?

A

10 days

44
Q

What 4 things should a registered representative do if they learn that a customer has died?

A

Cancel all open orders
Freeze account
Note customer is deceased on account
Await instructions from estate

45
Q

What is a SAR and when is it used?

A

Suspicious Activity Report

Filed with law enforcement to report suspected money laundering activity

46
Q

Does verification of new account data need to happen at opening, or can it be verified later?

A

Can be verified a reasonable time later

47
Q

What information is required on the new account form?

A

type of account - cash or margin

country of citizenship

48
Q

Are fixed fee accounts considered advisory products or brokerage products?

A

Advisory

49
Q

Is an options agreement required at the opening of a new options account?

A

No, must be returned by customer within 15 days

50
Q

Can minors participate in any kind of joint account?

A

No

51
Q

Whose signature is required to open an account for a limited partnership?

A

general partner

52
Q

What are the 3 parties to a brokerage account?

A

1st - Brokerage Firm
2nd - Customer
3rd - Anyone Else

53
Q

If a third party has full power, can they withdraw checks in their name?

A

No, checks must be made to customers name

54
Q

What is the only type of account that requires a signed customer agreement to open?

A

Margin account

55
Q

How are custodian accounts taxed?

A

income reported to IRS annually and due that year, responsibility of the minor; if income exceeds 2100, taxed at parents rate

56
Q

Wrap Account

A

type of brokerage account where a customer is charged a single annual fee to cover all account services

57
Q

What must a customer do to have a numbered account?

A

Sign a statement attesting ownership

58
Q

How long can a customers mail be held?

A

3 months

59
Q

If a customer is transferring their account, when can they start trading at the new firm?

A

Once their old firm validates the account transfer form

60
Q

What agency should an SAR be filed to?

A

FinCEN - Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

61
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Regulation SP

A

Statement of Privacy - requires finanacial institutions to disclose privacy policies

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