Chapter 12 Flashcards
True or False: Term bonds are quoted on a yield basis.
False. Term bonds are quoted on a dollar basis (% of par).
Serial bonds are quoted on a ___________________ basis.
yield-to-maturity
True or False: MBIA, FGIC, and AMBAC protect customers against broker-dealer bankruptcy.
False. MBIA, FGIC, and AMBAC insure municipal bond offerings, while SIPC protects against broker-dealer bankruptcy.
Do S&P and AM Best insure municipal bonds?
No, they provide bond ratings
What type of syndicate has members responsible only for their specific allocation - Eastern or Western?
Western or Divided
What type of syndicate is formed when members retain a level of liability until all bonds are sold - Eastern or Western?
Eastern or Undivided
______________________ bonds would most likely require voter approval.
GO - General Obligation
Which bond would most likely require a feasibility study to be issued?
Revenue Bonds
How is the underwriter determined for a Negotiated Sale?
Issuer choice
How is the underwriter determined for a Competitive Sale?
Goes to bid
What advertises that municipal bonds are available and invites underwriters to bid on a new competitive issue?
Notice of Sale
Where can Notices of Sale be found?
The Bond Buyer
The document underwriters submit to issuers when bidding on a competitive issue is called the ______________________.
Official Bid Form
When bidding on a new issue, what will underwriters first determine?
Reoffering Yield
At bid submission, does Net Interest Cost (NIC) or True Interest Cost (TIC) take into account the time value of money?
True Interest Cost (TIC), also called the Canadian Method
True or False: The legal opinion addresses the creditworthiness of an issue.
False. Legal opinions address the legality (authority/validity) of the issue and the tax exemption of the interest.
If a bond counsel has no concerns related to the new offering, the counsel may render an ______________ opinion.
unqualified
What type of opinion will a bond counsel render if the legality of the issue is in question or a lawsuit is pending?
Qualified
What is the difference between what the syndicate pays the issuer for the new issue and the public offering price?
The underwriting spread
Name the three components of the spread for a bond offering.
- Manager’s fee 2. Additional takedown 3. Sales concession
What is the spread minus the manager’s fee?
The total takedown
The total takedown is made up of ____________ + _____________.
Additional takedown and sales concession
What would a member of the syndicate (not the manager) earn for selling bonds?
The total takedown
A BD that is a part of the selling group (not a syndicate member) would only be entitled to the ____________________.
Sales concession
Why will the manager prioritize orders for the purchase of bonds sold through the syndicate?
To give the maximum benefit to the entire syndicate as a group versus any one particular member
List the priority of orders from first to fourth.
- Presale orders 2. Group net orders 3. Designated orders 4. Member orders
What orders are placed prior to the actual awarding of the issue to the syndicate?
Presale Orders
_________ orders are those in which only one member earns the total takedown.
Member Orders
What orders benefit the entire syndicate by percentage of liability?
Group Net Orders
____________ orders are given to a syndicate and identify two or more members (not all) to receive credit for the sale.
Designated Orders
What is the disclosure document, similar to a prospectus, that is used for municipal bonds?
Official Statement
Is it mandatory for a municipal issuer to prepare an Official Statement?
No, but if one has been prepared, the MSRB requires BDs to distribute it.
True or False: MSRB rules regulate the municipal activities of BDs, banks, and the employees of these institutions.
True. Also regulates advertising
What is the purpose of a Tombstone Ad?
It calls attention to the new issuance of securities and members of the syndicate.
Who is responsible for the formulation and interpretation of rules for the municipal industry?
MSRB
Does the MSRB have the authority to enforce its own rules?
No
Who enforces MSRB rules?
BD Enforcement: SEC or FINRA
Bank Dealer Enforcement: FRB, FDIC, or the Comptroller of the Currency
Those qualified as municipal RRs (Series 52) may sell, trade, or underwrite municipals, but may not ____________ sales.
Supervise
What is the appropriate registration designation to supervise the municipal activity for a BD?
Series 53. Municipal Securities Principal
Before dealing with the public, municipal securities representatives must serve a ____ day apprenticeship period.
90 day
Series ____ or Series _____ will qualify an individual to sell municipal securities.
Series 7 or Series 52