Chapter 4 Flashcards
Are market makers allowed to accept any payments from issuers to act as a market maker in their stock?
NO
can only receive payment for investment banking services
What is the minimum share price listing for the NYSE?
$4/share at time of listing.
What is the minimum EPS requirement for listing on the NYSE?
None
Which liquidity providers can provide price improvement for retail orders?
DMMs an SLPs
Supplemental Liquidity Providers & Designate Market Makers
Can a DMM accept a ‘Market Not Held’ Order?
NO
a not held order allows the trader to execute it when they feel the timing is best.
Unless there is an order imbalance of 50,000 shares, what is the cut off time for entering a Market On Close (MOC) Order?
3:50pm
order imbalance precludes the cut off time.
if the bid was 21.10-21.12 with 10,000 x 60,000 then a MOC order could be placed. (50K displacemetnt)
What happens to open orders during a reverse stock split?
All Open orders, both above and below the market, are cancelled
In the event of a trading halt, what happens to orders that are pending? and new orders received after the halt begins?
Should all be treated as Good Until Cancelled and held by the firm for execution at the opening the next day.
In the event of a trading halt, what happens to Market On Close (MOC) orders?
should all be cancelled or declined if newly received.
Under SEC 201, what are the circumstances that must happen for a Short Seller to be prevented from Selling stock on a downward trend?
If a security declines by 10% or more from the prior close, short selling is restricted for the remainder of the day + the following day. To allow long holders the opportunity to sell off.
Do ADR’s trade on an Exchange?
Yes - American Depository Receipts generally trade on the NASDAQ
Who can terminate or suspend an issuers inclusion in NASDAQ?
FINRA:
issuer files for bankruptcy, accountants can’t render an opinion on financials, or it is in publics best interest.
Excused withdrawals for a Market Maker on NASDAQ generally cover how many days?
no more than 5 business days.
if granted based on legal considerations, the time frame can be up to 60 calendar days.
Where a Market Maker has withdrawn from a particular security, how long must they wait before reregistering?
20 business days
Failure to enter quotes within 5 business days identifies termination as market maker.
What does a Level 2 service display differently than level 1?
Size of the Order 200 x 10 (depth of the market)
Are riskless and simultaneous transactions considered Principal or Agency?
Agency
What is the reporting requirement (time) for OTC Transactions?
10 Seconds
What is the Timeframe under which Locking Markets is Prohibited?
8:00am - 6:30pm ET
What is a Locked Market?
Inside Bid and Insider offer are the Same
Bid 12.50 - 12.50 Ask
What is a Crossed Market?
Inside Bid is Higher than the Insider Offer
Bid 12.52 - 12.50 Ask
Whose responsibility is it to comply with Reg SHO during a Short Sale: the Introducer or the Clearing Firm?
The Introducer is responsible for locating the borrow before placing the short sale with the Clearing Firm.
Where a convertible, option or warrant has been tendered but is taking far longer than normal settlement, how many days extension can be provided under a Failed Delivery?
35 Days
- Locate is not required when conversion has been instructed
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Other than Short Sales, when a security is sold long and fails to be delivered, when must a buy in take place?
S+10
Must buy in 10 Business days after settlement or apply for an extension from its DEA.
Under the Manning Rule, if a Dealer has a client limit order of 100 XYZ at 20.00 an goes to fill an order for its own book (200 XYZ at 20.00) what must the Dealer do?
The Dealer must execute the client limit order at the same price within 1:00min.
Is a Member-to-Member limit order covered under the Manning Rule?
Yes!
Member to Member orders are considered Customer Orders not proprietary orders.
They are protected from 9:30am to 6:30pm
What is the Dollar Value an Order Size that exempts a client from the Order Protection Rule (Manning Rule)
10,000 share or more and value of $100,000 or more,
must be communicated to the client and accepted before engaging in trading.
At what price must a customer limit order be protected where they wish to puchase 200 ZYS at 20.00 with a .25 markup?
19.75 is where the order must be protected.
Under SEC Order Display rule, how long does a Market Maker have to Update the Displayed Quote upon ‘receiving’ the order from an RR
MM must update the quote immediately - within 30 Seconds.
does not apply to market openings or just after a halt
What is Front Running
if a member or RR has nonpublic knowledge of an impending block order to buy or sell that member or person cannot place an order in front of the block order.
What is Trading Ahead?
Members cannot trade ahead of Research Reports being released- where it could influence buying or selling.
What is a T1 Trading Halt?
News Pending
trading normally resumes 30mins after the halt
What is a T2 Trading Halt?
News Released
trading normally resumes 30mins after the halt
What is a T3 Trading Halt?
T3 identities that news has been disseminated and times are displayed when trading will resume.
a) First Time is when traders can start entering quotes
b) Second time is when trading will resume
What are NonDirected Orders?
Order matched with the highers ranked quote at the inside market
Its a liability order that creates an obligation for recipient to either buy or sell. Market or market limit orders.
For Regulation NMS - what is the Sub-Penny Rule?
for NMS stocks trading at $1 or above, the minimum price increment is $0.01. Sub-penny pricing is permitted for NMS stocks trading at less than $1.
Can a Stock be traded on NASDAQ and OTCBB at the same time?
No
OTBCC is NOT a LISTED market place.
For OTCBB Quotes, what is the standard $ range for 100 share blocks?
1.00 - 179.99
less than $1 = 1000 shares for 0.51-0.99
175+ = 1 share quote
Do Penny Stock Rules apply to NASDAQ NMS stock trading at less than $5 / share?
NO
Penny Stock rules only apply to NON- NMS Securities under $5/share: Pink Open Market or Bulletin Board.
True or False: CQS (consolidated quotation system) provides listed quotes for Convertible debt securities?
FALSE
CQS provides quotes for NYSE and other listed exchange equity securities.
A trader at a large firm calls a counterpart at another firm and strongly suggests that the firm lower its bid on WXYZ by .05. In return, the trader promises order flow. This action is
prohibited
The SEC’s 21(A) report outlined collusive and manipulative practices by certain market makers.
Level I Nasdaq service provides subscribers with:
the inside market, last sale, and volume
it does not provide the market depth or list of each market makers quotes
What is the Threshold on a Market Sweep Order?
a single order sweep to 10% + 0.01 away from the current insider market. It will sweep everything up to that point
- the remainder of the order will be sent back.
What is ACES?
ACES (Advanced Computerized Execution System) ACES It is a Routing System that allows order entry firms access to a market maker’s internal trading system for order placement and execution.
A Reverse Pegged Buy order would be placed at what
Bid 24.00 - 24.10
It pegs to the opposed side of the market.
Reverse-pegged buy order would be priced at a penny less than the insider offer 24.09
Unlinked or Ineligible ECNs display quotes where?
ADF - NASDAQs Alternative Display
eligible or linked systems automatically update NASDAQ
Trade Reporting: In what scenario does the Buy Side Report the trade?
The only time a Buy side reports the trade is when the Buyer is a Market Maker and the Seller is Not.
- Sellers or Market Makers always do the reporting of trades.
In how many Seconds must a Trade be reported to FINRA/NASDAQ
within 10 seconds of execution.
Are OTC trades required to be reported and if yes, Where are OTC Equity Trades reported?
YES - OTC trades must be reported.
ORF - OTC Reporting Facility
Under FINRA rules, if a member wants to have the terms of a clearly erroneous trade adjusted, it must notify Nasdaq Market Operations
within 30 minutes of the execution
If a member wants to have a clearly erroneous trade adjusted or nullified, the member must make the request of Nasdaq within 30 minutes of the execution.
Who gets the Dividend on the ex-date?
The Seller will receive the Dividend,
The ex-dividend date for stocks is usually set one business day before the record date. If you purchase a stock on its ex-dividend date or after, you will not receive the next dividend payment. Instead, the seller gets the dividend. If you purchase before the ex-dividend date, you get the dividend.
What does the Uniform Practice Code Apply to
Dealer to Dealer Transaction in the OTC Market
- does not apply to Exchange Transactions
- exempt securities
- Transactions settled outside USA
For an Erroneous Trade on the NASDAQ, who must you notify and by when?
Nasdaq Market Operations
must be notified within 30 mins!
APEAL to Nasdaq Market Operation Review Committee within 30 minutes
Who gets Accrued Interest on Settlement day? Purchaser or Seller?
Purchaser - settlement day is when new owner takes possession.
Accrued interest does not count settlement date.
What is the Earliest Date for a Buy In to happen because of failed delivery?
Settlement + 3 (must give 2 business days written notice and that would happen when settlement passes and they don’t deliver)
What is a Due Bill?
Due bills are sent Dealer to Dealer when wrong party receives the dividend from the issuer.
What is the first day that a stock trades without a due bill?
The Ex-Date (a purchase on the Ex date does not entitle the buyer to receive the dividend) The Buyer would not be due the dividend because of late settlement.
Is there an Early Warning for first year firms?
NO
FINRA is already watching 1st year firms and they have a min requirement of 8:1 AI.
Can market makers pay other broker dealers to send them their order flow?
Yes - this is called ‘Payment for Order Flow’ and is a permissible practice
Market Makers cannot accept any payment from an ISSUER to act as a market maker in its stock.
What is deemed ‘Hidden Profit”?
When a dealer charges both a Mark Up and a Commission.
Can’t do Both
What 3 situations could lead to Delisting from NYSE?
- Bankruptcy
- Abnormally low share price or volume
- Corporate actions not deemed to be in the public best interest
What is required if an Issuer chooses to delist from the NYSE?
Approval from the Board of Directors
What is a Supplemental Liquidity Provider?
It is an off-floor market maker that competes with a DMM
- It only has to take one sided market quote
- required to maintain round lot bid or offers, at the NBBO or NBB
- Rewarded with a rebate
What is a key obligation of a DMM
to quote at the NBB or NBBO a specific percentage of the time.
Who has discretion to trade a Market Not-Held Order
Floor Brokers/Trader have discretion to place a Market-not Held order.
DMM’s can never accept a MNH order