Customer Accounts Flashcards
As part of its customer identification program, a broker-dealer must obtain the following information before opening an account… (4)
- Name
- DOB
- Address
- SSN
Under the US Patriot Act records relating to the verification of a customer’s identity must be retained for…
Five years
Before opening an account a firm must verify the identity of each new customer by obtaining ___________, _____________, or ____________. They must also check to see if the customers name appears on…
DL, PP, Military ID
List of known terrorists by contacting the office of foreign assets control (OFAC)
When a firm opens a new account it must verify the customers identity within a reasonable amount of time. There are no specific SEC rules regarding this guideline but…
The firm must have written supervisory procedures regarding the situation.
New clients must receive a copy of their account record within _________ days of opening their account, and the firm must send a copy of the account record to the customer at least ____________.
30 days of opening
Every 36 months
With regards to privacy notices what must a customer receive versus a consumer?
Customer (ongoing relationship) = privacy notice when account is opened and annually
Consumer (1time thing) = initial notice only
Regulation SP permits firms to disclose nonpublic personal information to unaffiliated third parties unless the customer has elected to…
Opt out
Opt out methods under regulation SP must be…
Reasonable (note, having to write a letter is not considered reasonable).
There is no requirement for the client’s signature on their account opening and suitability form, the only required signature is from ____________.
From the principal approving the account.
Note: the arbitration agreement and the W9 must be signed by the client and these are sometimes included in account opening paperwork.
No FINRA member is permitted to execute a DPP transaction in a discretionary account without…
the prior written consent of the customer.
What is a DPP roll-up and why would an investor want one?
DPP roll-up = the combination of limited partnerships into a single security.
The lure = the possibility of turning an illiquid DPP into more liquid security
Under FINRA rules, members may not solicit votes from limited partners in a DPP roll-up unless… (2)
- Payment amount is not contingent on the vote result
2. Payment does not exceed 2%
In a discretionary account, the account owner gives the member trading authorization by… (1)
The authorization may be revoked or stopped at any time if…(3)
- Signing a power of attorney.
- Revoked in writing
- Client dies
- Client becomes mental
Third party trading authorization (i.e. power of attorney) can be… (3)
- Limited - trading only
- Full - trading and money access
- Durable - effective upon incompetence
***All types terminate upon the clients death.
A trade is considered discretionary if the member… (3)
A trade is considered Not-held if the member…(2)
- Chooses action (buy or sell)
- Chooses asset
- Chooses amount
- Chooses price
- Chooses time
When a member chooses the price or time of a transaction (not-held order), the order is only good for the day unless…
It is marked GTC authorized in writing by the client
When must discretionary authority be approved by a principal?
When must a principal approve a discretionary trade?
Before the authority is exercised.
Promptly after execution.
If a member firm is recommending (or purchasing in a discretionary account) an issuer’s securities and a control relationship exist between the two, the relationship must be…
Disclosed in writing before the trade or on the confirm.
Custodial accounts have restrictions on what can be held in the accounts and when they transfer… (UTMA & UGMA)
UTMA = limited to securities and cash, transfers at age of majority 19
UGMA = can hold almost any asset! transfers between 21 and 25.
Note… Covered calls are acceptable but other options are not.
A fiduciary account is one where a third party acts on behalf of the account owner. These accounts include… (3)
The document used to appoint that individual is the __________ which is issued by the court and only good for 60 days.
- Trust accounts
- Guardian accounts
- Discretionary
Certificate of Incumbency
All securities purchased on margin are purchased in _____________ name bc the member firm has lent a portion of purchase price to the account owner.
Street name.
What are the three basic components of the margin agreement?
- Hypothecation Agreement - allows the firm to use the customer securities as collateral.
- Credit agreement - how to compute interest rate based on the call loan rate.
- Loan consent agreement - allows firm to lend out the customers securities for short sells (optional)
When must the member firm deliver the disclosure document thst addresses the risk associated with trading a margin?
At or before opening the account & annually
The broker-dealer is obligated to maintain a written statement setting forth the basis for determining if margin investments are…
suitable for each client