Customer Accounts And Compliance Consideration Quiz Flashcards
An investment adviser representative (IAR) has a friend who is affiliated with a broker / dealer and who makes commissions based on each transaction made. The friend told the IAR that she would split any commissions that result from the IAR clients transactions. What is the IARs duty regarding disclosures to her client?
She must disclose the affiliation and the commissions being paid
What is the annual exclusion amount for money given as a gift?
$15,000
Which of the following is true regarding an individual account?
No one but the owner may give trade instructions unless the customer has provided advance written permission
The organization that provides custody services for securities certificates safekeeping is known as the
Depository trust and clearing Corporation
Under the Uniform Gifts to minors act which of the following statements is correct concerning a custodian account between a parent and minor child?
Taxes on earned income from the account are the responsibility of the minor
All of the following are necessary requirements for a broker/dealer to hold a customers mail
A written request from the customer
A way to communicate with the customer in a timely manner to provide important notifications
Written disclosure to the customer of alternative ways to access account information
What information is necessary to determine a customers financial status?
Current insurance
Participation in retirement programs
Income
Standards for the customer identification program (CIP) require all of the following?
Keep records of how identity was verified
Verifying the financial status and credit history of the customer
Comparing the identity to the government lists of known terrorists
Which of the following would likely increase a clients risk tolerance?
An inheritance
A promotion at work
Retail communications must be approved prior to use with the general public and must be kept on file for a period of
3 years
A registered representative must determine an investors investment objective to
Give the registered representative a frame of reference for making investment recommendations
Which of the following practices is permissible in accordance with FINRA conduct rules?
An account executive sharing in the profits in a discretionary account
A broker dealer would need to file a currency transaction report for which of the following transactions?
Single transaction involving $11,000 of currency
Mr. & Mrs Hardy want to contribute into their IRAs. Mr. Hardy earns $35,000 a year. Mrs. Hardy is currently not working. What is the maximum they can currently contribute into their IRAs?
Up to $6,000 for Mr. Hardy and $6,000 for Mrs Hardy
All of the following are differences between qualified and nonqualified retirement plans
Taxation’s of withdrawals
Taxation of contributions
IRS approval requirements
Participation in seminars radio or television interviews would be best described as
Retail communication
A security that may be purchased on a margin is known as a marginable security. Which of the following may be purchased on a margin?
Over the counter stocks approved for margin
Any listed NYSE stock
Any stock listed on the NASDAQ National market system
A client requested that his registers representative call his brother who is interested in investing. The clients brother is on the National Do not Call registry. The registered representative should
Tell the client he cannot call his brother without the brothers written permission
A premature distribution from a Roth IRA made before the individual reaches age 591/2 is subject to a 10% penalty tax unless the distribution was for
A first time home purchase
Which of the following is true regarding a cash account?
The customer must pay for the purchase in accordance with Reg T within 4 business days
The investor must pay in full for all purchases by settlement date
Brokers may require a large deposit before opening an account
All of the following are appropriate methods a customer can use to opt out of Reg S-P privacy rules
A toll free phone number
A prepaid postcard addressed to the broker dealer
A link in email
All of the following are essential facts about a customer that should be obtained when opening an account?
Address
Name
Age
The following statements are true of anti money laundering compliance programs?
Broker dealers are required to file suspicious activity reports that identify and describe suspicious transactions
Member organizations anti money laundering programs must be approved in writing by a member of senior management
Financial entities are required to consult government provided lists of known suspected terrorists as part of account opening process
Which of the following is true concerning a nonqualified deferred compensation plan?
It can be discretionary
It is a contractual agreement in which an employee agrees to defer receipt of a portion of compensation until retirement
It does not require IRS approval
Member must keep copies of confirmation of trades sent to the customer for a minimum of how many years?
3 years
Which of the following facts concerning UGMA accounts is correct?
Gifts made to the minor are irrevocable
Only one custodian per minor is permitted
Margin transactions are not allowed
When opening a new account a registered representative should acquire
Personal identification data
investment experience
Objectives and time horizons
Risk tolerance
Which of the following is true regarding a clients risk tolerance?
It determines the investors degree of tolerance of negative changes in the portfolio
The risk tolerance factor is more important when an investor has control over the purchase and sale of the investment
The risk tolerance associated with the investment is a non financial consideration of an investment risk.