Glossary Flashcards

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Accredited investor

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Investor meeting certain net worth/income requirements

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Adjudicatory hearing

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Hearing before administrator to determine if denial, suspension or revocation should be issued

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Administrator

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Official or agency designated by governor or legislature to administer laws and rules of the state

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Agent

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Individual other than broker-dealer representing a broker-dealer or issuer effecting transactions in securities

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Annuity

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Contract that promises to make payments for specified time period

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Abritrage

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Exploiting price differentials

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B-share

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Share class with no front end load but imposing declining back end load

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Back-end load

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Declining sales charge imposed on b shares when the investor sells

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Backing away

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Violation in which market maker fails to honor published price

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Breakpoint

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Quantity based discount offered on purchases of a-shares

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Breakpoint selling

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Violation in which investor does not receive quantity based discount

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Broker-dealer

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Person in business of effecting transactions in securities for others or own account

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Contumacy

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Disregarding an administrators order

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Debenture

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Bond secured by no specific collateral

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Deferred annuity

A

Investor funds contract but delays withdrawals

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Disgorgement

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Order to return ill gotten profits

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Distributor

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Sponsor/underwriter with financial interest in marketing and selling

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Effect

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To complete

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Enjoin

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To issue an injunction that restrains someone’s activities under threat of penalties

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Federal covered advisor

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Advisor registered exclusively with the sec

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Federal covered security

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Security not subject to states requirements for filing of advertising materials and registration

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General obligation

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Muni bond

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Gnma

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Direct obligation of U.S. government

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Grantor

A

Person who created and transfers assets to a trust

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Guarantee

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Promise by someone other than issuer to pay interest, principal or dividends

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Hypothecation

A

Pledging securities

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Injunction

A

Court order to prevent person from committing further violations of securities law

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Insolvent

A

More liabilities than assets

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Investment advisor

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Person who receives compensation for providing advice

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Investment advisor representative

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Individual who represents investment advisory firm

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Issuer

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Anyone who issued or proposed to issue any security

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Keogh plan

A

Qualified retirement plan for sole proprietors

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K-1

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Tax form filed by owners of partnership and s-corp interests

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Market maker

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Firm that supplies bid and ask prices

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National securities market improvement act

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Separated federal covered securities and advisors from state

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Non-issuer transaction

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Transaction between two investors

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Non-qualified variable annuity

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Contract purchased with after tax dollars

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Non-recourse loan

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Loan to partnership for which partners aren’t personally liable

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OID

A

Original issue discount

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OSJ

A

Office of supervisory jurisdiction

41
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Painting the tape

A

Form of market manipulation

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Parity

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Market price of convertible bond exactly equals market value of underlying shares

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Passive income

A

Not eligible for an Ira contribution

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Private placement

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Unregistered securities sold through transaction exempt from securities act

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Recission

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Act of rescinding previous transaction by which sells purchases securities sold in violation plus interest less income

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Tippee

A

Person who received insider information

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Unit investment trust

A

Investment company security distinct from w face amount certificate

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UGMA accounted

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Established by adult for benefit of minor up states age of majority

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UTMA account

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Established by adult for benefit of child who will have title to assets at age 25

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Uniform prudent investor act

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Spells out fiduciary obligations for investment managers managing trust accounts

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Variable life insurance

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Life insurance contract and security with cash value and death benefit tied to investment results

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Viatical settlement

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Person buys another life insurance policy and cashed it when insured dies

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Wash sale rule

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Requires investors who sell a security at capital loss to wait 39 days before and after sale to repurchase

54
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Withdrawal

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Non punitive order to withdraw registration

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A-shares

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Funds charging front end sales charge