Knopman Fact Sheet Flashcards
Roth IRA- Single and Married (contribution is phased from…)
Single: contribution is phased from $110K - $125K
Married: Phased out from $173K-$183K
SIPC now covers up to xxx per separate customer, of which up to xxx can be in cash
$500K
$250K
Securities Investor Protection Corporation (mandates membership of most B/Ds)
Treasury securities, T bills, are entered in xxx form only
book entry - never receives actual paper (form of fully registered, ownership evidenced by computer entry, no physical bond issued, name and address recorded for purposes of receiving, all negotiable UST and gvt agency debt in this form)
Build America Bonds are
taxable muni bonds where the fed gvt subsidizes 35% of the int exp to bondholders (pay less interest)
Hypothecation
occurs when a customer pledges securities as collateral for a loan from a B/D
Rehypothecation
when a B/D then pledges those securities (from the customer that pledged the securities as collateral for a loan) to the bank for the funds that are loaned to the customer
In a tenants with rights of survivorship account (power of the successors to acquire property of the deceased),
one of the tenants can enter an order to trade, but any checks must be payable to both parties
Under Regulation NMS (National Market Systems), market maker cannot execute a trade in a unit smaller than
$.01 (33.9995) unless the stock trades for less than $1/share
Under Reg NMS, market maker cannot execute a limit order at a price
inferior to the best price available on the other side of hte mkt (ex: buy limit order is $34, buy limit must be executed at $34 or below)
Coverdell Educ Savings Accounts
can be transferred to a fam member of the beneficiary who is under age 30
Section 529 College Savings Plan
can be transferred to an yohter beneficiary once per yr
Reg NMS
is to promote efficient and fair price formation across securities markets by fostering competition among individual markets and among indiv orders
1035 exchange
an indiv exchanges 1 annuity (life insurance, endowment etc) for another without incurring any immediate tax liabilities
Trying to time the market is
associates w technical analysis
Overlapping debt (adjacent or coterminous)
only applies to general obligation bonds (issued by states/local gvt to raise funds for public works, backed by municipality), not revenue bonds (muni bonds that finance income producing projects, issued by any gvt agency or fund run like a biz, use private activity bond)
VIX (volatility index) is based on the
S&P500
A bearish investor would buy VIX xxx because
calls; volatility will generally increase as the market goes down
a stock dividend is or is not a taxable event
is not
P/S can be sold but is or is not redeemable w the issuer
is not
If the US econ is performing poorly, US exports are more or less attractive and US imports become cheaper or more expensive
more attractive; more expensive
an exchange of mutual funds within the same family of funds is or is not a taxable event
is
purpose of rule 144 is to
allow unregistered securities to be sold into the mkt, with SEC notification
warrants typically remain outstanding longer than
rights
GDP is quoted in
constant $ so 1 period can be compared to another
if a firm discloses FINRA membership on its website, it must
provide a link to the FINRA website
if a corporate insider purchases the company’s stock in the open market
shares are always subject to volume limitations of Rule 144, but are not subject to a holding period
if a corp insider receives company stock as compensation
shares must be held fully paid for 6 months and are subject to volume limitations of Rule 144 thereafter
if a non-insider wants to sell restricted stock, under rule 144
the shares can be freely sold after a 6 mth period
control persons (corporate insiders) are
officers, directors or 10% shareholders. They can invest in Reg D Private Placements and sell their securities subject to Rule 144
when an investor expects IR to increase
they would buy a yield based call option (good hedge for portfolio of LT bonds)
If bearish, buy put
T bonds would be affected more by a
change in rates than T notes or T bills
S&P 500 index is a xx indicator
leading
eurodollars are
US dollar denominated deposits, in a foreign location (pay attn to the 2nd part to see which currency it’s actually in)
if an investor wants to buy stock immediately to take advantage of an expected increase that’ll happen soon
investor should place a market order
Auction Rate Securities are issued by
- are issued by municipalities or corporations
Auction Rate Securities are long or short term
- are LT, variable rate bonds tied to ST IR
Auction Rate Securities have IR set through xx…clearing rate?
- have IR reset through a Dutch auction process, at predetermined short term intervals (7, 28, 35 days). Lowest bid rate at which all shares can be sold at par = clearing rate
Auction Rate Securities have interest paid in
have interest paid in the current period based on the IR determined in the prior auction period
Auction Rate Securities trade at xxx and callable at xxx
trade at par (price doesn’t fluctuate, IR does) and are callable at par on any interest pymt date at the option of hte issuer
Auction Rate Securities are issued and rated as
are issued and rated as long term bonds (20-30 years) but priced and traded as ST instruments
Auction Rate Securities were typically of good/bad credit quality
good…not so recently
Auction Rate Securities will fail if
there are not enough bids received on the securities or when there are not enough bids below max rate established by the issuer
an U/W scale is a list
of all maturity dates and yields of a bond issuance
max duration of a shelf registration is
3 years
Deposit of a personal check does or does not require a registered rep to fill out a currency transaction report
does not
Only for all cash (cash and coin) trxn by a customer during 1 biz day that EXCEEDS $10k or smaller trxn in a single day that aggregate >$10K
Orders for durable goods is a xx indicator
leading
In a bull market, a security w a beta xx would outperform the market as a whole
> 1
Initial conditions of inflationary environment would be xx IR and xx of $
low IR (which then rises) and oversupply
Depletion applies to
O&G Limited Partnerships NOT Real Estate Limited Partnerships
(Depletion - depreciation deductions qualified for natural resources except raw land)
In a defensive market, xx is not a good sector for investment
manufacturing
defensive = resistant to recession - necessary services like utilities, tobacco, soft drinks, food/essentials
SEC regulates
SROs (Self Regulatory Organizations) Ex: MSRB - Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board or FINRA
Holding period for restricted stock:
- 1st 6 m
- 6m to 1 yr
- > 1 yr
- no resale
- volume restriction on everyone
- volume restriction only on insiders and affiliates
cost basis for a beneficiary who’s receiving securities from a deceased person’s estate is
the market value at the time of death (stepped up basis)
main purpose of an UW selling group
is to increase marketability
once an account has been inactive for 18 months, customer can be sent
quarterly statements
monthly for active accounts
a stop order, once triggered becomes a
market order
stop= once a specified price is reached or passed
- buy when price rises to a stop price
- sell when price falls to a stop price
SIPC only covers the
equity in a margin account (not market value or debit)
Rules 144 and 144A are part of the
Securities Act of 1933
Rule 144 - restricted stock: held for 6 mth, then volume restricted for everyone, >1 yr only vol restricted for insiders and affiliates; control stock has no holding period if bought in secondary
Rule 144A - exemption for purchase of restricted stock by qualified institution buyer (at least $100mm invested in securities of issuers not affiliated w entity)
- no 6 mth holding period, can sell to another qualified inst buyer
ADRs do or don’t have call risk
do not
American Depository Receipts - facilitate trading of foreign stocks in US (claims to foreign securities with shares being held by US banks abroad)
- priced in USD
- shareholders have divd rights, but wont’ receive preemptive rights
- still face FX risk (ADRs rep indirect ownership of foreign sec)
Banker acceptances facilitate
int’l trade
Funds that a bank has in excess of its reserves are
fed funds (can lend to those short on reserves, lend overnight to other banks and help them meet their Reserve Req Ratio, rate charged is the fed funds rate)
REITs invest primarily in
apartment complexes and shopping centers
Appropriate to open a new account for purposes of investing in a new issue?
No
if a registered rep sells shoes on the side, notify the employer?
employer must be notified and grant permission!
to open a numbered acct
customer would have to provide a written statement (that he owns acct) and prove identity
numbered acct (doesn’t need to show name, ex: Swiss banks)
subscription agreement accepts the LP as an investor in a
limited partnership
lowest to highest IR
discount rate, fed funds, broker’s call, prime rate
fed funds (interbanks), discount rate (set by Fed), broker’s call rate (IR which margin loans are quoted), prime rate (IR for most credit worth customers)
subscription agreement accepts the LP as an investor in a
limited partnership
lowest to highest IR
discount rate, fed funds, broker’s call, prime rate
fed funds (interbanks), discount rate (set by Fed), broker’s call rate (IR which margin loans are quoted), prime rate (IR for most credit worth customers)
if a customer purchases
100% of the market value
Eurodollars
are US dollars on deposit in foreign countries
if a T note is quoted 102.20 bid - 102.24 ask
spread is $1.25 bc difference is (4/32)% of par so .00125*1000=1.25
investor who sells a call and put (short straddle) and earns premiums of $8/sh will profit if
both options expire or if premiums are
if a T note is quoted 102.20 bid - 102.24 ask
spread is $1.25 bc difference is (4/32)% of par so .00125*1000=1.25
interbank market
where banks trade currencies (where FX rates are established; unregulated and decentralized)
Reg D private placement can have a max of xx non accredited investors
35 non accredited investors (accredited investors - fin inst like a bank, large tax exempt plan or priv biz dvp co or indiv who’s wore more than $1mm and net inc of at least $200K or $300 if married for last 2 years
interbank market
where banks trade currencies (where FX rates are established; unregulated and decentralized)
Reg D private placement can have a max of xx non accredited investors
35 non accredited investors (accredited investors - fin inst like a bank, large tax exempt plan or priv biz dvp co or indiv who’s wore more than $1mm and gross inc of at least $200K for last 2 years
Sallie Mae
securities loans from other educational lenders
To take advantage of a support level on a stock, investor would place either a
sell stop or sell stop limit order
Sallie Mae
securities loans from other educational lenders
investor who is certain of volatility on the upside OR downside buys a
if expect no volatility, create a
straddle (lots of volatility)
short straddle
elderly person who wants to save for 2 children’s education might invest in
T-bills
investor who is certain of volatility on the upside OR downside buys a
straddle (lots of volatility)
if spot rates for foreign currencies increase, premium on foreign curr puts
decrease
easiest process to detect money laundering conspiracy is
placement (bc first stage, place large amount sof $$ into legit fin system is easy to catch)
SMA can’t be used to pay down
debit balance (other way, debit will incr to reduce SMA)
Discretionary account - what’s not considered discretionary trade by RR (don’t need written order)
If rep only has to choose time and or place (customer chooses security, buy/sell, # of shares), it’s not discretionary
Discretionary if broker buys/sells without client’s consent
Discretionary account - what’s not considered discretionary trade by RR (don’t need written order)
If customer chooses security, buy/sell, # of shares, but leaves discretion on time and or price
Rule 144A applies to
QIBs
only earned inc can be contributed to
IRA
Property tax is not impt in
revenue bond analysis
Property tax is not impt in
revenue bond analysis
Increase inflation, Fed can
lower discount rate (think past recession, IR so low)
Increase inflation, Fed can
lower discount rate (think past recession, IR so low)
Upon opening a numbered account, customer must sign
form certifying ownership of the account and proves identity
numbered acct (doesn’t need to show name, ex: Swiss banks)