Types Of Markets And Offerings Quiz Flashcards
A guaranteed bond is one that is guaranteed by another company or entity. We would typically see a guaranteed bond used in which of the following situations?
Spinoff
After a company has streamlined its operations one of its peripheral operations no longer fits in this newer business mode so the company plans to sell it. This is called a
Spinoff
Jack owns a small manufacturers game company in the northeast. The company is publicly traded; however its capitalization is very small. Jack would like to expand his operations over the next 2 years. Which of the following types of offerings will best suit the manufacturing company’s needs?
A shelf offering
Which of the following is true of restricted stock?
The purchase must be paid for in its entirety
Under Reg A + Tier 2 what is the maximum amount of money that may be raised?
$50 million with no more than $15 million by affiliates
An issuer who has at least $100,000 in average daily trading volume is planning to bring additional shares to market. What would the restriction period be?
1 day prior to the effective date
All of the following are required to register under Rule 145 for mergers and acquisitions
An acquisition in which the acquirer is using both cash and securities
A merger involving a stock offering
A leveraged but out
If certain requirements are met a corporation can offer securities sold within the borders of one state using the intrastate offering exemption also known as
Rule 147
A research analyst has a meeting with an employee from investment banking. This is
Permissible if the meeting is attended by a compliance officer
A director of a public corporation wishes to sell some of his stock in the company. Under SEC rule 144, how long is the holding period?
6 months
Which of the following distributions is a registers secondary offering?
A family member selling founders stock along with an add on offering
Some securities are exempt from the registration and prospects requirements of the securities act 1933. All of the following securities are among this exempt class.
Commercial paper that has a maturity not exceeding 270 days
a security issued by a non profit organization
US government securities
An issuer can avoid registration by engaging in a private placement of securities under Regulation D of certain requirements are met.
No more than 35 non accredited investors may be involved in the sale.
The buyer must be given access to the financial information that would be found in a prospectus of a public offering
The issuer needs assurance that the buyer has no intentions of making a quick sale of the investment
An analyst publishes a quarterly newsletter on technology stocks. The analyst regularly follows 15 young tech companies in this report. One of these companies is issuing stock through an APO. Which of the following is true?
During the offering period the analyst may include this company but give it no special recognition
All of the following are true regarding electronic communications networks ECNs
They are used for forth market trades
They facilitate trades between institutions
Transactions are excited without the broker
XYZ corporation is planning an add-on offering. XYZ currently has outstanding shares and is now raising additional capital to build a new manufacturing plant. The quiet period in which no research may be published on XYZ will last for how many days?
3 days from the effective date
Jack owns a small manufacturing company in the Northeast. The company is publicly traded; however, its capitalization is very small. Jack would like to expand his operations over the next 2 years. Which of the following types of offerings will best suit the manufacturing company’s needs?
A shelf offering
ABC corporation owns a division that manufactures a niche product used in the automotive industry. ABC feels that this division would be better served as its own entity, separate from the parent company. If ABC chooses to separate this portion of its manufacturing business the process is a
Spinoff
A director of a public corporation wishes to sell some of his stock in the company. Under SEC Rule 144, how long is the holding period?
6 months
After a company has streamlined its operations one of its peripheral operations no longer fits in this newer business mode so the company plans to sell it. This is called a
Spinoff
XYZ is a publicly traded company and its stock has been doing well for the last several years. XYZ is planning to expand into new markets and would like to raise additional capital to finance this expansion. How may this be done?
Add on offering
A third market trade involves
Listed stocks traded over the counter