Unit 4 Supervision of Trading and Market Making Flashcards
In an active, competitive market, the prevailing market price for determining a markdown is
the highest bid
Under rules, a nondirected order must be
a market order or a marketable limit order
A NASDAQ market maker uses an in-house system that tracks changes in the inside market and generates quotes updates to keep the market maker’s quotes away from the best market. This action is …
prohibited
An excuse withdrawal may be granted by NASDAQ for which of the following reasons
- Equipment malfunction
- The market maker is in possession of inside information on the issuer
- The market maker involuntarily fails to maintain a clearing agreement
With consent of the account holder, a market maker in WXYZ may act in a principal capacity when selling WXYZ stock to which of the following accounts?
WRAP accounts
In a proceeds transaction, markup is computed based on
a combination of the compensation earned on the sell and buy side applied against the prevailing market price on the buy side
The modifier Z appended to an ACT report indicates that the trade report
is being made late
Under ACT rules, trades must be reported within
10 seconds of execution
To voluntarily terminate registration as a NASDAQ market maker, a member firm
withdraws its quotes from NASDAQ
Interpositioning can be justified when
a member receives a superior execution
Unless an exemption is available, member firms must provide purchasers of penny stocks with…
- a risk disclosure document
- current bid and ask quotes
- compensation to be earned by both the member and the registered representative
- monthly statements
The rules prohibiting front running apply to…
- proprietary accounts
- employee accounts
- employee-related accounts
- accounts over which the member has discretionary authority
A firm one-side quote is permitted for
Bulletin board Stocks
A market maker in a Global Market stock is quoting 23.15-23.30, 10 X 10. A customer enters an order to buy 400 shares at 23.15. Under SEC rules, the market maker
must update its quote size to 14 x 10
A locked market is one in which the inside bid is
the same as the inside offer
The NSDQ identifier on NASDAQ reflects
nonattributable orders/quotes
Which if the following are defined as penny stocks
- Bulletin Board stock trading at $5 per share
- Pink Open Market stock trading at $5 per share
Failure to honor a firm quite is called
backing away
A T1 modifier displayed on a NASDAQ terminal indicates
that news is pending
If a registered reporting ADF market maker voluntarily terminates its registration by withdrawing its quotes from ADF, it may NOT reregister in that security for
20 business days
A Series 57 license is required for
- NASDAQ market makers
- proprietary OTC traders
- persons who supervise NASDAQ market makers and proprietary OTC traders
Under rules, the maximum order size is
999,999 shares
Under trade reporting rules, an as/of trade is one
executed outside of normal market hours and reported on the following business day
NASDAQ Level 1 data service
displays the inside market and last sale information
Which of the following statements is true?
- The FINRA/NASDAQ TRF and ORF permit firms to submit outside normal market hours trade reports throughout the day
- If a trade was executed between the midnight and 8 am, the trade must be reported on trade date by 8:15 am
- If a trade was executed between the close of a FINRA facility and midnight, the trade must be reported on an “as/of” basis the following business day (T+1) by 8:15 am
Which if the following orders is a member permitted to execute during a trading halt?
None. No unsolicited orders from any source.
A crossed market is one in which the inside bid is
higher than the inside offer
If no execution option is specified at time of order entry, NASDAQ will assume
Price and Time
Under SEC rules, limit orders that improve a market maker’s price or size must be displayed within how many seconds of receipt?
30 seconds
Under SEC rules, which if the following limit orders do NOT have to be displayed?
- All-or-none orders
- Block size orders
- Orders delivered to an eligible ECN
FINRA has the authority to issue a trading halt with regard to
- Global Market stocks
- Capital Market stocks
- Third-market stocks
- Bulletin Board stocks
An average weighted price trade that occurred outside market hours is modified by
.T and .W
A T.2 modifier displayed over NASDAQ indicates that
a news announcement has been made
A Bulletin Board market maker is quoting a stock at 5.25-5.50. under FINRA rules, the market maker must be willing to buy or sell, at its stated quotes, a minimum of
100 shares
Under rules, preferenced orders are sent to
a specific market maker at the inside market
OATS rules apply to
- Global Market securities
- Capital Market securities
- NYSE listed securities
The open outcry of bids and offers characterizes most closely
NYSE trading
Order execution reports by market centers must be prepared
monthly
To review its trades to ensure best execution, an introducing firm can request which of the following from its clearing firm
Compliance Report Card
Member firms who are required to transmit trade reports to OATS may do so
Daily
SEC Rule 10b-17 requires issuers of listed securities to advise the exchange of an upcoming record date at least how many days in advance?
10 days
A confirmation for a when-issued contract includes all of the following
- a description of the security
- designation of FINRA as the authority to rule on the contract
- procedures for marking the contract to the market
All of the following deliveries are subject to reclamation
- a bearer bond delivered with missing coupons
- a mutilated certificate
- a bond certificate rejected by the transfer agent
In an interdealer trade of 600 shares, all of the following would be good delivery
- two 300 share certificates
- twelve 50 share certificates
- six 60 share certificate and six 40 share certificate
five 120 share certificates would not be a good delivery
For interdealer trades that are settled ex-clearing, paper confirmations must be sent
no later than T+1
The ex-date for stock dividends and/or splits that are valued at 25% or more of the subject security is 1 business day
after payable date
The ex-date for cash settlement transactions is 1 business day
after record date
Which of the following statements regarding the physical delivery of securities are true?
- Delivery is made at the office of the buyer
- Delivery expenses are borne by the seller
If a buying member fails to pay for securities purchased when they are delivered on settlement date, the selling member can sell out of the position
any time after settlement date