FINRA Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination - Series_63 Exam Practice Test
Which of the following would not be a prohibited activity for a broker-dealer?
I. A broker-dealer tells a client that a municipal revenue bond offered by the city of Boston, Massachusetts
is almost risk-free because it is backed by the taxes paid to the city, and the city generates a lot of tax
dollars.
II. A broker-dealer sells a client some bonds that the broker-dealer has in its portfolio, after informing the
client that it is acting as a seller in the transaction.
III. A broker-dealer purchases some stock that a client is selling for its own portfolio, after informing the
client that it is acting as a buyer in the transaction.
IV. A broker-dealer purchases 1,000 shares of Southwest Airlines for a client who calls and asks the
broker-dealer to buy some shares of a domestic airline stock at a good price for him and receives written
discretionary authority from the client two days later, prior to the settlement date.
I. A broker-dealer tells a client that a municipal revenue bond offered by the city of Boston, Massachusetts
is almost risk-free because it is backed by the taxes paid to the city, and the city generates a lot of tax
dollars.
II. A broker-dealer sells a client some bonds that the broker-dealer has in its portfolio, after informing the
client that it is acting as a seller in the transaction.
III. A broker-dealer purchases some stock that a client is selling for its own portfolio, after informing the
client that it is acting as a buyer in the transaction.
IV. A broker-dealer purchases 1,000 shares of Southwest Airlines for a client who calls and asks the
broker-dealer to buy some shares of a domestic airline stock at a good price for him and receives written
discretionary authority from the client two days later, prior to the settlement date.
Correct Answer: C
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Layered Corporation wants to issue a bond that will have warrants attached. Each warrant gives the
holder the right to buy 5 shares of Layered's common stock at a price stipulated on the warrant. In this
instance, Layered must file to register which of the following securities with the state?
I. the bonds
II. the warrants
III. the common stock
holder the right to buy 5 shares of Layered's common stock at a price stipulated on the warrant. In this
instance, Layered must file to register which of the following securities with the state?
I. the bonds
II. the warrants
III. the common stock
Correct Answer: D
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You are employed as an agent with CanDo Broker-Dealers. Your brother is software engineer with
VideoMagic. When you were talking to him on the phone the other day, he told you that he overheard a
conversation by some of the firm's executives that indicated that VideoMagic was about to take over
another software company. Which of the following would violate insider trading rules?
I. The next day, you get an unsolicited call from a client requesting that you sell his shares in Video Magic,
and you execute the trade.
II. You buy stock in Video Magic's target firm in anticipation that its stock price will rise when the
information becomes public.
III. You recommend the stock of Video Magic's target firm to investors based on the fact that, on average,
the stock price of target firms increases.
VideoMagic. When you were talking to him on the phone the other day, he told you that he overheard a
conversation by some of the firm's executives that indicated that VideoMagic was about to take over
another software company. Which of the following would violate insider trading rules?
I. The next day, you get an unsolicited call from a client requesting that you sell his shares in Video Magic,
and you execute the trade.
II. You buy stock in Video Magic's target firm in anticipation that its stock price will rise when the
information becomes public.
III. You recommend the stock of Video Magic's target firm to investors based on the fact that, on average,
the stock price of target firms increases.
Correct Answer: B
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Which of the following is not a method that can be used to register securities with the state?
Correct Answer: A
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Don is a state-registered agent with GetErDone Broker-Dealers. He has three other friends who are
licensed agents-Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Huey is also an agent with GetErDone Broker-Dealers. Dewey
is an agent with a different firm in the same city, CanDo Broker-Dealers. Louie works for a Broker-Dealer
with an office just across the state line. Don can enter a commission-splitting agreement with
licensed agents-Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Huey is also an agent with GetErDone Broker-Dealers. Dewey
is an agent with a different firm in the same city, CanDo Broker-Dealers. Louie works for a Broker-Dealer
with an office just across the state line. Don can enter a commission-splitting agreement with
Correct Answer: B
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A broker-dealer cannot legally be
Correct Answer: D
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BondsRUs is a broker-dealer that (unsurprisingly) specializes in bonds. The firm has found that it is able
to sell Treasury bonds that it buys for $90 per $100 of par value for $99 per $100 of par value to some of
its more naive clients, who never pay attention to the confirmation statements BondsRUs sends them.
BondsRUs is guilty of
to sell Treasury bonds that it buys for $90 per $100 of par value for $99 per $100 of par value to some of
its more naive clients, who never pay attention to the confirmation statements BondsRUs sends them.
BondsRUs is guilty of
Correct Answer: C
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Elizabeth is the owner of Lizbeth Investment Advisers, a small, state-registered investment advisory firm.
She has decided that her firm needs a niche and has learned that a consulting group is coming to the area
and offering a 3-day seminar on asset allocation for senior citizens offered by Advantage for Retirement
Persons (ARP). The seminar will cost $1,000 per individual, but after attending the seminar, each
attendee will receive a certificate verifying their involvement in the program. Elizabeth decides this is the
niche she has been looking for and signs up herself and her three investment adviser representatives for
the program. After attending the seminar and receiving their certificates, Elizabeth and her team can
She has decided that her firm needs a niche and has learned that a consulting group is coming to the area
and offering a 3-day seminar on asset allocation for senior citizens offered by Advantage for Retirement
Persons (ARP). The seminar will cost $1,000 per individual, but after attending the seminar, each
attendee will receive a certificate verifying their involvement in the program. Elizabeth decides this is the
niche she has been looking for and signs up herself and her three investment adviser representatives for
the program. After attending the seminar and receiving their certificates, Elizabeth and her team can
Correct Answer: A
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Registered agent Ina Scent has had her license suspended by the state Administrator prior to an
administrative hearing on the order. Which of the following statements is true regarding Ina's situation?
administrative hearing on the order. Which of the following statements is true regarding Ina's situation?
Correct Answer: C
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