Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding the purchase and redemption of mutual fund shares is false?

Options :

A : Mutual fund shares may not be purchased on margin.

B : An investor can both purchase and sell fractional shares of mutual funds.

C : When an investor redeems his shares, the mutual fund must pay for the shares within 7 business days.

D :

If an investor places an order to buy or redeem shares of a mutual fund before 4 P.M.EST on a day when the markets are open, the price will be based on the fund’s net asset value (NAV), as calculated at the end of that trading day.

Answer: C

Question 2

Ms. Scatty is a registered representative with a well-known family of mutual funds. When selling one of the funds, she forgets to give her buyer a prospectus. Which of the following statements is true?

Options :

A : Ms. Scatty can be held civilly liable under the Securities Act of 1933.

B : Ms. Scatty can be held criminally liable under the Securities Act of 1933.

C : Since mutual funds are not covered under the Securities Act of 1933, there is no liability in this instance.

D : Both A and B are true statements.

Answer: A

Question 3

Rank the following funds in order of their relative risk, from highest to lowest: I. growth fund II. high-yield bond fund III. high-grade bond fund IV. international fund

Options :

A : IV, I, II, III

B : I, IV, III, II

C : II, IV, I, III

D : IV, II, I, III

Answer: A

Question 4

Ms. Mix always assures her clients that she will be calling them with quarterly recommendations for rebalancing their portfolios if there are any changes that she feels are appropriate. This has worked out well for her pocketbook since she has always been able to tweak each of her clients’ investment portfolios a little each quarter by recommending that they redeem their shares in one fund that hasn’t performed as well in the last quarter and use the proceeds to invest in another that has. Her clients feel cared for since she is in such regular contact with them. Is Ms. Mix violating any securities regulations with this policy of hers?

Options :

A : No. Ms. Mix is merely providing good service to her customers.

B : Yes. Mutual funds are not designed to be short-term investments.

C : It depends. There is no violation as long as her clients’ portfolios are increasing in value.

D :

Yes. Any recommendation that benefits a registered representative is deemed to be in violation of FINRA’s rules regarding fair dealing.

Answer: B

Question 5

NASDAQ is:

Options :

A : an acronym for Norway’s major stock exchange.

B : the government organization that insures accounts at U.S. brokerage firms.

C : a computerized system that links together the U.S. regional exchanges.

D : a computerized quotation system used in the over-the-counter market.

Answer: D

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